Recent content by mudlark

That's amazing.

Cool, I'll have to see if I have that set up right on my local server which did not use a pi image. I did a git pull and set up a startup service to execute the server python script, but I didn't dig very far into the guts of it. I don't think the Zymatic requires SSL termination right? I'll...

Can't argue with that, I'll check it out.

Thanks everyone for the help, I was able to clean my zymatic top to bottom. It had a completely disgusting and saturated absorber in the base. I replaced the tubing, cleaned the pumps, topped off the glycol and added a half-assed reservoir, scrubbed out the arm and did a few long PBW cleans...

Just received a free Zymatic that was gathering dust. I set up a Pi server and am up and running, thanks so much for everything you folks have been doing! The unit makes a bit of noise when turned on and just sitting idle. Is this normal or do I need to look into the HEX loop and see if it is...

I found this thread to be a pretty interesting read. Turns out that all of my FGs were being distorted by the presence of alcohol. I said I had used the hydrometer in addition to my refractometer, but that was not entirely accurate. I used the hydrometer and my refractometer on my last batch...

Will do. I just performed a recalibration of the thermometer at 32 degrees (it was reading high earlier) and retested at boiling. My elevation at my home address is 213ft so boiling should be 211.6 or something like that. The water dead center (3 inches deep) was reading back about 210.5, not...

I am trying to mash in the low 150s, so if my thermometer is off it could be causing me to get to the high 150s. I'll investigate that thoroughly.

That's sort of what I figured and why I felt OK not stressing over it too much. I usually let the boiling water cool down in the other open cooler and after the first few times I didn't really bother making sure what the temp was. I'll keep a closer eye on it. Just for the sake of clarity...

I'll mess with the thermometer's calibration a bit and maybe replace it if I can't get it working right. It's a generic ale yeast and I don't have much info on it. It's from a local brewery and they use it for all their beers. They specialize mainly in ~6-7% IPAs and that sort of thing but...

I've checked the thermometer at boiling and its ok and it also matched up well with a few other thermometers at the 150ish range and room temperature. In the ice bath it was reading 35 while my other digital thermometer was reading 32.1 so that's strange. I should probably replace it but I don't...

I am using this . It's had some rough times though and in fact it has been slammed in a drawer once or twice and has a bit of a kink. I think I checked it when that happened but I'll try to confirm again that its accurate. Thanks!

Thanks, I will definitely do that. I wish I had better notes from my previous batches to see if the good FG beers had a few extra days in the primary or something like that. My current batch will not leave the primary until I am satisfied that it is totally done fermenting. If the batch in...

I use an immersion chiller to get the wort down to ~70 degrees and pitch the yeast. The fermentation takes place in the corner of my kitchen at about 68 degrees. As for the times, I usually do 1 week in the 6 gallon bucket and then 1 week in the 5 gallon carboy. At that point I keg it, do a...

Ever since I began doing all-grain mashes, I have been having very high final gravities. My second to last batch is very sweet and I decided to finally see what I could do about it. I am trying to fix that batch (an IPA) and also gather some useful data on my newest batch (a Rye IPA): First...