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  1. J

    Recirculating Pump

    Each of them state usage in beverages, water purification, and water treatment systems so I would think that they are. So maybe? I've sent a contact email to Amarine to see if I could get some more information on that one. I doubt I'd get much help in food safe help from the eBay sold one.
  2. J

    Recirculating Pump

    So I was looking at some pumps on a budget and came across the following options: https://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-12V-130PSI-6L-Min-Water-High-Pressure-Diaphragm-Self-Priming-Pump-70W-HOT-NEW/233155667833?epid=5012209964&hash=item3649292779:g:CvsAAOSwDXFcfelC...
  3. J

    Would anyone buy the Robobrew over the Brewer's Edge Mash & Boil?

    Any chance you remembered who sells these at this price on alibaba? Only one I've seen for $80 is with no pump, no grain basket. Pretty much just a kettle with a heating element. Also, even those $80ish ones become like $800 plus after shipping quote due to customs bonds and stuff.
  4. J

    CO2 Kettle Purging

    How would one go about purging a kettle of oxygen without any kind of ports on the kettle? I've read about using bottled carbonated water. Could I also just connect some tubing to the end of the CO2 tank regulator and set it to as low a psi as it can go and stick the tubing into the kettle/wort...
  5. J

    what in the world took over my kettle sour?

    Yup, 15 minute full temp boil.
  6. J

    what in the world took over my kettle sour?

    So, I dumped the batch. The giant ball was solid on the bottom side. Was basically like a circular brillo pad on the bottom side. Best way to describe it was a giant lint ball on top, brillo pad on the bottom.
  7. J

    what in the world took over my kettle sour?

    Yeah, it’s likely getting dumped. It has no sour characteristics and not worth trying to save (was 6 whole lbs of grain that cost me like $10 tops). Chalk it up as a learning experience and I guess get even more religious with sanitation. If it’s mold, I know bleach sucks for stainless steel, so...
  8. J

    what in the world took over my kettle sour?

    I have no idea if it’s actually fuzzy haha i’m not jumping at the chance to go touching it right now. I’ve just never seen a lacto pellice condensed into one huge ball like that. It could be. Took a wort sample and the pH is 3.42 but doesn’t taste sour at all. It’s definitely a first for me.
  9. J

    what in the world took over my kettle sour?

    What in the world kind of infection is this? Kettle sour. Goodbelly. Religiously sanitized and pre-soured to 4.4 so guessing the goodbelly had some kind of wild strain that made it’s way. I’ve never seen this. It’s like a floating fuzz ball. Looks like one large as hell mold spore possibly...
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    E8B25FBD-FE36-4E26-8D16-0B10F2EC942E

    Uh, what?!
  11. J

    Kettle Sour question regarding L. plantarum

    That’s what i figured, was just a bit thrown off by the lack of krausen and it didn’t sound like any of the other ferments I’ve had. Definitely pre-acidifying this go around.
  12. J

    Kettle Sour question regarding L. plantarum

    So about 6 months ago I gave kettle souring my 1st go. Ended up definitely getting a wild yeast takeover as my gravity after pitching goodbelly dropped in 72hrs from 1.046 to 1.022. Not normal for just lacto. Ended up being decent and just rode with it for a somewhat mediocre sour. I settled on...
  13. J

    Misorganized Stout Recipe Grains Question

    The problem is I don’t have a neutral pH water. The distilled water I buy on their water report states a pH of 5.5. So that changes things a lot I would think.
  14. J

    Misorganized Stout Recipe Grains Question

    So ordered grains from a shop that were based on a clone recipe. Grian bill Should be: 11# Pilsner Malt 2# Vienna Malt 1# Chocolate Malt 1/2# Roasted Barley 4oz Black Patent Malt 4oz Caramel 60 But, since I know mashing a high percent of roasted malts can drop the mash pH far too low, I...
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