Recent content by priceman75

Sorry, that was gallons per minute. My bad! I've done calibration on all 3 PID controllers. Auto tuned the HLT and BK. I'll try again. As far as the science comment, your explanation makes sense. I'm just not sure why Kal from the Electric Brewery suggests monitoring temperature at...

Let me know if you guys have any questions. We ferment in 3 barrel plastic fermenters which have 50 ft. SS coils in the center. We temperature control fermentation with a sump pump submerged in a cooler. For chilling we use an air conditioning unit submerged in the cooler. For heating we...

Thanks for everyone's response. Still trying to figure this out. Here are some answers to your questions. What size is your HERMS coil and how much flow are you getting out of it/that pump? 50ft. SS Coil Can you increase the flow? No. Pump is full flow. Its a small chugger pump, max...

I'm having problems with my 55 gallon SS brew system. Boil kettle, mash tun and HLT with HERMS coil. We can match temperatures in the HLT and MT pre-mash, usually around 165 degrees. We then mash in, stir and watch our temperatures. This is now the 4th batch for us and every time we see a...

I brewed this recipe many times with great results. I'm thinking of adding some different fresh fruits to the secondary, maybe even some hot peppers to spice it up. Has anyone done this?

Hey Guys, Thanks for everyone's responses. I truly appreciate everyone taking time out of their busy days to help me in this endeavor. That's why I love this community of like minded Brewers. We do have a lot to think about and consider. Luckily we haven't made any real big commitments. I...

Hello My friends and I have decided to begin the journey of a startup nano brewery. We will be converting half of my garage into the all electric brewery. We will be using 3 SS 55g drums, 1bbl system with a 50amp control panel from the electric brewery. I have a ton of questions for anyone...

I just love everything they brew. As a new brewer I strive to replicate and someday surpass their brewing. I guess as long as I keep myself and my inner circle happy then I'm doing okay. Thanks for making me a better brewer!

So the results are in. I absolutely loved this beer. Everything about it. The aroma, appearance and taste. Definitely just like the brewery. I put it to the test last night at my wife's birthday party with my closest beer snob friends. Everyone agreed that this was a great tasting beer...

Great. Thanks!!!

Again, THANKS for all the great info. Much appreciation!!! My beer is now kegged and day 2 of dry hopping. I just thought of this question. Once I put the bag of hops in and seal the keg am I supposed to flush the keg with CO2 and then pull pressure relief valve? If I don't will the beer be...

Brew day went great and my beer hit its final gravity reading day 5. I'm gonna rack to keg for dry hopping tomorrow. Do I need to cold crash prior to transferring to the keg? This will also be my first dry hop. After day 4-5 dry hop, won't there be hop residue in the beer? Do I need to do...

I just got a water report last week. After plugging the numbers in to achieve the Burton-on-Trent profile, I should be adding .68 Epsom salts, .42 calcium chloride and .5 chalk. I guess these would go directly into the mash. I'm trying my best but this stuff is hard to understand. I almost...

Will adjusting water using the Burton-on-Trent profile be enough to lock in mash pH? I ask because I was thinking of buying the mash 5.2 stabilizer. Any thoughts?

Great stuff. Thank you for all the information. Gonna give it a try Saturday.