Recent content by JackRussel

What size batch are you making? The grain will absorb some of the water, so you won't be starting your boil with the amount of water that you initially put in the kettle. http://www.biabrewer.info/ has an awesome calculator called the BIABacus. it takes everything into account. Grain...

I guess it's gonna be a double eye PA. ;)

It's probably tooling oil or polishing compound. You should also passivate with Starsan. Look at the cleaning and care section on their website http://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/brewbucket

Looks yummy. What was the recipe?

You mean the 17G? A little birdie told me they would be around half the price of a comparably sized Blichmann.

http://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/brewbucket $225 now

The price went up by $50. Maybe I won't be replacing my fermenters after all.

That kit was the first beer I ever brewed. My OG was 1.052 and FG 1.012. You may need to rouse the yeast or move the fermenter to a warmer area.

How did you measure gravity? Refractometer or hydrometer?

1097.5 + 5 Dunkelweizen = 1102.5

5 gallons of IPA on Dec 27th 59034 + 5 = 59039

I'm not sure if this was directed at me or just a general comment, so I'll provide some more info. 7 OBK Tripel 1.076 1.016 Jan 28 8 OBK Cream Ale 1.050 1.012 Feb 8 9 OBK Double...

+5 = 55,241

53,154 plus my 90 gallons so far makes 53,244

I have not started my yeast bank yet, but here is a post about stepping up a 6ml yeast starter. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/guide-making-frozen-yeast-bank-35891/index72.html#post5422216