Recent content by nsurround

The idea of no late hop additions for a Blonde could be a little overstated. For instance the Russian River Aud Blonde has several hop whirlpool additions and two bitterness additions. For me it is always a balance of the amounts and malt types being used vs the hops and their properties etc...

I have been using the original Brewjacket for about 4 years. It is not the Pro version which allows to heat as well as cool. It just cools. I had to replace the head unit from 2 years in as the original stopped working. In general I have been happy with it. However there are some issues that...

I have used the original Brewjacket and head unit for about 4 years. Had to to replace the top of the head unit as it somehow stopped working. Generally have been pleased as can move lager fermentation to different locations easily if needed. However there are some short comings. One is since...

Yeah have found that the temp probe is a bit finicky but basically works. The largest issue I have found is that if your initial primary wort temp is way above the Set temp that it will take a couple of days to get to the target temp. Especially if your ambient room temp is also much higher. It...

I know what you mean. However I have usually got a couple of ales cold crashing and a lager that is lagering in the same frig. Bringing up the temp to say 52 or 55 for lager fermentation for two weeks does not make sense in my case. I tried using just the frig for everything but was a big...

When brewing a lager, since I have a lagering frig, after fermentation and maybe a diacetyl rest I remove the carboy from the brewjacket, rack to secondary and then put in my lagering frig. Thus freeing up the brewjacket for another lager brew fermentation. Of course you could lager with the...

The BrewJacket Immersion fermentation temperature control system: This product basically does what it says it does on the brewjacket.com site. I have confirmed most of the site data based on my initial test brews. It is a heat exchange system only. In other words the room temp must be...