Recent content by Burno

Thanks for the information. As you have suggested is what I plan on doing.

Martin, Well, I spoke too soon. The simplest explanation is usually right. I retested and realized the first two times I placed the pipette into the acid solution and then put it down in the water and stirred with it. This added the residual acid that clung to the outside of the glass pipette...

Martin, I'm having a bit of the same issue. I have a Lamotte Brewlab Plus test kit and have tested my water and entered the information into Bru'n Water's supporter addition spreadsheet. I have hard water with high Alkalinity. My untreated Cation/Anion Diff comes out good at .02. My Total...

Thanks. Good luck with the build.

We mounted ours 4" from bottom of the keg and they can be adjusted up 1". Also, low pressure propane. Still the in build process but here is how we mounted them.

Almost done with it. Just needs a little more cutting, wiring, control placement and a coat of paint.

Just pitched wlp004 in an oatmeal stout on Sunday. I could see visual signs of fermentation within 2 hours. This morning, 2 days later the krausen has already dropped out. I haven't seen that before with the other yeast strains I've used either. Usually it takes about a week to a week and a...

I think we are doing a red next then a hef. That's funny you mentioned a cream ale. I was just talking about that with my brew partner. We may try one soon in the future.

Yes, it's very hot here! Thinking about a red ale next Humann. Then maybe go to something a little darker. Hey 1234 my parents live right outside Shafter, go there all the time :) I got a pretty good handle on fermentation temps I think. I bought an old standup freezer and got a Johnson...

Researched for a couple months then jumped right in to AG. Scary, but extremely fun. Does anyone have suggestions on a good AG to brew? First batch was Nut Brown Ale, it is bottled right now. Just brewed an American Wheat last Sunday.