Recent content by thirsty-one

Well I ordered from the links….and they sent me a (2) hose clamp(s) with slits instead of a solid band. Guess I’ll see what happens

That is true. I guess I meant in theory it would hold up but yeah, controlled flow rate for cooling. Glad to know that it’s held up. Such an easy design but it also looks legit. Can’t wait to try it out

Just curious how this has held up since. Assuming you run a pump, so do you need to control flow rate like with the hop stopper or can you let if fly? Anywho, I have a setup built after the electric brewery and use a hop stopper but recently brewed a heavily hopped IPA and I thought I...

Yes, adding just to the mash never the sparge. I have been caught up in chasing numbers but starting to realize no point adding it if not needed. I’m typically looking to push a PH down to range in most of the styles I like anyway. For now on just leave the HCO3 at a big fat zero unless I brew a...

about 0.005 ml….haha yeah that’s pretty crazy small. Then I don’t know what it is other than my additions of baking soda? I only add it to match a recommended water profile for the style I’m brewing. Such as this recommended HCO3 addition. I still kept it lower than suggested and there are...

So, treat the sparge with a little acid? I typically use 88% lactic but also have 10% phosphoric

https://watermillexpress.com/frequently-asked-questions/can-i-use-your-water-for-home-brewing/ This is about all I can find. Emailed them awhile back and got the same thing

I have been reading this thread and many others racking my brain on water chemistry. I’m still having a harsh taste with most of my finished beers. I use Brewfather and pretty much have the water salts and mash PH down to a good working knowledge. I use a milwaukee PH meter. And I believe my...

WOW!!! This post is a blast from the past. I normally dont post on this forum, just because I have been partial to another and quite frankly, I forgot about this one. I get an email from "HBT Admin" saying my box was full and then I started looking at my short lived profile "posts". This above...

New to the forum, so hey.....I may offend some but really theres an explanation. My father-n-law bought me a beer machine as a gift....ya I know it's like the easy bake oven compared to a real chef...but I'm gathering equipment to brew for REAL, however until then.......My beer (american lager)...