Recent content by LemonJelly

I'm in the process of fermenting a lager under pressure for the first time and had a few questions. I'm trying to keep it simple and straightforward as possible. I have my spunding valve set at 15psi and I plan on leaving it until final gravity. When transferring from my fermenting keg to my...

Just got my score sheets back from the NHC finals...good scores but no medals. It's a basic Saison base with Ekuanot hops. A little over a year old and still tasting great. Thanks for letting us try your awesome yeast!

So I decided to look closer into the element and I unscrewed the housing and found water in there. I guess that would probably trip the breaker? I included pictures again. you'll have to excuse my dirty/gross element... https://imgur.com/9heRrJn https://imgur.com/qM4I0wc...

I'll try some process of elimination, thanks guys and I'll report back when I find out some more info.

Sorry I'm pretty new at this but how would I go about energize the element? I assume when you say "disconnect your element from the breaker" you mean my control box? I pretty sure I would be able to get my hands on a megger meter. I'll try testing with that. Thanks

I recently installed a 240v gfci breaker for my pre built 240v electric control panel and a 4500w ULWD heating element. Ever since installing the gfci breaker, it keeps tripping for some reason. When the breaker was installed, I put about 5 gallons of water in my pot to test out the breaker in...

Has anyone brewed with this blend yet? Brewing my Saison with Ekuanot hops today.

Thanks for the info. :mug:

I planned on brewing a mild for the first time this weekend and I have a question about substituting. My base recipe is 7lb Maris Otter 1lb Crystal 75 6oz Chocolate malt 1oz Carafa II Im trying to use up some extra specialty malts I've had laying around and I want substitute the...

Awesome, thank you guys for the info! Much appreciated. I can't wait to try this new system out this weekend.

I'm planning a brewday with my newly built EBIAB system. I have a fews questions about mash recirculation. I will be using a PID controller to control the mash temps and have a chugger pump with a ball valve on the outlet side to adjust the outflow speed. 1. What should the mash water flow...

Like Pkrd said 10 days should be good. I would start checking the gravity every 2 days for consistent numbers.

I have to take back what I said. After sitting in the keg for 3-4 weeks it really turned around and is tasting pretty damn good. Sorry for being so harsh at first, this is a great recipe. Might have to try it again with a few modifications.

OP what was your brewhouse efficiency? I was about 11 points under your OG with a 72% brewhouse efficiency and I always seems to hit the numbers on other recipes. Not sure what I did wrong... EDIT: nevermind just remembered I forgot the honey and just found your efficiency at 75%

I made this beer recently and while it was clean and drinkable, mine came out very very dry and with very low hop presence. I was hoping someone could explain what might of been the cause. To start things off my OG was 1.043 and it fermented down to 1.004 after 2 weeks. The yeast I had on hand...