Recent content by Scottackerson

I came across a very good deal on a GDM-07 and am planning on using it for a ferm chamber. What is the safest option for controlling fermentation? Self built BrewPi or Inkbird controller? I have a BrewPi partially completed per this thread, with only the relay board and the sockets left...

Upgrading to 2.0.1 got me the rest of the way. Yay! Cheers

Any experience installing on a Pi Zero using Jessie (without flow meters)? I've gotten everything installed and working with the sample dataset. When I go to change a beer on a tap, the transaction is not successful. No Apache errors/logs, no Mysql errors/logs, no JavaScript errors. The page...

I scaled a simple IPA recipe from 5 gallons to 10 gallons and my OG shot up from 1.065 to 1.071. Beersmith provided the scaling, should i have expected my OG to remain consistent?

Yep, I should have included the Arduino in my question. I'm just stepping into fermentation control one foot at a time (aka, I don't have a fridge) and had almost all components necessary anyway. Thanks all! :tank:

If I just want to monitor temps and not control a ferm chamber, do I need the relay? Or will the Pi and probs be sufficient enough?

Yeah, I should have posted my target OG. I've got it at 1061. Looks like a quick trip to the LHBS is in order.

Brewing on 5/21 so I kicked off a 1L starter (1.040) of WY3711 on 5/17. I let it run on the stir plate for almost 36 hours before crashing in the fridge. When I looked at it last night, there was an extremely small yeast cake. I did see fermentation as the SG dropped to 1.016. The yeast pack...

Thanks for input guys. I did another boil off test this morning and I am at 1.5 gallons/hr instead of two. I'm not sure if I had too vigorous of a boil first time around. I'll play around with the efficiencies and look for a more suitable recipe. I have Brewing Classic Styles but pulled that...

Brewing an IPA this weekend with a 16 gallon Bayou pot. This will be a full-volume BIAB process. Do these numbers look appropriate? I used a water volume calculator previously and I think my water volumes were a little off so I'm a little timid here. I'm looking for confidence or...

I use a SS boil pot but also have an aluminum pot that is great at cooling but not so great at boiling. Is there a downside to transferring my just boiled wort to the aluminum pot for cool down in an ice bath? I can take 5 gallons to 75 degrees in just under 20 minutes with that guy.

I pitched a WL001 PurePitch at around 75 degrees and placed my carboy in a nice dark place. Fermentation seems to have gone well, I'm 7 days later and still have activity. Where I'm questioning myself is the fermentation temp has been in the 61-63 degrees. What are effects of this low...