Recent content by bzevotek

After reading this thread (several times) and looking at other sites, I brewed this today (Halloween 2017) 10#s MO 1# English brown 1#6oz victory 1# crystal 120 1.5 oz Black prinz 1.5 Carafa II 12 oz Chocolate 1#6oz lactose 28oz local honey 4.5 oz baby ginger from NC 2 Tbsp Vanilla...

Hey guys. I am brewing up an Imperial Stout (Milk) It's a holiday brew that'll have some flavor adjuncts so I want it to be a tad on the sweeter side. I am shooting for a BU:GU of .58 but I have 1# 6oz of lactose. I assume the lactose will shift the perceived sweetness outside of what the...

So after all of the responses and looking through my notes on the other times I've used SGP I have come to the conclusion that I didn't actually have SGP or that it was bad. So, I bought a Malt Vinegar Mother and I'm going to see how it turns out as a Malt Vinegar to cook with, give as gifts...

Hmm peat smoked malt?!? Possibly. I've used GP once before in a pale ale that was great... Ok so if I did get peat smoked malt... Salvageable?

I just posted a plea for help on my latest batch with 60% GP. It smelled like a bandaid from milling, through mashing and boil and now I taste it. NOT what I was going for. I've heard that it can give that aroma and taste but I don't recall getting it in my last use. Could the malt be bad?

I used 10# (55%) of SGP in a 10 gallon blonde ale recipe after taking a recommendation and not doing my research. It smelled like bandaids from the milling through boil and now I taste it 4 days into fermentation (apparently something SGP is known for in higher quantities). My plan was to do a...

So I am building a 30a PID controller but wanted to future proof my set up so I went and got a 60A Spa Panel. Do I need a small subpanel that uses the 60a wire (after the GFCI) to "mains" to set up two separate 30A circuits if the plan is to start with one controller and move to a second...

So I bought this switch. http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/electrical/switches/wall-switches/Toggle-Switch-Double-Pole-Double-Throw-30A-120-277V-AC-Brown If I understand the diagram right the black screws are hot, then "like" colors feed each element. Planning to do a continuity test when it...

So I am planning to make the jump to electric brewing. I am converting a 16 gallon kettle to use a 5500w 240v element and use it as m HLT. (Counterflow HERMS) The boil kettle will have the same element. I am buying the High Gravity EBC-SV system. My question: Can I use the PID controller...