Recent content by jbguzzi

Sorry not 10 min!! Meant 10 gallon.

Just a bit of my 2 cents. I would recommend getting a DO tester and a flowmeter to dial in the flow and time of injection. I had a setup like that and ruined some batches. I totally admit my mistake, it was very easy to over oxygenate. I abandoned the set up and have a ss wand with o2. 1 min at...

10 gal takes me between 5-6 hours. I use a herms system, two pumps, tune in tube he, conical. Used to batch sparge 5 gal, still took about 4-5 hours. 1-2 extra hours for 5 more gal was worth it.

There are services where you can send the brew and have it analyzed. Maybe that can yield a clue. I think white lab dies it.

That is odd. I use pbw first and a star san rinse. I have filled kegs on star san foam and had no issues. You clean all the ball lock connectors? You can take them apart, you probably know that.. Sounds like to much AA . Maybe let it condition for a week or two.

F'd up? No not likely. Domestic two row and pale should be the same if not identical. Did you look at the SRM? Between US, UK And Belgian there is only a 1 SRM difference, I would not be quick to judge the color of the unfermented wort and extrapolate out . I have seen big differences in pre...

In please.

Yea, its all about what circuit your running on. Map it out and check the breaker.

I have not done a biab but 30 points from target based on your description seems like there might be something else going on. Thats a lot of sugar missing. Still you can salvage it to a good brew!

We really need to know if you are doing an extract or all grain kit. Hard to say either way for only 4 points off. Note it and keep working at it. As for fermentation activity, it also depends. Yeast strain, temp, ect... Its ok most likely. If you have the means you can take a measurement to...

I have so many it not even funny. Two quick ones. Just took delivery on my shiny conical. It has a thermowell in the cylindrical portion and a racking arm/valve in the conical section. I switched them. So after filling the beast to 12 gallons from the conical part i had a predicament, i had no...

Lots of good stuff. Its all about the yeast. I always make a starter, and i love using dry yeast. I have been rehydrating with go-ferm. Works great. Healthy yeast=great beer.

Belgian Saison. The Dupont strain does not mind the heat. In fact some strains will poop out when about 75% done, then wake up a couple weeks later to finish the job. I just did one, primary ferm at about 80, then let sit in hot summer garage for a few weeks. Got up to 90-95. Turned out awesome.

What yeast did you use? Might be the biggest factor. I just did a pale with cal ale. Did about the same but no secondary. Dry hopped for week after a fermenting for a week, kegged and carbed for a week. drinking now as i type. Sooner than i usually would. It turned out great, probably would not...

Left is harvested right is wlp565. Abv in harvested is 8.2%, wlp is 7.4%