Recent content by Grabthar

I don't have a stick on thermometer but I'll definitely get one now that you mention it. Great idea.

Yeah I'm kind of neurotic about the sanitation part. I'll try to figure out a better place to store it.

And I use starsan sanitizer.

Oh yeah, as for the fermenting temp, right now I don't have a fridge to put it in so it's just been sitting in the corner of my kitchen where the temp ranges from 65 to 75 throughout the day. Does that fluctuation affect taste? Have I been really boneheaded to let it sit in those conditions...

Thanks for all of the responses. I do a partial 3 gallon boil with the LME but then I boil the other 2 gallons in a separate pot that I let cool down and then mix them in the fermenter. I did shake the fermenter but maybe I didn't get enough aeration. I'll improve my technique on the next one.

Tap water. I have an under counter filter that's supposed to remove most of the turbidity and sediment and such but it doesn't clear out the chlorine and alkalinity and all that.

I mean to be sure that I get the water as pure as possible.

Thanks Arturo. I think my sanitation is good but you never know if something slipped in unnoticed. I think I'll use Campden tablets next time just to be sure.

Hey gang, Wanted to say hi to everyone out there. I got started brewing with a 3 pack Mr. Beer kit I received as a gift, but have upgraded to a kit I bought from my LHBS, Stein Fillers. It's not a carboy kit, but the kind with two plastic buckets, one for fermenting and the other for...