Recent content by jmelgin

I brewed an Octoberfest and began fermentation about 2-1/2 weeks ago. OG was high at 1.069. Pitched yeast at 62 deg F, held there for a day and then ramped down to 50 deg F. Everything was looking great until today. Went to get a gravity reading and found the beer at almost 90 deg F!!! Am...

This may be old news to some but thought it was worth sharing in any case. Can anyone convert these to an all-grain recipe? http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/whitehouse_files/image/wh_beer_recipe_honey_ale.jpg...

Very nice! Can you compress or shorten the height on the coil to fit in your kettle or will you have to hold it together with zip ties? Also, would you be interested in making a coil for me???

Count me in!

I'd be interested to know how well this setup is working for you. Looks like you're using a 3/8" stainless coil. Any significant flow restrictions? Did you consider using 1/2" coil? Just curious as I'm working on a similar setup and would prefer a 1/2" coil but can't find anything pre-fab...

Thanks for the pics. The retrofit on the power cords is a great idea! From the pics, it looks like your HERMS coil is mounted thru the lid of the HLT? Can you get a close up pic or two of your HERMS coil and how it is mounted? Thanks!

NewBrewer63, please post pics! That would be great! My only complaint with the controller is the stiffness of the power cord as well. Otherwise, I am very happy.