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  1. sammyreyes

    Tilt hydrometer vs thermowell

    I had same issue and wondered which one to trust. I think you are correct about the temperature differences between the top vs the bottom of the fermenter. I took my handheld temperature probe (sanitized of course) and check temperature at the top and bottom of beer. Both Inkbird and Tilt were...
  2. sammyreyes

    How to connect 12" Probe sensor to ITC-308/ITC-1000 ECT

    I found the pictures, downloaded them, and uploaded them here.
  3. sammyreyes

    Brewday log in beersmith

    But it doesn't work if you open your recipe from the Cloud. The "Copy to Brew Log" button is only there if you open the recipe on your local device.
  4. sammyreyes

    PBW Ratios

    How much PBW do you use? How many gallons? How often do you use it? I made the mistake of doing a thorough cleaning of my fermenting bucket with dish soap and bleach. Emailed the fine folks at Five Star and one of their chemist said that since used bleach once that a thorough cleaning with PBW...
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    Salvage an off flavor barch?

    . Stupid phone.
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    Salvage an off flavor barch?

    I brewed a Irish red from extract. It was in the primarily for one week. One week and secondary. Then kegged it. Found it to happen off flavor. A plastic or medicinal flavor. Some of my friends think it has a butter butterscotch flavor. I think its a diacetyl problem. I have detected a similar...
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    Preventing Diacetyl -or- "Hold The Butter Please"

    So what are my options? I make a Irish Red from extract. After one week in the primary, I transferred it to the carboy. After a week in the carboy transferred it to my keg. I didn't take multiple SG readings in the secondary. Just once when I transferred, and once before I put it in the...
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