Recent content by spikor

thanks. both good points!

Just curious what you guys think of this scenario. Hypothetically, if someone forgot to take an OG and then remembered. Let's also say that person had about 1 qt of volume in the kettle that was too sludgy to put into the fermenter. How accurate would that OG reading be? I assume that it...

that's surprising to me because strike water temp is above that, not that I doubt you one bit. I am a newbie and I'm trying to make sense of everything. For me, the temp hasn't dropped as much as people have suggested it would. The first time I struck at around 164, and it just seemed to sit...

75 minute mash. Steady 66 degree ferment. I tried shaking but it didn't do the trick. After a short time I decided that I cared more to figure out what went wrong more than trying to save the small batch. I added sugar and got some action. So it's just not a very fermentable mash I guess. I had...

For a 75 minute mash, how long above 160 would it take to ruin it?

Hi, I recently did my first 'all grain' using the Brew in a Bag method. I felt that it all went well but the fermentation process seems to have stalled. I took a gravity reading and it had dropped some but not close to where it should have. I know the air lock isn't a good gauge but there just...

Hey guys, I'm considering doing this as the fridge is back on sale at Home Deport for $150. Curious if anyone had any trouble drilling in the tower because of cooling lines, etc. Thanks!