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Success! Now I feel like an idiot for wiring the other way thanks BlueHouse! If I want to wire up the other pump could I use the same power cord for both? I was just going to buy another switch box for the other pump.

So I have a March pump (AC-4C-MD to be exact), I got it wired up to a extension cord working fine. Now that I want to hook it up to a switch I cant seem to figure it out. When plugged in the pump works opposite on the switch, when the switch is flipped to OFF its on and when its switched to ON...

So I just brewed this recipe after alot of procrastination...brew almost went off with out a hitch except when I go to check the OG at the end of brew day it's a few points off...so I say whatever being that it's 100 degree here today. While I'm cleaning up I notice the pound of honey I FORGOT...

I do still have that cap now that I think about it. I dunno why I didn't think about that before. Also in regards to the amount of storage solution I read that the cloth inside the meter could not dry up, I wasn't sure how much to submerge it in? I got that flask as a gag gift, thought I found a...

I just bought myself a Milwaukee MW102 pH meter. I also got the Milwaukee storage and cleaning solution to go with it. I noticed after storing the probe in the solution for more than a couple of days the liquid starts to crystallize around the top of the container and on the very bottom of the...

I sure hope the cal is off. I'm gonna check again this weekend after I get more calibrating solution.

I second that^^

That's is bad ass!!! I stumbled upon his blog post that talked about raw ale and kveik and I was hooked, I spent a good hour on his blog just reading. That very exciting stuff post your results here when your done!

Since this has been such an informative post for me I thought I'd update with some progress and more questions.... I took a sample today exactly one week after brew day. 1.008 O.G. was 1.034 I also too a pH reading 2.91...way lower than i could have wanted. The pH of the lacto starter was...

Yeah this is my first time using this bacteria so I'll check the gravity Tuesday which will be one week in the fermentor and post the results. I also just received the Omega Labs OYL-605 the lacto blend so if this doesn't turn out well I'll try another method and use that bacteria. Thanks...

Brew day went off with out a hitch! I ended up soaking the IC in sanitizer that morning and added .75oz of salt and zested 3 limes at boil then whirlpool and flameout. The gravity came out to 1.032 (was aiming for 1.035). I pitch the lacto starter which had a pH reading of 3.2 at 95f and this...

Yeah as for my lacto I'm using white labs delbrueckii and brevis...the delbrueckii is expired by two months so I just threw it in a starter with the brevis. I think I might opt out of the hop addition completely and steam the IC an extra kettle I have. Have any of you experimented with adding...

So I'm planning on using the MTF recipe for making a gose which basically calls for 50/50 Wheat and Pilsner malt. It calls for Goldings as the hop addition in the mash and no boiling of the wort. I was wondering though, since I chill my wort down with a copper immersion wort chiller how do I get...

Very Nice! hopefully I can get my gravity that low as well. How often did you check the gravity on that saison?

I brewed Mike Tonsmeire's dark winter saison IV recipe one week ago. I pitched WLP 566 (saison II) WLP 677 (Lacto delbruccki) WLP 564 (Brett Brux-Trois). I made a starter (1.030) for each one on a Thurs to be pitch on Sat. Everything went good, I attached a blow off tube instead of an airlock...