Recent content by CrookedChris

mclynch, did you brew the recipe you posted for Hoponius Union? I like the idea of trying the Hoponius clone but I see some curiosities in the provided recipe: -Their website says this beer is 65 IBU and the recipe you posted only accounts for half of that. -Magnum is usally just used as a...

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I searched so go easy if this has been discussed before. I've been making water adjustments for a while, both to correct the mash pH and chloride to sulfate ratio and would really like to be able to do a back to back taste test of different chloride to sulfate amounts and ratios without doing...

Replacing it mostly because adjusting the pressure is a pain in the a$$. It's at least 30 years old and is currently stuck at 23 PSI. That said, I'll find a use for it. When I get it un-stuck I'll drop it down to dispensing pressure and likely use it with a 5lb tank when hauling kegs around to...

I've been using a hand-me-down regulator in my kegerator for a while and it's time to replace it. So I've narrowed my puchase down to these three regulators that others on the board have appeared to be pleased with. No-brand "commercial" w/ adjustment handle for $41.75...

I've always had good luck with them. Best average prices on equipment & fast shipping.

Took another gravity and double checked the gravity log when I got home from work today. OG 1.057 on 4/10 1.017 04/19/10 1.016 04/26/10 1.015 04/29/10 1.014 05/03/10 That's 74.4% attenuation. White Labs lists the top end of WLP004 as 74%. Hmmmmm... could my low mash temp have resulted in this...

Thanks for the feedback. I don't remember the grain bill off the top of my head. It's Jamil's all grain recipe in BCS. A The OG was 1.067 and my target FG was 1.014. However, my HERMs was acting up and the mash temp was low @ 149 deg F for at least 20 mins of the mash before I could correct...

About a month ago I brewed 6 gal of irish red ale w/ a 2L WLP004 starter. I oxygenated for about 30 seconds w/ my air stone and bottled O2 and pitched at about 65 deg F. Here's the timeline of the ferment: In the basement @ 65 deg F: -18 hours from pitching: HUGE blow-off. Looking good -2...

Looks good. How much hops have your used it with? Any clogging issues? What's the perforated bottom piece?

ADMIN: Feel free to move this to the fermentation section. Might be more appropriate there. Thanks for the comments. The O2 additions were made through a stone into the fermenting beer. As far as my ferment schedule goes: I plan on letting it ferment out @ 61, then transferring it to a corny...

Hey all, I broke in my newly completed HERMS this Sunday by brewing Jamil's Koelsch. My OG was a little off (low) due to poor fly-sparging technique but otherwise all was well. I whirl-pooled and cooled to ~58 deg F w/ my immersion chiller before oxegenating and pitching 2 tubes (no time...

Mine can be calibrated w/ a little screw. Go get some distilled water and recalibrate.

Any thoughts on putting it directly on a glass top electric stove?

This should work for your control but you'll need a solid state relay and potentially a contactor (for a 240V element) to actually deliver power to your heating element. There are many threads on this forum to help you learn what else you need. Do some searching and you should find what you need.