Recent content by tchampagne

You can check and and try a Hop Spider like the one here.

In addition to checking with a handheld thermometer make sure that it is also calibrated. I had an issue in the past where the thermometer was giving an incorrect reading. I know that my temperature reading from the Anvil is about 2F lower then my calibrated handheld thermometer. Another thing...

I always add extra orange peel (soaked in vodka for a couple of days) as a dry hop for my Blue Moon clones. It is really up to you and what you are shooting for with this beer. Go for it!

This isn't exactly what the OP asked but I've lost my share of CO2/tanks over the years. I was aggravated enough to try and figure out a way to monitor CO2. It took me longer than I'd like to admit but finally came up with a solution that works quite well for me. I did consider using weight as a...

I finally decided to update my beer styles with the latest BJCP 2021 list. I could not easily find anyone/where that had provided the sql or xml to do that with Raspberry Pints. I went ahead and created a little python script to generate the xml and sql from my BeerSmith3 installation. I am...