knewshound
Well-Known Member
I rarely use a secondary, but I have some steam lager and a Calif Ale that I wanted to be as clear as possible. I had moved them into the secondary, fired up the Fermentation Chiller, set the temp and walked away.
I added ice to the chiller every day or so and noticed that the secondary just didnt take off as it should.
Thinking it might have just stalled, I left it alone for another week.
I finally got impatient and started to troubleshoot the problem.
I discovered that when I had set the temp on the thermostat, my poor eyesight had caused me to see 50 degrees as 70 degrees.
Oops.
As a result, the whole thing stalled out.
I warmed it back up to 70 (for sure this time) and the lager started back up but the ale is as cloudy as my mind.
I will rack the lager this weekend but the ale has me disgusted.
I hate getting old !
Just had to get this off my chest to the only guys who might appreciate my problem.
Cheers (sort of)
knewshound
I added ice to the chiller every day or so and noticed that the secondary just didnt take off as it should.
Thinking it might have just stalled, I left it alone for another week.
I finally got impatient and started to troubleshoot the problem.
I discovered that when I had set the temp on the thermostat, my poor eyesight had caused me to see 50 degrees as 70 degrees.
Oops.
As a result, the whole thing stalled out.
I warmed it back up to 70 (for sure this time) and the lager started back up but the ale is as cloudy as my mind.
I will rack the lager this weekend but the ale has me disgusted.
I hate getting old !
Just had to get this off my chest to the only guys who might appreciate my problem.
Cheers (sort of)
knewshound