Recent content by sharpbeer

So, its been 2 years... I'm not sure if this will help anyone in any way but... I just got back into brewing after settling in to our new home. I figured out what my 'acetaldehyde' 'green apple' issue was. It was cascade hops I had left out one day while brewing, they sat and cooked in the...

Same. I watched his building a basement brewery series as I myself am planning to start my own soon. I then noticed he hadn't posted a new video in 7 months!

It's been a few months but I have come with an update. I am not OP so I am not sure if he and I have the same issue. However, since he has been using distilled water and having this possible acetaldehyde issue, and I started having this issue when switching to DI water, it may be related. Back...

I believe, I hope*, lack of sufficient levels of zinc in my DI water is what is causing this issue as I've been pulling my hair out over this. I've been brewing on/off for almost 10 years now but just last year got back into it seriously. The beer had been turning out fine until around, I...

^^Also, I oxygenate the wort using one of these for about ~5 min. Ferment for 2-3 weeks. Pitch appropriate amount of yeast, use calculator on beersmith, make starters if appropriate. Pitch yeast to wort that is cooled 2-3 degrees below ferm temp, let it ramp up in my fermenter to ferm temp and...

Hey, glad I found this post. I've had this same issue now for the last few months, only on my lighter beers. I use distilled water and adjust salts depending on beersmith water profiles for whatever the specific style calls for. I can smell it and taste it from both of my fermenters, glass...

So, I'm going to assume these wires all need to be replaced...?

Alright, I have a day off work so I can mess around with the Brewie+, v 3.1.1. Set it to developer mode, placed 1 gallon in each mash and boil sides, and set the heaters to 50C. The mash (right) side, went from 30C to 50C in just a few min, turned it off and tried the boil (left) side. It does...

I will open it this Wednesday/Thursday when I get time. Thank you!

It is a B20+, 3.1.1

Thank you for the quick response. I will look at it when I get back from work! One quick question, is there a way to know/test for sure if it is the heating element wires before I start purchasing parts and opening up the Brewie?

Hey guys, I reached out to Brewie tech support about 1.5 months ago after their website came back up, and I haven't heard back. I have an issue where my system, after 5 or 6 brews, doesn't work anymore. I'll start a brew but it will not progress. It will start and stay at '0%, Preparation - 0%...

I normally use the auto water inlet, but for my most recent brew, I added water manually because I bought some RO water that I wanted to adjust. I tried calibrating the unit, turning off WiFi, restarting it multiple times, tried different recipes, tried WITH the automatic water inlet, which...

I got up early this morning to try to brew before work but my Brewie won't work. It stays stuck at the 'preparation' phase. I tried to go to their website today but it seems to be down? Please don't tell me they are out of business... Anyway... The issue I have, is this indicative of a broken...

Sorry to hear. I also waited patiently until late February. Cancelled even after they tried to offer me a $219 discount. I bought a Brewie+ since a lot of people on here mentioned it and have brewed 3 beers on it so far. It's a great machine if you're wondering, shoot me a PM if you have any...