Recent content by trapae

Measured the ph at 70 degrees

Aside from pH is that a problem? And do you think it will cause flavor issues?

I added the minerals at strike temperature and stirred well for a long time. I used my pH meter and calibrated it immediately prior.

This was my first time brewing, a dark beer with reverse osmosis water using bru’n water and my pH 10 minutes into the mash at 70° was 5.7. I was shooting for 5.55. Just wondering if this is going to make a big effect on taste? Any opinions? Also, when I added my Brewing minerals, my strike...

Yes, I calibrated every time I use it.

I’ve been using bru’n successfully for years, but have recently started doing much lighter beers. Like a recent helles, and Pilsner. I’ve realize that when my SRM is under five, my pH seems to be way off. I’ve done other beers in between like IPAs and Marzens and the pH is very close to...

For many years, I have been using a 1/5HP thermoplastic submersible pump I got at Home Depot to run my CIP ball in my 5 gallon stainless steel fermenter. It’s getting old and a little corroded and I’m wondering if there’s a better solution nowadays rather than just buying another all purpose...

This is my first time dry hopping in my Conical. I’m dry hopping cold at about 40°. I dropped the hops in with a hop dropper purging the hop dropper with CO2 multiple times before dropping them in. At first a decent amount of hops settled to the bottom and I could see them in the bottom site...

This will be my first time dry hopping in my conical fermenter. and would like some advice. I have dropped out all of the yeast from the dump port already. I was planning on dumping the pellet in from the hop dropper straight into the beer with the beer already around 40°. I wanted to leave the...

Yep, the entire inside is aluminum

I talked to the representative at beverage factory and he said he seen this before with kegerators that have aluminum internals. He said the aluminum corrodes into white powder and then gets recirculated. Probably that instead of mold. still not good.

Responding to a very old text. I’m looking at getting this kegerator. My old beverage air is dying. Just wondering about the tank on the outside? How do the lines go in without losing a whole bunch of cold air? Looks convenient. I already have a tower set up with normal gas lines. Wondering if...

I haven’t opened my kegerator in months and when I just opened it to take out some empty kegs to clean them, there was this Kind of powdery white residue on a lot of the surfaces, including the tubing in my ball locks. When I wipe it off, it looks a little reddish on the paper towel. Wondering...

I’ve had my RO filter for a couple years now and I’ve been Brewing with RO Water happily. I’m just wondering what TDS meter reading should prompt me to change my filters? It’s reading 16 right now which isn’t bad but I think it was around nine when I first installed the system. When do you all...

Thanks, I recently decided to go over all of my steps and rethinking them. This helps. I do have a bleeder valve on both my pumps courtesy of Bobby’s parts.