Recent content by Skinner222

I've brewed several batches on my 35l 3.1.1 system and one thing frustrates me: setting the timer for automatic brewing. There doesn't seem to be any way to quickly reset the timer to 0:00. For example, if I'm preheating and want Step 1 to be 10 hours then I have to hold the button down and wait...

Thanks Dave. I was just going by the 80-84% attenuation from the Fermentis website. I'm sure the software is using those numbers as well. But I realize those numbers are dependent on many variables. Appreciate your feedback. Cheers! K

I'm warm fermenting an Oktoberfest with 34/70. OG of 1.052, temp was approximately 60-61F for the duration. The gravity is now 1.014 and has been sitting there for a day. I'm letting the temp increase for a few days then will keg it and chill to around 40F (my keezer temp.) I'm a bit concerned...

I just kegged a session APA brewed using M66 Hophead yeast. I was amazed at how quickly fermentation started, and it was quite vigorous for about 36 hours, then slowed down to a crawl. Hit my anticipated FG in about 7 days. My only concern is how cloudy the beer was/is. Is this a "cloudy, juicy...

Damn, you’re right! I forgot that I already had an account. Apparently I haven’t logged on in about 10 years. Mods, go ahead and delete the old account, user name Skinner.

Greetings! I'm a returning home brewer. I started about 25 years ago with an extract kit from Costco. Gradually progressed to all grain and was building myself an electric RIMS system. Then life got in the way (first kid) and I stopped brewing. I eventually started up again with a couple of 5...