Recent content by dvStillerFan74

@clearwaterbrewer: I never had my element plugged in, as I wanted to test each receptacle individually. Does the circuit need to be complete for the SSR to function properly? Having read your reply I wired up my element and sure enough it won't active until I enable the SSR. Once I added the...

So, I've been banging my head against the wall on this one for a few days. I'm trying to wire up my brewery controller, which will manage my electrical heating elements during the brewing process, and the issue is I am getting ~240V flowing through both my HLT and Boil receptacles. I have an...

Hey everyone, First off, thanks Lil' Sparky for the recipe. Normally I wouldn't be concerned, in fact, I'd be super excited, but I planned on using this recipe in an upcoming local competition and my gravity, with 15 minutes left to boil, is at 1.079. I followed this recipe with a slight...

Would love to win!

count me in as well

I'd love to win this!!!!

I'm IN!!! Good luck to every, but most especially to me. HEHEHE

I used WLP530 and made a 1.5L starter with stir plate. I pitched the yeast once wort was at 68F, started fermentation at 67F, and kept that temp for 10 days. Then I increased to 70F and kept that temp for 20 days.

Great thread, and I decided to take a stab at this recipe since I love Leffe Blonde. Unfortunately for me my HBS didn't crush the grain properly and I ended up with an OG of 1.053. I mashed at 148F and ended up with 5.5Gal in primary. I kept it in primary for 30 days before kegging, with FG...

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Hello everyone, I'm a newb when it comes to brewing, although I recently fermented and bottled my first batch and am working on my next batch. I'm brewing 6Gal of Munton's Nut Brown Ale, using the instructions along with 1 tablespoon of Allspice and 5 cups of Light Spraydry Malt. I...