Recent content by jefnvk

Just as a future FYI, they shoot for a 1.048 gravity using their base 2-row malt. This year, it actually came out to 1.055. I added a gallon and a half of water to the 5 gallons they gave me, to get me near my normal volume starting point, which dropped it to about 1.038, then did my normal...

Not sure that I can discount anything, I'm befuddled over this. I've done three batches lately, the Maibock ale with MJ M44, an English Mild with S04, and a honey wheat porter with MJ Bavarian Wheat, in that order, all in different fermenters with the same water source. The English Mild came...

I'm curious if anyone else has encountered plastic off flavors using Mangrove Jack yeast. A little background: this is the first time I've had any noticeable off flavors after fermentation, through two dozen or so batches. My normal yeast is S04, there than that the only two other yeasts I've...

Oh also forgot, there is much less of a yeast cake than I ever see with S04.

Just kegged my first batch with this yeast. I don't know if something went wrong or what, but I am not very impressed. For reference, my general yeast is S-04. Beer was a 3 gallon batch of 1.062 Maibock ale. Pitched directly into the wort at 68F, as per usual. Took about 2 days to...

Oh, I should reword my statement. The warmest I can get it is about 40, I am trying to make the fridge a bit warmer. I drink a lot of my beers at room temperature, and the ones I keep in the fridge, I generally let warm a bit before consuming. I'd like to get the fridge into the low-mid 40's...

Put some dish soap in water and spray the connections. You will see bubbles if there is a leak. Regarding the temperature controller hack, has anyone with this latest batch screwed with the temp yet? Mine has a slightly different controller than the pictures early in the thread, with two...

Hey all, another long time lurker, but new poster. Managed to snag the last one of these in the northern Detroit metro area, with an extra $20 off for it being the floor sample too. $153 OTD, figured I had to jump on it! Just a quick question: it has been about 8 years since I last owned a...

Hey all, long time lurker, first time poster, just wanted to thank the forums for the heads up! Picked up the last one in the north end of Metro Detroit tonite for $153 OTD, after a nice extra $20 discount for buying the floor model. Just needs a bit of modification this weekend, and I finally...