Recent content by sa1126

Awesome thanks. What do you all recommend for thermometers?

I am using a small three gallon cooler for some one gallon batches. It has been a lot of fun and a great way to beat the Texas heat. I've had some low starting gravity despite using beer smith for all calculations and believe it is probably a low mash temp. What do you guys use for...

Got it setup, works like a charm!

Nice wiki. Quick noob question--do those stainless hoses actually let water/wort in?

Thanks guys. I will get this taken care of this evening. Will clipping that piece prevent this from happening again?

Are there any pics I can refer to to fix it? Is there any saving this batch? :(

So...long story short. The digital ebay temp controller only works when the temperature is hot outdoors using a garage fridge. I had the temp set to 67 and all was good. A cold front came through and the ambient air temperature went to ~45 overnight and the temp control went to heat mode; the...

Experimentation was a failure. I tried some of the brew and it had a decent aroma but tasted awful. It tasted awful to begin with so I guess this is an acceptable loss...

Is there a mini mash recipe for this one?

Thanks for the cautionary advice. I just added about 20 small pellets into a pint glass and didn't see any similar effect. I'm only going to try a half ounce or so...

Very cool. I got two tea balls today and am going to add some cascade and centennial hops later. Thanks for all the insight!

Why is the teaball the preferred method? Edit...is it so it does not float?

I brewed a session pale ale recipe that was well regarded but a lot of people said it needs to be dry hopped. I didn't see this until I had carb'd it but the brew has almost no hop aroma or flavor. Can I drop a steeping bag in the keg for a couple of days to rectify this or would that be a...

Forgot to log mine. 42,002 +5 gal session pale ale +5 gal rye blonde ale = 42,012

Costco has them online for $249 now; not sure if they are still cheap in store or not. I've had mine built since January and love it. I need to defrost it soon but so far so good! I am probably going to build a digital temp controller for mine as well.