Recent content by samall415

It'll probably be something along the lines of what other people posted. But I want something more like the Brewie, where it does everything and you flush it to an external fermenter. I just want an automated wort maker, I don't need that fermentation control stuff. I'd like to be able to brew...

Sorry for reviving a dead thread, but did anyone have any success with this? I'm thinking it's easiest to buy a 1.75gal keg and using a counter-pressure bottle filler from the keg.

#1 and #2: When I first started brewing, I used to ferment in a bucket for ~1 week for primary fermentation then transfer to a glass carboy for secondary fermentation. Nowadays, I just use the glass carboy for my fermentation. If you're going to use one fermenter, use something made of glass...

I've read several articles and threads on cold crashing, but there are several different schools of thought out there. Some want to avoid cold crashing because they don't want to risk exposing their beer to air, others say it's okay. It's been a while since I've taken physics, but here's my...

Awesome, thanks for the feedback! Looks like an awesome toy, can't wait to hear more reviews/feedback from people.

I cold-crash my beers before kegging. I want to avoid the hops in my keg, as I've had issues in the past with the hops clogging my keg line. To avoid suck-back (the airlock liquid getting into the beer), I place my carboy in the fridge, remove the airlock, and cover the opening with foil + a...

Attempting to post a pic of my idea.... Edit: The green stuff in my pic is supposed to be sediment. Hope you enjoy my Microsoft Paint skills.

I've started brewing 1-gallon batches because I enjoy brewing various styles and doing recipe tweaking. I currently transfer my beer from my 1-gallon fermenter (I use a 1-gallon growler as a fermenter) to 2L bottles using an autosiphon. In the 2L bottles, I force carbonate the beers using a...

I've spent the last few days doing research on various automated systems and just spent the last hour or so reading this thread. So far, the Brewie seems like the best option for me. However, it might be wise to wait a month or so until the company gets everything under control. I had a...

I looked at the Kickstarter and it looks very intriguing. I'm skeptical about a couple things though: 1. It looks like they're pushing back the rollout. From the comments, something about the price of materials increasing. I don't know what this means for the investors. 2. Can this...

Oh wow, this is actually a nice looking one. I was looking into designing my own system because the prices of the others were a bit high for me, but it looks like they're selling this one around $650. Will have to do more research on this system.

I've been brewing 5 gallon batches for a while now, but I'm interested in building a 1-gallon system. I want to be able to brew lots of different beers and try out lots of different recipes. I've been doing some research, and there are systems out there such as Brewie or PicoBrew, but these...

Yeah, sorry, I know this was kind of an ambiguous question, but thank you for the replies. I have been doing a lot of research on what it would take to install a 120V heating element, and it seems that the easiest way to go (without too much daunting electrical work) is to get a controller like...

I want to add a heating element to my HLT and have a simple temperature controller (with a panel to set the temperature and a temperature probe to measure the temp in my HLT). However, all the research I've done seems to involve buying parts separately and some assembly is required...