Recent content by hb441

Do you think someone could remove one of the gas burners off of a GE Profile gas kitchen stove and convert that one burner to a high output wort boiler burner...even if its not as high volume as a regular gas wort boiler set up...it would be convenient.....??

If your thinking of buying a FermWrap from MoreBeer dont bother. THis overpriced thing can be built for 5 bucks. Just order 2 ft of the same heating element roll that is available online. Attach any old junk extension cord by cutting off the end and soldering it to the ends of the mat. Tape it...

what do you think of this.. 2 gallon batch pale ale low abv... fermenting in a 5 ga glass carboy with electric fermwrap that is attached only 2/3 way around carboy and OVER a tight fitting cotton towel carboy cover. Ambient temp is 37-43F. Safael 05 yeast. STC 1000 probe on side of carboy under...

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for cooling water... What is a really reliable small water pump cheap that lasts a long time.??

you mean 2 gallons water in mash and then sparge with .8 ga?

thanks seeker that will work its about 2 times my old 1 ga recipe if I remember correctly. One more thing... how much pre boil liquid???

just forget the 60 ok...and the other stuff.. I just want the numbers

which of the electric heater wraps do you think is the best deal??For a 5 ga fermenter..I am looking for inexpensive.

2 gallon batch all grain( line 3) I just need the mash amounts and times and temps, I made 1 ga batches of this light apa before and it was good. I am looking for a 1980s style apa using no 5 dry yeast Safael.Hoppy notes but not overdone like so many apa today. The APA of today hardly resembles...

can someone run this thru Beersmith and post the recipe...2 gallon batch A light APA 2 row and a little 10 crystal in the mash. about 4.5-4.9 abv. cascade hops only 2 gallon batch all grain taste the hops but not an IPA...light apa.. I had a recipe for 1 gallon but I lost it...I think it was...

if you look at the many offerings for thru bulkhead fittings you see the ones with 2 red O rings,one inside and 1 outside the pot wall, and some with only 1 red o rings that uses a metal washer inside the pot to compress. So the ones with a metal ring will seal ok?? any links to a stainless...

but you will boil a little longer to get your refracto reading right on,no?

everyone talks about boil off time. I have had good batches and thin batches going by boil time. The better way is to just check with a refracto. until you get to your number ,no???Most dont have one .. Isnt that always better than just timing it?. A nice hoppy golden ale that you want at 4.8 %...

Would you do a 2 ga batch golden ale in a 3.4 ga brewpot??