Recent content by professorxxl

Awesome, thanks for the reply again! I bought some grommets for the dowel holes and I like not having the top loose and only the front...I was thinking there wasn't really a need to have both accessible since only 1 fermenter is going in. Going to start tomorrow... Real excited to get this...

OK great ideas! I'll build to spec then and just make additions along the way, like external blow off and thermometers, etc. What did you use on the side where the blow off comes out?

Hi all, I am thinking if building a SoF chiller, but I'm not sure it will support blow off assembly setup. Has anyone modified theirs to be wider than the original plans in order to fit blow off bucket or even 2 fermenters? If so, do you need a bigger fan or more ice per compartment? Thanks...

Did you leave the nibs in as well or just the vodka extract?

Does soaking them for too long make a difference? I've had them soaking for 5 days now. Looking to use them today, but with a little less vodka (I think I put too much in). Also, do you have to go the freezing method and scrape out the fat or can I just rack over everything? Thanks!

A quick update... Checked gravity, 1.022, so it did something right! The taste was very good as well. So far, so good. We will be racking the secondary tonight. I have prepared cocoa nibs in vodka to rack over. Would anyone like to share the best way to add them: All together or vodka...

Yeah, we definitely won't be the next time. The started was started too late and I did a full fermentation of the starter, then cooled it down to separate the yeast cake to pitch. Dont have a stir plate yet.

Here is an additional question, so we don't mess up the carbonation of this batch. Our IPA and pumpkin were both under carbonated, pumpkin is just flat. The pumpkin was 1.095 og and 1.022 fg. We bottled 4.7 gallons and used 2cups of water with .53 cups of dark brown sugar for priming. Is the...

Thanks everyone! I've actually read Revvy's account of his bubblegum beer before, and it does indeed calm me down about the pumpkin. Although i didn't mention that the pumpkin actually never carbonated...so if the bubblegum/banana goes away eventually, it will still be flat...but drinkable i...

We brewed a chocolate stout on 10/12, and prepared a wyeast london ale III 1L starter. We used cocoa powder 1min left in boil, if this makes a difference when you read the following. Pitched yeast a couple days later on 10/16. Our carboy was sitting at 68° when the yeast was pitched. Here is...

We brewed a chocolate stout on 10/12, and prepared a wyeast london ale III 1L starter. We used cocoa powder 1min left in boil, if this makes a difference when you read the following. Pitched yeast a couple days later on 10/16. Our carboy was sitting at 68° when the yeast was pitched. Here is...