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I found the heat exchanger helpful in speeding up the boil, especially if you dial the pump back a bit with the valve. I got the Bluetooth thermometer also but it reads almost 10c high, can’t calibrate it so seems pretty useless!

Ah, perhaps its that, I will be sure to let it age and vent the keg often, tasting is difficult right now. Its hard to tell weather its rotton egg or matches im smelling but perhaps the fruitiness of the NZ hops is throwing me off

I just cold crashed a NZ pilsner I made using this yeast, was quick and the gravity went from ~1.050-1.014 in about 5-6 days,m I kept it under about 5psi. Pitched at 16c and lowerd to 14.5c, let it ride up to 18c after day 3. its a touch cloudy still but Il fine with gelatin soon - only issue...

magic, I will have a look to see if this exists in Canada, otherwise might just have to order from brewhardware

yes, ok that works Perfectly! is that commonly a done thing? usually I see pictures done like me, with a hole drilled for one or more gas lines, I have one gas line with a 3 way manifold inside the fridge. How do I attatch the gas line on the interior though? what filts the threadded side?

Hey guys, looking for a way to be able to easily disconnect my co2 bottle from the serving fridge to use with closed transfer of beer elswhere, Does such an adapter exist? Ideally I would have a female connection on the fridge that when disconnected stops and leakage just the same as connecting...

yep, already have attempt #2 in the chamber! I am still using a spunding valve but have it on very light pressure 2-3psi. I was waaay more patient with the whole process and made a starter this time using WLP002, as my local place was out of 1968, I would like to try the a09 PUB next Time I do a...

Perhaps, once it got going though the spunding valve was hissing nicely, the smell was so nice. I don’t have pub available but I can get the white labs 002, and next time I will try no pressure

so far its been accurate, maybe il have to calibrate each time but it is at 1.020 as the pill is saying. I started dropping the temp today. I think i need a ph meter and will be very careful for my next brew

Do you have a link to the recipe? I have a pack of Nottingham, might try again, the 1969 was smelling incredible, the taste though, it’s like hop soup! As I said though I’m new, I thought I understood the process but I think I’ve gone wrong in a couple places.

Yea it’s a blow-tie 2, I didn’t bother with the liquid cause it was one way, but I suppose open is a different story!. I have a feeling my extraction was not up to snuff and I also have too many tannins, I will have to make a second attempt.

It was best used before July of this year, I didn’t find a manufactured date. I’m wondering if my spurge was a bit hot and maybe I over extracted some tannins. Either way I have opened the spunding valve all the way, tbh I didn’t find it too sweet at all, so ending up around 1.020 is ok, just...

I smacked, waited about 5-6 hrs, and the pack swelled but not super big. I pitched directly into 30L I did pitch perhaps a little warmer than I should have (-21c) I then let it drop to 18 which should have been my pitch temp. Recipe is a Harvey’s best bitter clone I found on Brewfather. I kept...

Well, the sample concurs with 1.020. Tastes pretty harsh and still very cloudy. I’m quite new at this so I’m not sure how things should be tasting after day 5

Something is still going on, I have the spunding valve set at about 10psi and it has built back up since I had it open a few hrs ago, will report back later