Recent content by Zenzi09

After a couple of weeks I tried it a few times and it tasted good, but unfortunately I didn't wait long enough for the SG to Bottom out. A month after I woke up to the sound of bottles blowing up in a spectacular fashion. I have about 10 of the 45 bottles left from that mess. ;) However that...

How much for per megapot if I pick it up? I live in Racine

Most of the hardware and modifications for my equipment have been acquired from, or preformed at my place of business. :-/

Quite off topic we've gotten here.

I just did a cranberry weizen that I bottled today, I just let it float on top and initial tasting it would appear it turned out pretty good

Oh boy, here we go - Sanitation habits have slipped some since I began 3 years ago, I use bleach for my carboys and just 140 degree rinse for most everything else. - I've come up short in water volume on a AG batch and just used cold tap water to bring it up - I only do gravity tests if it's a...

Wisconsin all the way!

Just bottled this today, I ended up using 4lbs of dried cranberries as that was all I could find. Initial tasting it turned out great! It's a little cloudy but I'm expecting it to clear up a bit in the bottle. This should be a great summer beer that falls in the 5%-6% ABV range, the...

Black IPA Smoked Dubbel Chocolate Milk Stout Cranberry Ginger Weizen Imperial Pale Ale All 5 gallons

I see a lot of people use copper manifolds in their stainless kettles, myself include. I've been thinking about it for awhile but has anyone ever had a problem with accelerated corrosion related to use of dissimilar metals? I'm also concerned about the chemical reaction between the metals while...

I like the whisk idea, I'll def give that a shot Tuesday for my next batch.

I batch sparge and yes, stir like it owes you money, get all them sugars from every nook and cranny. That said I just had the same problem with my last batch, from what others suggested I'm think my mash temp of 152-155 was the main contributor for loss at efficiency. I'll do my next Tuesday...

No I never did look or try to break up dough balls. Thought never occurred to me. I also never do water chemistry but I've never had a problem with this in the past.

Grain Bill 11.5 Rahr 2-row 0.5 Briess caramel 80l .38 carafe III .38 chocolate malt

normally my SG and efficiency is consistent. Not a BIAB, the mash was about 8 degrees higher than I would normally mash at(144-146) range. My thermometer is new, but my hydrometer is rather old, but never noticed any problems with it in the past. My mash tun is a 10 gallon chest cooler that...