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It definitely had not started to compact down, in fact since the photo was shared it's taken up past the 5L mark and was about ⅓ the way to 6L! That's when I gave it a rouse as mentioned above. What else could it be? You're thinking it could be some kind of infection? For what it's worth, I...

Great point! If the beer isn't s*it maybe I'll harvest some... Not much else I don't think, I did a biab and that seemed to do a good job filtering out all the grain material. I also left the sludge (hops) in the bottom of the kettle, so only some of the hop debris made it in. As far as what...

Hmmm perhaps I should share my results with Escapement, see what they say I decided to do this afterall. I figure I don't have anything to lose here anyways, so I gave it a good swirl aerating as little as possible with ~3 psi still on the spunding valve, then I moved the heat pad so that it's...

Yeah, nothing against dry yeast here - I just wanted to get the "best strain I could" for this beer and this was it. I didn't realize it was that much fussier than dry. I aerated (shook) for about 60 seconds and pitched a full pouch meant for 5 gallons, but the pouch was about 6 weeks from...

😂 They (escarpment) look that bad eh? I don't know what to tell you, I'm confused too hence coming here looking for some answers!

I'm also brewing inside, in a heated room. Room temp is probably somewhere around 66f at the moment, but the fv is in the closet of a spare bedroom with a heat pad under it and a probe thermometer inside a thermowell, so I don't think temp is too big of an issue here. It's bounced around by a...

Hmm this could be a problem, I'm guessing you're citing °F here? I pitched at around 18c/65f, it naturally rose without any heat to 21c/70f, then started dropping (at which point I added the heat mat). It's gone as low as 19c/66f and since then has bounced between that and 20c/68f. This is...

I should probably add that the fermenter is still sitting at 20c/68f, I have not cold crashed yet. I am also fermenting with ~3psi on a spunding valve.

nice, okay this is what I was hoping for! I'm not planning to bottle anytime soon, I'll give it a minimum of 14 days in the fermenter and then I'll either bottle it or stick the whole thing in my near freezing garage with some added CO2 and start drinking it a few days later :D

Thanks for all the perspectives! I never considered that maybe the trub is piling up on the sides, I hope that is it! Primary fermentation seems complete, I didn't get a crazy amount of krausen on this batch but since the gravity is nearing expected fg of around 1.022 (High, I know...) I suspect...

I'm currently fermenting my first all grain batch, and I'm really surprised by the size of the yeast cake in my fermenter. Along with the hops I left in after a hopstand, I'm quickly approaching 5 of the 11 litre batch size in sludge! My question is what did I do wrong here - or is it just a...

I like the "entry level keg setup" here. I've been ordering from OBK in Canada exclusively so far, I haven't really looked into what's available in the US as paying duties alone is a massive PITA. The Canadian boarder service and I are not on the best of terms with how they've treated some of...

They're certainly a finicky product... Cheap and great entry level purchase but definitely not very durable.

So you're saying it's not that big of a deal to have an open fermentation? I have a wheat beer slated to go next, I figure that would be a good option for no-pressure fermentation anyway. I just didn't want to waste my time if it would open the door wide open to an infection

Good question, I should have shared this from the beginning. The Teflon tape is covering the super glue from the outside. Could be the tape causing the leak now that I think about it. I think I'll give this another try again tomorrow if I get bored. I've since picked up some keg lube that...

I actually tried this before I tested it by filling with water and turning upside down. It didn't leak fast but after a minute or so there were definitely a few drops worth of water under the pressure cap. I think you're probably right though that it's unlikely to be a problem. I just don't want...

Hi folks, simple question here for the more experienced amongst us. I was planning on brewing my second batch this weekend but I cracked the lid on my fermzilla removing it after my first batch. I've ordered a replacement but it won't arrive for a couple weeks and I can't get one locally. Though...

Update: I recieved my gear and the ingredients for my first two brews on Friday and got the first in the fermenter yesterday morning. I don't expect this beer to be all that great. It's an extract kit from obk here in Canada. The recipe is 6lbs of Pilsner lme, 1lb of Pilsner dme, 1 lb of d180...

Bit of an update, I decided to brew a warmer strain of yeast for my first beer to allow me to ferment in the house. I've got the heat vent in the spare bedroom turned off and so it's about 62f in the room. Fermenter is in the closet with a seedling heat mat under it but not touching it. I have a...

My long term plan is to go this route, but I'll probably buy something more expensive in good working order when I do. The options for free used stuff are very limited as I'm in a less populated area and I don't own a truck either. It's not necessarily easier for me to build something, but I...