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Great news, I got some S-05 and pitched last night. I woke up this morning checked it and that bad boy was bubbling and there was a bit of krauzen. Too dark to see the electric mixer effect, but I will take it. I can't wait to try this beer.

stpug, I really never looked at it like I did today, mainly just looked for bubbles. I had one do this before, but after 3 days it started to form krauzen so I didn't worry that much. I may just go get another thing of yeast and pitch it. The added yeast I would think wouldn't do much since the...

I will give you the 1 1/4" of trub there on the bottom as being break and hops, but what about the stuff above that or the stuff above that to me it looks like it may be doing it's thing, but very quietly. It looks like there are three layer to the beer. The first being the trub from break and...

Ok I went home at lunch and snap a quick picture and used the flash to see it. It looks like there is some layering going on in the beer, so I am assuming that light area is the active yeast.

Thanks, guys. I will attempt to check the batch with a flashlight and if I can't confirm something I will do a hydrometer reading. I have had this happen once before with lack of krauzen and bubbles, but it was very obvious there was activity going on in the carboy. I will also check to see if...

I don't know much about the slurry he just said it was only a month or so old. And he stored in the fridge over that time in a 12oz bottle. The bottle sat in the kitchen while we brewed and we pop the cap smelled it and it smelled fine. We also shook the bottle up when we started and over the...

So I pulled off my first AG batch this past Sunday with the help of my brother who has seen some people do it. I did a Mad Hatter Clone provided by ohiodad (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f69/mad-hatter-ipa-clone-67134/) and I followed it for the most part except for the yeast. My brother offered...

The 8gal is an aluminum pot. I have heard good and bad things about them. I am planning on taking a plunge in coming months for a burner and a new 10gal BK.

Alright, got any suggestions for a recipe that would be ideal for my setup. Should I use the 5gal pot or 8gal pot?

I have searched for quite a while and still haven't found the answer to my question, so I am posting my own thread as a result. I am looking to start partial mashing some 5 gallon batches. I was on my way to getting AG equipment, but I have hit a snag and so for the time I would like to use...

Thanks guys.............one more question..........will the spud fit in to the hole I drilled which is 1.25"? Might be a dumb question, but I am covering my basis here.

Can you use standard flux with this or do you need to purchase liquid flux for it? Any of you guys have a easy how to instructions for this. I am new to the world of soldering and a friend let me borrow his torch and such. Any help is much appreciated.

The only problem is the hole is 1.25" big. I am just going to hit the area with a dremel or file and then clean it all up with BKF. I thank you for the info, but I am ready to brew and this BK is holding me up.

Ok, so I embarked on a journey to install a heating element into my BK to aid in boiling on my stove. I have had a few things change on me in the last few weeks and I now need some expert advice and opinions. So let's dive in, I tried to solder on a lock nut and was unsuccessful at it and so...

Does anyone from the Cincy area know if our water is ideal for brewing? I know for sure that I am going to have to add some campden tablet for the chloride content, but other than that would there be anything I need extra. I haven't dabbled much with water chemistry yet in my experience, but I...

So you have a cutter that does 1.25" holes that would be necessary for a heating element? What part of the town do you hail from?

I am about to partake in a project that would add a heating element to my BK to aid in the boiling on the stove. I am suppose to get the element and lock nut today, 3-9 and I want to install it this weekend. I know three ways to make a 1.25" hole and that is using a hole saw (I have one), a...

Another note, I guess Ben has updated his inventory and now offers tri-bottom kettles. I actually ordered the 10 gal single layer kettle. Nice to see he is improving.

I recently purchased a BK from Spike Brewing, which is a vendor here on HBT and the gentleman, Ben, is who I work with. I received my kettle, 15 gal with 2 vertical coupling, and upon first view realized that it was too big of a kettle for what I wanted to do. I wanted some thing that would give...

No we have gas on both of those. I think anything that might use it is hardwired into the house. Most of them are for outlets in the house.