Recent content by J.W. Stillwater

No it’s not a cool Halloween recipe. I had a batch of Imperial Stout in kegs in a chest freezer on a Inkbird controller set at 68°. I noticed the controller had been reading the same temperature every time I passed by for several days. That seemed odd so I opened up the freezer to check it...

Hey all, I brewed an extract Pilsner: .75 pounds Crystal #10 lb / .5 lb Munich steeping grains 6.6 pounds Pilsen Light LME Hallertau hops 2 Packs Wyeast Czech Pilsen #2278 Everything went fine. Chilled the wort, topped off with 2 gallons of very cold water, aerated, pitched the yeast at...

That’s a really good idea. Never would have thought of that. Thanks.

I don't want to mess this up so lets get it straight. My breaker panel is in my utility room along with my only 30 amp receptacle (the dryer). My utility room does have a sink but there's no ventilation and it's uncomfortably small (prison cell). My kitchen is ca. 18 feet from the dryer. So...

Hello everybody, I’m putting together an equipment list for my first attempt at all grain brewing. The plan is to get three 10 gallon kettles for a E–Herms system. But I’m wondering about the necessity for a dedicated boil kettle. Couldn’t you mash/sparge in 2 kettles, drain the wort into a...

So I worked a bunch of OT over Christmas so I'm ready to throw some cash at an all grain (hopefully electric) system. Mash tun, pump, elements, PID, camlocks... all the good stuff! But, I hate to waste so I was hoping to convert my 5.5 gallon boil kettle into a HLT. I realize it would be on the...