Recent content by stlbasementbrewer

if its a capacitor start motor, you can reverse the leads on the capacitor and it will go the opposite direction.

I, for one, love and respect a well placed roadie. More power to ya.

I love this guy.

I want you to drink 3 homebrews a day and call me in two weeks if symptoms persist. Side effects may include a drop in anxiety over young beers and extreme relaxation in the face of possibly failed brews. You gotta just relax and wait. I bet even if the color is light, that it will be a...

I'm not trying to be a flame thrower, but giving that advice to someone who has no experience at all with electricity is negligent and wrong. The proper answer if wanting to go all electric is to go straight 240 for control and element power and add a separate plug to derive 120 from another...

I take a mason jar full of water, tape the sensor to the side of it with electrical tape, and then cut up a couple of soft can coozies and insulate it with those. I've checked the water inside with a calibrated thermometer and it's dead on. Keeps the temp swings to a minimum. It does wreak...

A fan is really helpful in getting rid of temp variations. Add a fan, I bet all of the thermometers get a lot closer together.

Flap wheel on a grinder was perfect. Dulls the edge really well and is almost impossible to mess up by taking off too much material.

Happy brew day. :mug:

Boom! Welcome to the forum man. Glad you're here! Another great addition to HBT.

I love the way his hair moves in the breeze from the drill during the crush.

I'd give it at least two weeks at proper temp and pressure to achieve desired co2 volumes before testing. Just gotta be patient

What temperature is the beer? Makes a huge difference in the amount of co2 that can be dissolved.

I'm in.

Cap one, give it a little agitation and hold it in a bucket full of water. You will see bubbles if it is leaking from the cap.