Recent content by MichaelTH

Yes it was just over a gallon as I recall. Crucial information to leave out.

thanks all. (1) not looking for “really” dry. Just drier than I seem to be able to get wi the extract. (2) here’s a recipe example. Recent experimental small batch. 2.5# briess golden dme 3 oz roasted barley 1.6 oz caramel 120 1.6 oz chocolate malt 1.6 oz pale chocolate Whole pack of USO5...

Hey all. I prefer all grain brewing but am limited on time. Starting up extract again. I’ve been less than satisfied with my last few extract batches though, both because of final gravity. Not a fan of sweet beers. (Light lager finished at 1.015 and RIS at 1.042) One thought I had was to add...

Pin lock! Thanks!

I bought this refractometer from the Walmart marketplace. But I don’t understand its readings. It seems to say that it’s units are %v/v, which I assume means “% alcohol by volume”. That seems like a weird (maybe impossible) unit for refractometer readings, especially since the refractometer is...

Would love to participate!

Welp, saw that I had the polarity wrong going from the PID to the SSR. Hopefully that'll take care of it. And hopefully I'll be able to manage a boil with this TA4. Probably time to start saving for the EZBoil.

I don’t have a multimeter. I can’t upload pics till Friday, as I’m traveling for work but will do so. And I only just realized the lack of manual mode on TA4. I bought it from a guy who gave up on his e system, not realizing it wasn’t ideal for my purposes. I read somewhere online that I’d I...

I just finished my ultra-budget eBiab build, thanks to helpful HBT users and theelectricbrewery.com. I took it out for a test drive yesterday. The PID powered on, took accurate temp readings, and my contractor seemed to be hooked up properly since I heard the solid “click” from inside the...

The wife (who I love, and who loves me and my beer) has now forbidden kitchen brewing. So I'm trying to move to eBIAB on the cheap. I'm using Kai's method of installing an element on my 8 Gal aluminum pot. (Too small, I know, but it's not time to go bigger yet.) I'm a bit of an electrical...

Just grilled some chicken this weekend!

Yes, per weight-- but per volume?

I've never made a yeast starter before, but was planning on brewing a big Belgian beer and was using some old yeast so I figured I should. John Palmer's book said to put a half cup of extract into a pint of water, and so I did. This morning I realized that he was referring to DME not LME, and...