Recent content by alpine85

For sale is my handmade keezer, (2) 5 gallon kegs, (1) 2.5 gallon CO2 canister, and inkbird temperature regulation. All parts are connected and functioning. And on wheels! There is room for a third tap and keg. 40" wide x 41" tall x 23" deep, external dimensions. Local pickup in Denver. $1000 OBO.

Chime in and critique my recipe! 5.5 gal OG 1.067 11# Belgian Pilsner 1# Munich 1.5# Pale wheat mash at 150 2oz Opal toward end of boil 1.5L starter wlp565 Pitch at 65, ramp to upper 80s during high krausen, leave until primary complete. Or do I save some sugars to be eaten by the brett...

Currently fermenting my first batch with the new keezer. Accidentally threw away my instructions for the thermostar. I've got it set to 153 and it shoots up to 156 then cools to 151. Can you tighten this up? How do you program the parameters on it? :confused: EDIT: I'm measuring wort temperature...

I'm assuming it will leave some space. You trust how the thermometer taped on the side reads?

Planning on building a keezer for cooling, and using a electric jacket for warming my 6 gal glass carboy. Now, where would I place the thermometer for when I'm using the jacket to warm?

Folks, Day three of fermentation. Obvious fermentation activity had ceased. I ramped temperature up from 66 to 70 and shook the fermenter a little. 30 minutes later, the yeast woke up and went nuts. My blowoff tube is halfway full of krausen!!! Is this the goal of the technique for the...

Folks, I've been all grain brewing for just under one year. Tonight I had my most successful brew as of yet. Previously my brewhouse efficiency had been in the 60s. However, tonight we somehow hit 79%, as well as wrapped everything up in just under 4 hours :rockin: Improvements are likely...

Thank a lot!!! Happy brewing!!!

Friends, For my most recent brew, I used this calculator http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/calculator/ and noticed something. When I change my sparge volume, there is no effect whatsoever on the target OG. Is there a more thorough calculator? Or are you just on your own for...

WOw thanks for the super fast replies! I will retry with the mash paddle.

Folks, I am having difficulty measuring my volumes accurately throughout my brew day. My brew kettle does not have markings for volume nor does my fermentor. I tried notching my mash paddle for each gallon but I notice discrepancies and it is not precise anyway. Does anyone have any...

Folks, Do you try to not move your fermenter at all after pitching and aerating? I ask because I am not able to bottle from the same location that I ferment. Gotta carry the sucker down the hall and plop it on a table. Does this make problems for clarity? Thoughts?

Completed my first all grain brew last night, and this is my first post here. Found a simple stout recipe in a recent brew advocate. Somehow managed to get a 74% efficiency. However, I screwed up the mash temp pretty bad. I checked only the top of the strike water as it heated which did...