Not full answers but here's what I've been trying:
I went with a AC Motor Speed Controller: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T9BLJ7L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I believe the Portly Gentlemen talks about it in one of his videos. However, I don't know if I have the right...
I might quit because dealing with carbonation sucks - bottles suck, cornies suck, balancing lines sucks - I'm also the cellerman at a local brewery and it sucks there too.
Seriously though, I almost gave up this year. I thought I was loosing a step. Not just in brewing but work and music as...
We have schizophrenic weather here. So we have random days of warm weather in the winter where I can brew but the basic brewing heating pads you can keep the fridge that I have in the uninsulated garage at 68F once the cold weather kicks back in.
I figured I'd throw my two cents. I really like these. Force carbing goes super quick since they're so easy to shake compared to a full size corny or sixtel. And they work great on their side which is what I did because I have a big honking cooler that can probably hold three of them lying down...
I stopped using Beersmith because using on multiple devices seemed a little wonky. Beerfather ok but is lacking if you’re offline at all. Usually not a problem but the detached garage is just far enough to get in that in between Wi-Fi and mobile data neverneverland.
I renewed not long ago but I...
I use 5 gallon paint strainer bags in the mash pipe. Makes cleaning up easy as well. $5 for 2 at most hardware stores or just under $1 each off Amazon.
I added that, decreased my grind from .35 to .28, and stirred every 15 minutes instead of every 30 minutes and my mash efficiency went from...