Recent content by charlieclegg

Thanks guys! Now I can sleep tonight.

So I've been extract brewing for a year or so with no problems. I have a Midwest supplies bucket that I have only used once. It has a rubber gasket and everything but for some reason it's not a tight seal so I think the CO2 leaked out. Its only been one day and I placed some weights on top and...

I ended up using a paint strainer. So far so good. Definitely will place hops in a hops bag next time.

Thanks a million

So I extract brew and dry hopped by just throwing the pellets into fermenter. I'm ready to keg but way too much sediment or hops floating at top. What's the best way to filter all of it before kegging?

Thanks guys.

Instead of having 4 wires #1 #5 #7 and the main hot wire nut together, can I just run a short wire from #7 to #5 then #5 to #1 and the main wire placed in #1 also?

Thanks for all replies. I will let it sit a few more and recheck the FG again and see if it remained at 1.020. Another quick question, does it have to stay in bottle for any period of time before being put in fridge?

I started my first batch a Fat Tire clone on Feb 17 2015. The OG was 1.050. Airlock was going crazy. I recheck on Feb 27th and 1.020. The beer smelled good, looked good and tasted good (hydrometer sample). Nothing floating on top either. When is it a good time to start bottling? I dont want to...