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Ummm.. dark brown sugar and dark invert sugar are pretty darn far apart.

45/36/33 for Nos 1/2/3

No, it won't be hard candy if it inverted. That is the magic of invert syrup! If it does turn into a rock, you goofed the inversion. This is also why adding some corn syrup is suggested - it helps ensure the syrup doesn't crystallize in the rare case it doesn't fully invert. There is a definite...

There should _not_ be any top up water, so the product should be fairly standard. It does help to make larger batches - heck, this stuff will last for a good year or two in an airtight container.

Good to hear the 2nd batch turned out better! No2 for me is *very* similar to English Med Crystal (70-80L), but without the chocolate/roasty notes. I have been using this in mostly historic recipes from Barclay Perkins like these...

No1 isn't going to add a ton of flavor, more a subtle fruitiness. No2 is akin to English Crystal 75L, but without any of the roastiness. So - just the lovely fruitiness. Not sure how to describe No3, but No2 and darker :-) I really enjoyed them in bitters - really adds that extra dimension.

I would think muscovado would be too much - almost like molasses. For the dilution method, you want to make sure you have a good molasses. One with a licorice flavor and not a burnt sugar flavor. There shouldn't be much difference in the final product - quoting Kristen England here: "A mate of...

I know Kristen, he and I are in the same homebrew club (SPHBC). I've been following Shut Up About Barclay Perkins for quite some time now, such a fantastic insight into historic brewing. Ron (Pattison) is "the" author. Kristen England is one of the most winning homebrewers in the last 5 yrs...

No, never any twang. I'm not sure what that is... Any acid will work, you should be able to use cream of tartar just fine. I use lactic to adjust sparge water, drop mash pH, etc. You should be able to get it from any reasonable homebrew shop - I get it from Northernbrewer and/or Midwest.

corncob - we know from articles posted on Barclay Perkins the sugar source was demerera and not cane sugar. We also know the color targets from the Ragus data. Both links are at the bottom of my page (http://www.unholymess.com/blog/beer-brewing-info/making-brewers-invert). As for why a lower...

I wonder if you made a typo there - did you really mean 140/150? If so - that might not be hot enough to really get to the right spot. Most data I've seen recommends 240F.

KingBrian - that unholymess.com link is mine, glad you found it. The information there mostly came from Shut Up About Barclay Perkins, with help from one of the recipe authors as well. I've never had the acidic twang before - what type of sugar & acid did you use? What amount in how many pounds...

I can't find anything for the popular Crydom D2425 - either the series cs or series 1. Both have a model code "P" that is for over-voltage, but nothing about actually being opto'd. I liked the PDF you posted - where are you getting those ?

Do you have more details on those boards ? I'm starting to layout a couple for my BCS build and would like to see what you did there.

You want to make sure they have opto-isolators or to put opto-isolators on the input side. SSRs have a nasty habit of fusing the hot load to the control side when then melt. The isolator will ensure that the control device (BCS, brewtroller, PID) isn't harmed when the SSR spits out the magic...

I've had really good luck with the El Mustee 24"x36" mop sink. I had to do a special order from Home Depot, but they tacked it onto their "shop order" for other El Mustee products and I saved the extra shipping charge. The sink was ~300 - but is really solid. I installed mine on an elevated...

I haven't used anything other than the Fermwrap - I did a dry run with just water to test. Might give that a whirl with the heating pads to check.

The Fermwap works well for me here in MN - I use two of them in converted fridge/freezers with no problem. I was fermenting Belgians @ 80F when it was below 0F in the garage the last winter.

I've had good luck with my BarleyCrusher and a Bosch corded 1/2" hammer drill - it has dual speed and a mode selector. low speed is 1,100 RPM at no load, so somewhere around 30% is right in range for these mills. Model 1199VSR. It was on sale at Home Depot a while back for < 100 - it makes very...

http://tinyurl.com/yfrna8k - that is the 1" sheet version. I used 2" in mine, but I think even the 1" would be sufficient.