Recent content by SupersonicMike

What would you like to see in an automated temp controller? It wouldn't be that hard to make one that's fully programmable (even in 1 hour increments), and with either WiFi or Bluetooth so you can check it from your tablet/smartphone, or even from anywhere over the internet?

I'm very excited to start 1 gallon batches. I'll still be doing 5 gallon extract brews, but this will let me experiment with all grain and crazy ideas.

So I've got an idea for making two batches of about the same pale ale, one smoked one "normal", any thoughts on these recipes? What I'm going for is a mildly hopped beer, and to do both smoked and not smoked batches. This is for a special event at work in June. Smoked: 6 Pounds of dry...

Wow, thanks for all the replies. I think I'll let it be until I bottle.

I was thinking of taking credit for an unpowered beta version of the BeerBug :mug: As long as it doesn't hurt the batch I'm fine with leaving it in.

I just brewed my first batch using a carboy (Better Bottle with blowoff tube) as primary, and I did a very stupid thing. For some reason I thought I should measure the original gravity after adding all the water to the wort, and so I dropped my sanitized hydrometer into the carboy. After...