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Rested st FG for 3 days. 5 days total ferment. Took 2 days to reach FG that was 7 pts high of estimated. Mash temp was high to start, just over 160. Dropped to 154 for 1.5 hours. Ferment had zero krausen which I thought odd. Lots of turbulence was evident but no foam. No foam is the chief issue...

Lol. I believe I used the vernacular which usually calls chillers like the Therminator a "plate chiller" and a MoreBeer coil type as "counterflow chiller". Technically you are correct. but I try to keep it simple for those who aren't so technically inclined :)

I use PBW and starsan exclusively.

I'm ready to go with the fusel oil explanation at this point. I've never seen a beer this dead before. Of course I've never NOT used temp control before so....lol

Lol yes I actually do have a therminator as a backup. I use a counter flow chiller (convoluted more beer type).

Hey all, I have a blichmann tower of power LTE stand (http://cdn.greatfermentations.com/images/popup/top_tower_lte_expanded.jpg) that I'm looking to either enhance or replace to accommodate the following: 1) adding a bracket to hold my CFC 2) place to hang tubing/lines for storage 3) castors...

I've used it with good results.

Internal fermenter temp maxed out at 77F so not too bad but definitely high for those strains. Thinking O2 and pitching rates were likely not an issue (300bn cells is plenty for that OG). Ive not heard of fusel oils but worth exploring for sure.

Hey all. So this is kind of the first time in 60+ batches ive really been stymied. Brewed an oatmeal stout last saturday, knocked out and pitched 1 purepitch wlp-005 and 1 packet S04 into 6 gallons in my fermenter. Oatmeal stout, OG 1.057. It fermented to 1.023 by monday morning and just...

Brewing up a quick and easy Kolsch with my buddy Jeff. Should be good times tomorrow!

Yep, think we're on the same page. :)

I feel like "usable information" is the key here. In a commercial QC setting they are actually going deeper into qualitative data based on the known abilities of the tasters. Furthermore, the controls are ongoing and repeated exhaustively also. In the brulosophy experiments, they are simply...

Sure I get that and I see where you are going in your thinking. I guess my point is that if results are not significant, there's no proof that anyone can reliably tell a difference with that particular variable. If this is so, it doesn't matter what the preferences are for the group that can...

1110.5 + 4 gallons mixed berry semi-sweet melomel. = 1114.5

2194. Don't ask.

Only pointer I'd have is be sure to pitch a sufficient number of healthy yeast cells into your bigger batch! other than that, looks great. congrats and happy brewing!

Yes! Dig me some brulosophy. Love your method too using the picobrew. see PS for random off-topic thoughts... Using this calc (https://jangevaare.shinyapps.io/triangle/) with 8/15 your p-value is 0.088 which is slightly higher than the normally used, albeit somewhat arbitrary, benchmark of p...

oh, i see! geez. that's big. also awesome. Wish they had a choice on mash tuns for the smaller systems!

Go with it. Youll need plenty of testers and youll need to brew it multiple times to get it dialed in...dont let folks tell you it wont work. It almost never works the first time, but youll get it nailed...

Just throw your hops in through the hole in the collar before / as you drain the mash tun. Also, wow! Did you have that collar custom made? Id love to upgrade my 7.5 mash tun to a matching 10 gal kettle!