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The sensor may be faulty, but my other sensor is only about a degree off, and I’m having the same issue in Fermentrack. I can’t get the calibration offset to work right. I’ll get around to replacing the sensor at some point, but in the meantime I figured I could make do with it if I could...

I'm having an issue with the temperature offset calibration of my OneWire sensor. My sensor is about 7 degrees high, so I am setting the offset to -7 (I assume this is what I should be doing), but the temp reading always remains the same, no matter the value I choose, and it displays the offset...

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll give it a shot!

I could also just be missing something in Brewer's Friend with my equipment profile. I like it's interface a lot more than BeerSmith, but I want to make sure my IBU's are more or less accurate

Thanks! Speaking of brewing software, has anyone used Brewer's Friend? I haven't used BeerSmith in a while, as I have been on BF for some time now. I tried to duplicate a recipe in both software to compare, and the IBU's were completely different, like almost 20 units off. I replicated my system...

Any tips for cleaning heating elements after dry-firing? Looking very flaky, not sure if it's rust or pieces of the metal coming off. It is still working fine, I'd just rather have it looking as clean as possible.

I have acquired a few recipes from a commercial 60 bbl brewhouse, and I am trying to scale them down to my level (10 gal). My main issue is calculating the hop additions. I understand that the hop utilization between our systems are wildly different, and overall kettle dimensions, process, and...

I plan to use a few kegs as transportation vessels to bring beer from my brewhouse to my cellar where my oak barrel is. The beer already will have Brett in it before the barrel. I was going to immediately clean the kegs used for transportation after filling the barrel. Will I need to take the...

Looking for a similar yeast to Omega's Northwest Farmhouse Brett strain. They advertise it as a "lighter side of funkiness with this B. bruxellensis..." and "wonderful white wine character and light funk, and develops its character rather quickly. Brett character will be apparent within a few...

Was estimating a couple months in the barrel, and I’ll take tastes through a nail hole to make sure, then transfer to CO2 purged carboys for extended aging

15 gal, used whiskey barrel

Yeah I was thinking some dregs would be good. I’ve never done it before, is there a good ballpark number of bottles for a 15 gal batch?

Update on the barrels, hoping for some advice. I cleaned them out as best as I could with boiling water, drained and left dry for a couple weeks. I filled them up with a storage solution of potassium metabisulfite and citric acid mixed in water. After a few days I am getting bluish grey mold on...

I’d say the basement is around 60s, maybe 70s in the summer, and right near the HVAC as well. I guess I say “chilly” because it feels like that compared to my uninsulated garage that gets in the 90s some days haha

If I were to transfer during primary, how far into fermentation should I shoot for? I’m unsure of starting primary in the barrel as the only place the barrel can rest is in a chilly basement. My conical has temp control, so I figured primary might be best there in the beginning.

I am planning on brewing up a golden ale, to be pitched with White Labs WLP655 Belgian Sour Mix 1 at primary. From what I've read, this mix should have enough Brett to age for several months to a year on its own, but my question is: when transferring to my oak barrel for the long age, and...

Currently swelling and reconditioning two dry, used whiskey barrels to prep for some beer aging. I’ve rinsed and dumped several times, and looked on the inside as best I could via the bung hole. No visible mold or anything, just a nice looking char. After I filled one last time to ensure it...

I brought this up earlier in the thread, but I'm hoping to resurrect an issue I am having with my Tilt and Fermentrack/ RPi in general. Not sure why, but I cannot get a reading from my Tilt in Fermentrack. I confirmed it is on and logging via the iPhone Tilt app. I added it in Fermentrack...

I reached out to Douglas from Craft Hardware who manufactures the condenser I have. We did some troubleshooting and discovered it was my outlet hose. I had to extend it to reach my sink, but I had a bit too much length, so it was coiled up a couple times. When the water inevitably collected in...

I am running a garden hose from the main house to the detached garage that I brew in, using an RV drinking water safe hose. I am also running it through a 10" 10 micron carbon water filter. The water from the house is incredibly hard, visible white layers of minerals left on equipment, and...