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Here is some info about Whirlfloc: They state it is better to use it in the last 5min beside the last 15min of the boil. Funny, Midwest states to use 1/2 tablet for 5 gallon batches and 1 tablet for 10 gallon bactches. On the label (pic in link) it say to use 1 tablet for 5...

Thanks fo the info! So if you set the dif to 1 (set point cut out @ 68 F) then it will turn on at 67F then turn off at 69 F (dif 1). I did not think about it cutting in before the set point (dif setting)...long wk :cross: That might be a better idea to set it at a dif of 1 so it does not...

Hi, I have a Digital Temperature Controller that i want to use with a Fermwrap (heat blanket) for my carboy. I know that i have to open up the box and change the jumpers to work for heating mode. I want to have the set point at 68F with the differential set point at 2 degree (cut in/out)...

Thanks again. MN weather can be so up and down. Monday it was -20 F w/ windchill's and on Fri it was ~34F and will drop down next wk...lol I will hook up the blanket and walk away...lol The kit was saying it would be best to transfer it to the secondary. Just traded the dial therm...

Thanks for the link and info... I tend to over think/worry about things...lol...just as my wife. I did buy a heat blanket and picked up a Johnson dig. Temp Controller (friend got me a good deal at a brewery shop) and have it up to 68F. I got the dial thermostat control but will bring it...

Thanks again for the info! The kit (a gift) came w/ Munton & Fison Ale 6 grams (yellow packet). The air lock started to bubble co2 that same night (last sunday), all day on Monday and then when i checked on Tues there was no more bubbles. Since then i have not seen anymore. Did the yeast...

Thanks, I did use a extract + grain kit: Irish Red Ale. I did a 5 gallon full boil. I started w/ ~6.5 gallon at start and had ~5.25-5.50(transfered a bit over the 5 gallon mark) when i transfered the wort to the prem. ferm. True, It could have not properly got mixed when i checked. Used...

Hello all, New to the forum, been reading a ton of great info for awhile. Questions: What is the best temp range for the secondary fermentaion stage. I read in book that the best temp is 55 F (ideal) for ales. Would 60 - 65 F be good too. When to take the Final Gravity Reading: A...