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Refractometers are not ideal for post fermentation gravity readings as alcohol affects the refractive index of the liquid. I suppose you could use a correction formula, though. Maybe bad advice but I wouldn’t sweat it if you’ve been fermenting for two weeks, including a temperature ramp. Keg...

I wouldn’t trust the tilt to be 100% accurate. Have you taken a sample and measured the gravity with a hydrometer?

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Finally have a Czech premium pale back on tap.

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Having a taste of the Irish Red in advance.

You’re running your three vessel system with a PLC? That’s kind of badass. 🍺

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Hmm I don’t know about “nearly impossible” but it certainly is a bit more demanding. Your pan needs to be properly hot (look up the leidenfrost effect and test with water droplets), you need to add some fat, and you need a decent seasoning in the pan. I would argue the temperature is far more...

Switching to a modular eBIAB setup was a great move for me. I used to brew in my garage on a propane burner and deal with the heat, the cold, running out of propane and changing the tank, dragging a hose to my wort chiller, step mashing as gently as possible etc. If I wake up on brew days and...

Having a bit of my Dubbel. Had to put it in front of the old clarity tester for fun. This thing has dropped completely clear and it’s actually lost some of its yeastier phenolic edge. Can’t decide if I’m happy about that or not, but it’s still tasty!

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I’d second this. If nothing else, an igloo cooler with ice can be used to maintain fermentation temps until a glycol chiller is purchased. Just remember that the 15 gal solo system is necessary to do 10 gal batches, and it might be pressed at times depending on the desired OG. I’d recommend...

I find it endlessly amusing to wonder what the reaction of these “purists” would’ve been to the first American IPAs when the craft beer revolution started kicking off in the 70s and 80s. I’m pretty sure they would’ve complained that it was too bitter and didn’t taste like “real” beer. If the...

3 degrees F calls for a 7% dubbel.