Recent content by Shag

I'm going to attempt an Oberon clone, based off the recipe: 5 lbs Wheat 4 lbs American Pale 2-row Malt 12 oz Munich 8 oz Belgian Caravienne 4 oz Torrified Wheat 1 oz Hersbrucker 3.3% for 60 ½ oz Hersbrucker 3.3% for 30 ½ oz Saaz 3.5% for 15 1/3 oz Saaz 3.5% for 7 minutes. Wyeast 1010...

Nevermind - figured it out. Had a single stray wire strand that was causing the issue. Yikes...

I built out my controller this weekend, and used this site as my primary guide (I realize the hot/cold on the controller are reversed - I adjusted for that). I'm having an issue where my cooling outlet/bulb are active 100% of the time, even with the controller powered off. The heating...

Thanks - looking at that now. It's been suggested to me to use the London profile for a porter, but I noticed that your London profile is considerably different than the London profile in BeerSmith. It's mentioned in the instructions that other sources may be incorrect - should I assume that...

I'm looking to start my brewing back up again after a year hiatus, but have forgotten all the water chemistry stuff I learned last spring. I'm looking to brew a porter this weekend, with an estimated SRM of 30. I'll be starting with RO water. Suggestions on a good porter water profile...

So, I can get a Danby DAR452BL for $50 or a Sanyo SR4911 for $100 (both from CL). Is there any major advantage to the Sanyo that would justify the extra $50?

Thanks! That's very similar to what I'm planning to do with my bar. Have you had any issues with the fridge being enclosed like that? What did you use between the top of the fridge and the bottom of the bar? Are you using anything to keep the lines out of the fridge cold?

Thanks - I'll look into that one. Do you know if all 4.4cu ft Danbys are created equal? I found a Danby DAR452BL on CL locally for much cheaper, and it looks very similar (it's actually the predecessor to the Walmart model - http://www.kitchenlav.com/DAR452BLW.htm). There's also the Best...

I'm planning on building a bar for my basement, and want to build in a 2-tap kegerator. Best way I can figure to go about this is to use a mini fridge, capable of holding 2 corny kegs. I know the Sanyo used to be the go-to fridge of choice for this, but I don't think it's available anymore (at...

I'm thinking about brewing Denny's Waldo Lake Amber this weekend, using the NB kit (http://legacy.northernbrewer.com/docs/kis-html/1963.html). Trying to figure out the water chemistry for a hoppy amber. I still haven't had my water tested, so I'll be using RO water. According to Beersmith...

I have a DIPA in primary right now, about ready to rack to secondary. I'm going to dry hop with 2oz of whole leaf hops, and I'm shooting for around a 6 day dry hop period. The problem is that I don't think I'll be able to bottle until more than 6 days from when I rack to secondary. Will dry...

It's a 12VDC fan, 1.9W, .16A. I reversed the wires from the wall wart, which fired the fan right up. I guess I should have tried that. :) Thanks! Doesn't seem to spin all that fast, but then again, I don't really know how fast it should spin. Won't spin at all with a magnet directly...

So, I followed the original thread exactly (at least, as far as I can tell), but I'm unable to get my fan to spin at all. I'm using all the exact parts from the OP, a 5v Motorola wall wart, and an 80mm fan. The wall wart has two black wires, one with a dashed white line - I took the wire...

I'm going to be brewing a DIPA tomorrow morning, and am trying to plan for pre-boil gravity adjustments, if needed. I've only done a couple AG batches, none this big (16.5lbs grain), and I don't really have a good grasp on my efficiency. So, trying to make sure I understand how to adjust, if...