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So, I've used habanero before so I've got that figured out but habanero's are much much stronger than jalapeños. I will be doing a beer in a few weeks that is a Watermelon Jalapeño Wheat and am wondering how many jalapeños you all would recommend to give a bit of burn but still be drinkable...

I too use the Apera pH60 - love it. It comes as a kit too with some starter calibration and storage solutions. Also, the body of the meter has a nice little inbuilt o-ring which prevents the storage solution from evaporating out of the cap. Rev.

Never got why some people are just so "clear" crazy. I mean, what difference does it really make so long as it doesn't look like a gross soup? I want the beer to be tasty, that is the absolute most important thing. Anyone can clear beer with fining agents like gelatin, cold crashing, filtering...

About $60 for the kit https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/oxygenation-kit and about $10 for each cylinder. As for how much you can do with each can it's hard for me to say as I've not yet run out. I only aerate my liquid yeast though, I stopped aerating my dry yeast since the manufacturer's...

O2 wand and disposable Bernzomatic cans from the hardware store is really the way to go! Just go for it, it's inexpensive and will aerate much better as well as faster. Been doing this for years just sanitizing the wand before use and never a problem. Rev.

I've been finding lately that any BSG bagged hops I get from NorthernBrewer are dry and some pellets even broken down into powder. I don't find this with any of the other black bag NorthernBrewer hops I get, just the BSG. They just seem so dried out and powdery. I seem to recall someone...

I've gone back to 4 weeks in the fermenter for the vast majority of my beers then keg. Since I moved and restarted brewing I cut it down to 3 weeks but each time I've been not 100% happy with the beers. Going back over my records for the past two years prior to my move I had switched to 4 weeks...

I used to have this one, loved it: https://www.thermoworks.com/RT600B Currently using this one. I calibrated it as it was off about 1 degree and has been great since. Also love it...

Those appear to be the 525 model. Rev.

I wasn't even aware of that. Would explain a lot of it. I'd always thought it was people just using the search function then adding to a thread that hasn't been posted in for several years. But yeah a suggested thread feed would definitely explain most of it. Rev.

He was asking what to do with small excess amounts of grain, not spent grain ;-) Rev.

I store mine in the refrigerator, not the freezer. When I rebrew some of my beers I'll often realize I still have enough of a grain that I don't need to order another pound or so. Been doing this for years. Rev.

Get this one, I love it! https://www.amazon.com/Apera-Instruments-AI311-Replaceable-2-00-16-00/dp/B01ENFOIQE/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=I1OVODB8BQMR&keywords=apera+ph+meter&qid=1551660119&s=gateway&sprefix=Apera+ph&sr=8-3 Rev.

I didn't think I did either, and on some beers it's almost not noticeable while others it is quite noticeable. I did some extensive testing however over a couple of weeks and found that while the lines itself do not impart any taste to the beer in the line that it does indeed oxidize and lose...

Absolutely you would. I installed it directly onto the barbs for my 2-tap kegerator and I used to own a 3-tap in the past and I can say you can definitely do all three lines with Accuflex in the tower. Below is the thread where I upgraded from EJ UltraBarrier Silver lines to Accuflex. For the...

Oh Lord, I can just see it now.... "The reason your NEIPA oxidized is because you didn't play Roy Orbison during primary fermentation" "New Thread: Can anyone help me wire speakers inside my fermentation chamber?" "New Thread: How do I soundproof my fermentation chamber?" "New Thread: What...

Yeah one wouldn't tend to think the lines could be oxygen permeable but yep, they are. The Accuflex line has a PET liner that better protects against this. It also will not impart any tastes or odors on beer that sits in the line, even over great lengths of time. Rev.

Very common issue. You are experiencing oxygen permeation in your beer lines. If it's something you want to rectify buy Accuflex Bev-Seal Ultra beer line. Just look it up on here. I switched just recently myself. Rev.

What do they read when you use distilled water by itself? Rev.

I've only used gelatin twice so far, but for both beers I decided to not stir since I've read many say you don't need to and I wanted to avoid any possible oxidation as much as possible. Both beers came out crystal clear. One was an amber and the other a pilsner. Here's the pilsner below, so no...