Recent content by goosejkw

Thanks! I've already been through a ton of info here and I've barely scratched the surface! I can't wait to get the mats together and start brewing again. I've been thinking long and hard on how to get an analog reading for SG (like what you get with a standard hydrometer) and turn it into...

Ah ok thanks! We set the alcohol sensor inside a main tube that suspends down into the batch. Air slits were cut near the top so the ambient air in the headspace can get to the sensor (I don't know of any alcohol sensors that are submersible so...). Now I know what you're thinking, alcohol...

Sorry, I'm not up to speed on the acronyms....ABV?

Hi all I suppose one could call me a "brew baby" or "noob" or what-have-you. I tried my hand at mead while attending DeVry and made quite a few delicious basic meads using orange blossom and wildflower honeys (with the occasional skunk brew....ok it was more than "occasional"). The...