Recent content by itsbobbyagain

Thanks my Wife found those on Amazon. I think they are hand made. Just a follow up. Needing to free up the bottles for my next batch, a couple of friends and I knocked the m out already. They were definitely bottled too early and were over carbed. Pouring super slow in a larger glass worked...

Im trying to figure out what I'm doing that causes my wort to scorch. It smells slightly scorched as I transfer it to the fermenter. It happens with extract and all-grain recipes (wheat and ales). I'm careful to bring it to a boil slowly and I don't boil aggressively. I boil for the typical...

I think they are well carbed... see attached picture. I put them in the fridge to slow them down. Hopefully they won't explode in there. I'm also hoping the carbonation will permeate more since they are colder. The head was good all the way through and it tastes fantastic. Just needs more...

Hey thanks for the advice. I'll pop one open tomorrow to check the pressure.

Just bottled them yesterday evening. I just shot a video, should be ready in a few. http://youtu.be/otMVF9ZExus

I just bottled my first AG batch possibly too early. It's an AG, 60/40 Wheat that started at 1.052 (mash temp too low). I checked it before bottling and it seemed like it stopped at 1.020. No bubbles, no change in gravity for a few days. Thinking it just didn't completely attenuate, it...

Gotcha, for now any way I have to stick with what I have. I can modify the inside, but since it sits in my living room I have to keep the outside the way it is. Hopefully ill be getting a house with a garage within the next year and then it's on! Haha. Thanks for all the info. I looked at...

Its the smallest GE mini fridge. Do you think I could get a 5 gallon in there? 3 gallons would be a good size for me considering I live in a tiny apartment. I'm starting AG soon, right now I just have a 8 quart boil kettle. I'm starting AG soon. I have a cooler picked out for mashing...

Thanks, that's exactly the width I have. I've been brewing 1 gallon batches but want to go bigger. I can fit 3, 1 gallon jugs, but I don't get the headspace for krausen development. Blowoff is a pain as well with 1 gallon.

Could someone with a 3 gallon carboy please measure the diameter of it? I want to see if it will fit in my mini fridge. Thanks!

Thanks for the follow up. Sparkfun just shipped my parts so I should be in business soon. I also picked up a RaspberryPi this weekend and got Brewpi set up. I'm going to try your method first to see which works best for me. I'll post some pics once I get it all hooked up. Thanks for sharing your...

I read somewhere that rousing the yeast (just swirling the liquid slightly) puts some of the remaining healthy ones back in suspension where they can continue to do their work. It was an article on preventing stuck fermentation in high abv recipes.

It's been about a week and it's still bubbling. I roused they yeast a couple of times to get them back in suspension. So far so good and it smells really good.

Great work. Can you give us an update on how its working out for you? I've been working on this same type of project for a while, but in a simpler fashion. I'm thinking to just buy the same parts you have used and give it a go. Thanks for posting your project!

Thanks for the reply. I'll slowly crank it down to mid 60's and see what happens. So far it's bubbling away. I was considering running to my LHBS and picking up a yeast nutrient of some sort, but I figure for the $8 in gas it will cost me to get there, to save a batch that may not be that...