Recent content by raymcgill

Big crazy IPA = big fermenetation! Welcome to the addiction... I mean hobby.

Right. MrMista, draw it up. submit it. Let the community improve it. Produce not consume.

I was trying to say that the recipe wasn't the reason you earned a ribbon. KUDOS to you!!! Your process rocks! Keep it up. Raymond

At this level of the competition, the recipe isn't the difference, its the technique. Good question though.

I block the light with the standard tshirt around the fermenter.

Lightbulb is fine. I actually had to downsize to a 40w bulb to prevent it cycling so often and wider temperature swings. My mistakes were I went too thin on styrofoam (1") so the heat loss was greater. Use the 2"+ foam and I bet tiny bulb would work (and use almost no electricity).

Chemical bleaching. Hmm. Probably a good idea not to stick cheap chinese plastic crap into boiling water. Get an appropriate FOOD GRADE probe. The other side of the idea is that its only a little bit and insignifigant. And if you boil it a few times in water first before brewing, it won't...

Bleach: 1. Inexpensive, but irrelevant on the scale of cost. 2. Can leave taste: Others don't 3. Stains clothes: others don't - How many shirts/pants does it take to add up to the $5 difference? 4. Multiple steps to use because you HAVE to rinse it. 5. Rinse? With what? The NON SANITIZED...

I will pick up a 3 gang Old Work project box, as I have two controllers and a outlet. "Old work" probably because it will be easier to snip of any extra bits. I have an extra controller because I accidentally ordered a 220v one. I use it for another temperature probe until I need it for 220v...

Currently switching from Idophor to Starsan. I've noticed that Idophor drops to teh bottom of my cleaning buckets and spray bottle in thick sludge. Can't be good. Cost is really moot. Bulk order big bottle $10. Cheap to be able to rest regarding infections and wasting batches of $30 beer and...

Ummm. Look at the pictures. Carry the controller with you and know that you need an outlet and stuff. Plastic. Not a big deal. Maybe a cheap plastic toolbox with a handle? Wife's tupperware? (just kidding. Baaaad idea). I want to put the shiny lights on it too so that when ON I know it. Just...

220v controller? That is the indications given supposedly. You have wires going from Controller to outlet, right? i.e. check wiring again. Could be bad transformer in device. but not common.

Right. I was totally in the wrong. Weak moment of D'oh. $21 education. @Flowmaster: "Not sure why people keep buying elsewhere" - Its because we forgot to come here FIRST. We thought up the idea on our own with no input. There is wisdom in many counselors. QUALITY_link 2000 will be hearing from...

Bicky is mybestbuy2007 on ebay. He has ZERO 110 Units, and his description has one overlooked spot where it says 110V. DO NOT BUY. Buying instructions (Which I would of loved to have) 110V Two stage - Heats and cools There is a recommended person on this thread... quality_link2000 ?

No liquids. I am using a styrofoam fermentation cabinet I built. I will get a free craigslist chest freezer later for summer.