Recent content by kdbentz

I have done a similar thing to get a transfer hose to fit on a spiggot or nozzle, but only about an inch of the hose was able to be stuffed inside of the other, which in my case was all I needed. I think you will have a very very hard time running the length of hose you need through the...

I used a couple layers of thermal hot water heater insulation so it should be insulated plenty well.....and added a fan......and some 2x4 spacers on the floor.......i will give it the night and see what it looks like in the morning. Thanks for the help.....making more sense all the time.

Noted....didnt realize it was a problem. So do you have any input for my thread or are you just out looking for people who violate the etiquette code and trying to make them feel stupid?

Sorry that conversation went sideways and got derailed talking about cars....and it was covering a whole different topic.....I didnt see a problem with starting a new one......guess you do and I apologize if I offended you.

something like that?

Thank you! Thats quite the car there too! Mine just has so much family history that it means the world to me......still smells like my gramps lol

Ok ill mive the probe and add a fan.....i have the controller set to 68 currently.....was afraid to bump it up too much more because it was already 75 inside......but after a couple days I was considering it again. And yes I do hear the compressor running quite frequently....probably because its...

Thats exactly what I have......a chest freezer with a bulb to heat and an external controller running the both the bulb and the compressor.......its warm inside but the beer is cold and wont heat up......

Its actually a 56 Pontiac Chieftain.....My Grandfather bought it when he started the family business, Rileys Beef Jerky, in Northern California......he has since passed away and the car was left to me......4 generations, tons of family memories and good times as well as many more to come! Shes...

I converted an old freezer into a fridge tobuse as a fermentation chamber......... My chamber is now heated using a ceramic bulb to avoid the light emmissions.....and the ambient air temperature inside has been holding at 74 (too high I know) for 2 days now, but the strip thermometer on my...

Temp now is 64......time to repitch?

It was dry.....i brew beer frequently and pitch dry every time.....is it different with cider? Dont know why it would be.

And yes I did aerate well

I dumped cold juice into the fermenter, then the hot sugar water on top of that, then the yeast on top of that. The yeast was dry red star champagne yeast from the fridge but there was likely more than 10degrees difference

I pitched my champagne yeast on top of 5 gallons of apple juice that, although it had 1/2 gallon of very hot brown sugar and water mixture post boil added to it, was fresh out of the fridge and was probably about 48-52 degrees. 24 hrs later there is still no fermentation action and I am afraid...