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No, the old fashioned hydrometer was used.

Let this one sit in a secondary for a lot longer than recipe kit called for, about two months total, but had heard good things about trippels being left alone for long periods. OG was 1.088, FG was 1.030, sampled twice, two weeks apart, then bottled it thinking it wouldnt move anymore...

That sounds like what I thought, thanks fellas!

Nice! Thanks Revvy!

updated link.... http://www.stonebrewing.com/blog/miscellany/2011/chill-hazethe-more-you-know

Color looks spot on to me. Maybe its the monitor or your camera or whatever....however, Ive sampled plenty of IPA out in the commercial world, and the color isnt out of the ordinary.... Im also not seeing much cloudiness in the photos, again perhaps the camera not picking it up. Even if I...

OK, thats reasonable. I guess I just visualized the starsan working like the "genesis effect" from star trek 2 wrath of khan...slowly covering the planet from a small point.

Let me start by saying, Im not a disbeliever in Starsan. I use it, every time I brew. I understand how it works, being an acid. But... I have to admit a nagging question at the back of my mind.... If its effective as a sanitizer by killing bacteria and other such living microorganisms...

Yeah, after using only one gallon, I could see it just wasnt enough. Agreed about the water amounts being standard across many of their recipes. Ended up doing just that - added one gallon of 160F water to the mash and its doing fine now. I knew what I wanted to do but was afraid to add...

Instructions / Recipe: Belgian Blond Ale (Partial Mash) Instructions Style: Belgian Blond Ale Original Gravity: 1.054 Recommend Time: 5 Weeks BeerSmith: Belgian Blond Ale (Partial Mash) Stats: - 2 Weeks Primary Fermentation - 3 Weeks Bottle Conditioning - Original Gravity: 1.054 - 6.2% ABV...

OK so I was hoping this kit might be a close taste to Duvel, but I dont like sweetness in my beers. Despise it. Thats why Im a big fan of Duvel, its a huge taste with a nice dry finish. This recipe kit included a good size bag of candi syrup. If I hate the sweet after taste - should I...

Its a Love2Brew kit, not sure where they are.... but yes, I'll be sparging with 2.5g after the 60 min mash. Im not worried about the amount of water total, just the small amount in the beginning. My brew kettle is a 10 gallon so the one gallon barely covers the bottom. I guess I wonder if I...

Got a partial grain belgian blonde kit recently that says: -- Heat 1 gallon water to 157F and soak grains in grain bag for 60 mins. Big bag of grains - looking at recipe sheet, its over 3.5 lbs of grain. How is only one gallon of water supposed to cover that much grain? It'll expand once...

OK, I accept the freezer + inkbird thing. Will build in short order. Was going to convert that freezer to hold kegs anyway, so this will just be half the work done anyway. Im confused on the 34/70 talk? Are you referring to another type/brand of yeast aside from the S23? And btw - this...

OK, just watched a few videos on the inkbird setup and see that its all about making an outlet live or not, depending on the inkbird. Isnt that hard on a chest freezer to suddenly pull power away from it? Shouldnt it be allowed to cycle down before turning off the compressor? Sidenote - I am...

I imagine I can find the answer to this one, but if I buy an inkbird temp controller for my fridge, how do I wire it up? I mean, is the inkbird simply there to control power to an outlet, which the fridge is connected to? Or do you actually integrate the inkbrid into the fridge wiring somehow...

Gotcha. A tub with ice water, makes sense. Cheap too. I like that. Thanks boys.

I ordered and brewed this kit without realizing Id need a much cooler area than my normal 65-70 F basement. What do most of you do when you need to chill a lager primary? Im thinking I can use my old fridge for the secondary at 35F. But what is the solution for a primary at 50F??? What...

You're probably right, but wanted to give it a kick in the butt. Waiting 3 days to know it wont tick over seems a waste of time. $4 packet of yeast is cheap insurance.

Well, I might have left it out at room temp of 65 or so for a few days before realizing it was in the box. I usually get dry yeast, so I just grabbed the box of kits from postman and took it downstairs for wkend brewing. Once I realized my error, I put it in the fridge, then pulled back...