Recent content by cgdntx

Quick update.. Yall were on the money with everything. Took what was said here and really paid attention to what was going on yesterday and corrected where I could. Inconsistent boil, math using bad assumed numbers for my equipment and efficiency, flat out taking some measurements...

Hothead.. Made things really easy since I don't have temp control yet..

Thanks again for all the input. I think I have a few things going on, and it was a combination of me using the brewing software incorrectly, taking a bad reading (I have to have read my pre-boil incorrectly), and making multiple changes at the same time so I couldn't nail down what happened...

Thanks, both of you, for the quick responses. Small batches mean more brew days, and I'm planning on another tomorrow so they can ferment while I'm out of town. I'm hoping to fix whatever needs fixing before that. It was from the top. I thought it would have been mixed good enough at the...

First, the details - Using Brewer's Friend, 2.5 gallons to fermenter SMaSH. Grain is 5 lb. Maris Otter crushed at LHBS. BIAB, so no sparge. Hour mash ~152 (or as close as I could keep it) Hit pre boil expected 1.038 and expected volume after draining / small squeeze. 1 hour boil resulted in...

SMaSH - golden promise and EKG

I have! Everyone always talks about "if I were to start over again". I brought some lessons learned with me. Now to see if they were the right lessons! One of the lessons was a big dislike of the bottling / bottle conditioning process. Combine that with lack of space, and I'm kegging 2.5...

Sort of new member from north Texas here. Been signed up on the site since 2014 when I started researching, and discussing with SWMBO, getting back into brewing after a long time away. The stars and my bank account finally aligned, and I got some equipment. Currently have my first beer since...