Recent content by jstclair05

That's how I do it. I use 20' of 3/8" OD copper tube and I stick it in a 5gal bucket and cover it with about 21lb ( 3 7lb bags) of ice. I do have to add one extra bag towards the end of the siphon but it comes out right around 75-80f. I lose about 1-1.5qt in the coil though which you can either...

Awesome thanks for the help.

I've been reading that fly sparking has the possibility of extracting tannins from the mash due to a rise in pH. Has anyone noticed this? If so, have you tried modifying your Sparge water to lower the pH (maybe with citric acid?) what were your results? I think I may try it this weekend and I'll...

I've been reading that fly sparking has the possibility of extracting tannins from the mash due to a rise in pH. Has anyone noticed this? If so, have you tried modifying your Sparge water to lower the pH (maybe with citric acid?) what were your results? I think I may try it this weekend and I'll...

I'm looking for a counter flow wort chiller. I like the chillus convolutus with the 1/2" connections but it's a bit out of my price range at $240. Does anyone have a used one they would sell also I would definately be interested in some home made all copper chillers of similar style as long as...

Thanks I got the temp down now it's time to relax and let the yeast do their thing

Last weekend I made a porter (OG 1.062). I pitched the yeast (Wyeast 1056) and got great activity up front then it subsided after 2 days like normal so I put a ferm lock on. this morning (4 days after pitch) there was high yeast activity again and foam came up through the lock. Fermentation temp...