Recent content by eddiek85

Hello there. Thanks for the advice. I've raised the temperature on my temperature controller to 69F and will see what happens. I've got a temp controller that uses an STC-1000 and a metal temp probe which I have stuck to the side of my bucket, covered with a thin piece of insulating foam...

Hi guys. Thanks for the advice I will check out bru'nwater/brewer's friend in the morning. As for now, I have uploaded the photo in the original post of the sparge water and ph numbers. When I take out the baking soda everything is still in the green and the pH drops by .2 points, but the only...

Hi there, thanks for the reply. No, this is not for an IPA, but for an American Pale Ale. Here is the recipe that I was going to use it for which I thought was on hbt but turns out is not: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/283770/sierra-nevada-pale-ale-clone Do you know...

Hello this is my first time building water from RO and I have used ez water calculator but I am a bit hesitant as to whether I did it correctly or not. I used another thread in hbt where a guy showed the target water profile of: Ca+2 -- 140 Mg+2 -- 12 Na+ --7 CL- -- 55 SO4-2 -- 300 HCO3- -- 0...

Alright so I checked the gravity readings for #1, #2, and #3. I have only been getting readings from 1 and 3. Before putting the wort into the fermenters, I whirlpooled the wort in the kettle and let it rest for 15 minutes. I then poured wort into container #1, then 2, and then 3. Today I...

I have a recipe that says to ferment at 19c, then "dry hop post fermentation for 5 days at cellar temperatures (14c) for best results" This is for an IPA and I was wondering which order to do the d-rest. This is what I had in mind, if someone could correct me please. Ferment at 19c...

Thx man. I deleted the other post about the probrewer because I was paranoid that he was gonna see it lol.:D

Thanks for the advice!

aw crap this is a bit concerning. lol... It doesn't taste too too bad it's just that initially it tastes like drinking honey water or something. The finish is pretty good though. We will see!

sorry I forgot to answer your question. I used a dead guy ale clone recipe that called for about 1/9th of the recipe to use 20srm crystal malt. Do you think this would create a significant honey flavor? It is kind of gross to be honest but I will let it sit there for another week and see if it...

Sorry, I am a bit confused because the book I was getting to recipes out of said to ferment until final gravity, but it seems that the general consensus is to not pay attention to FG and just allow it to sit for longer? OR to wait until gravity is stable for 3 days.. So, what happens if it...

I have an ale that's should have a final gravity of 1.015. It's been four days and the gravity is already reading 1.016(from 1.065). This is using a brix meter and a brix calculator online. I tasted the beer that I sampled from the spigot (about 1/3 cup) to get a gravity reading. It tasted...

I've got a dead guy clone that I sampled the other night after fermenting for 3 days. The gravity dropped from 1.065 to 1.019 and the FG should be at 1.015. I sampled a bit of it when checking the gravity and noticed a significant honey flavor which I think is possibly an off flavor caused by...

I'm a bit confused. Is there a certain amount of time that the wort has to ferment first in order for this calculator to be used? Or does it not matter as long as you know the original degrees plato and the current? Thanks for the reply!:D Offtopic but my sister lives in Renton! lol

I made a huge mistake with my first batch. I did not know that the brix meter would only read out accurately for unfermented wort. After primary fermentation I was reading unusually high degrees plato and it stayed high for several days before I read online that the degrees plato would have to...