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thanks guys withing 24 hrs it was bubbling away with a nice krausen. I was more worried about how long i can leave this yeast out at room temp. It also made me feel better it was packaged dec 11, fresh.

The son has those for the lizard, but i was worried about uv lol ... not really a florida problem heating fermentation chambers huh?

Who put a heater in their fermentation chamber? I stuffed a hair dryer in there lol. Im closer to Orlando, but still far enough away I dont have any homebrewers close by.

yeah it's a 3 gallon test batch.. my new mash tun set me back a bit having to much wort and not hitting my gravity, so i boiled it down till i hit close.. It just didnt give me enough time to cool it off. This is my second wyeast smack pack so i dont know what to expect. Honestly it might just...

quick question. To make it short and simple my wort didnt cool down as quick as i'd like it to. Is ther any promblems leaving a smack pack out over night. I know white labs have been fine doing this, so i dont see a problem with the wyeast. I havent pulled it out of the fridge or smacked yet...

I love me some tettnanger with saaz.. if you want citrus my fav are probably mandarina bavaria. Mosaic is fun in a wheat with an ester laden yeast.

I have a filler as pictured above, thanks to hbtalk lol. Generally i'll pick beers where clarity and yeast floating arount arent very important for sharing. Then I sugar carb my keg and a few bottles, out of a bottling bucket. Got my keg carbed to 20 psi last time lol .. quick vent and a rest...

i had a nap once and scotched my wort. it tasted alright till it fermented, then it was straight up burnt popcorn lol. I usually mess up with my equipment profile and end up with way to much hops.

Ive bought my corneys and tubing from them, plus ll the extra fittings, can say mostly positive things about them.. I did get the double tower and intertap faucets from williams brewing. Im probably out 250 to 300 bucks, bought the kegorator off cl for 100 bucks with 2 #5 tanks. i use pin...

just a thought you could build an insulated box, once it got cold, it should minimize temp swings. it's hot here all the time (like my electric heat has been disconnected since 2012 I do need to fix it lol), although i did use the white labs san fran lager yeast in a water bath with ok results...

I eventually used an old hair dryer with the mentioned controller above, it runs for a few seconds and that is it.. I was going to use a light but the light and skunked beer (paranoid) I thought no so I tried a car interior warmer, but I guess sitting for 10 years it stopped working. Who needs a...

I just entered my second one. my first one I entered 2 and one had a score like yours. I still drank it lol. My lager I changed my bottling methods and lagering a bit ( dont try to bottle lager and ship it). Are those temps your ambient room temps? Just asking cause i get those tastes off to...

heh , mine was rolling on some dead mole thing the other week lol .. he's my kid that listens lmao. I didnt know that about the hops. with my real kids becoming teenagers he's probably my favorite right now lol .. told the wife we should of just had dogs :) I love my kids but yeah teen age...

I was thinking chlorine/chloramine issues .. that why i asked about the off flavor.. Dont feel bad I could never do extract without the funk, but can nail an all grain. dont give up keep trying, everyone is different with different method just keep tryingtill you find one that works.

I know my dog likes it off the compost also, but I try to keep him off. I''m afraid of those bad fungus.. I dont even know if spent grain can get that stuff. edit** it s very humid down here and it grows mold and all sorts of things quick. all some people have to do is get around it.. and dogs...

I got the cheap meter cause ive always hated strips from the pool lol. I know i have hard water so ive been mixing distilled and adding acid malt. If you go with the meter get one that comes with calibration solution. Can you describe this off flavor?

stupid thought maybe one to many homebrews, but if i pulled my UV light from my a/c and stuck it in my fermentation fridge I could use that to sanitize? has anyone tried a uv light for sanitation?

i bought one of those kits from my lhbs.. then i bought a small fridge (30 bucks on offer up) and temp controller. I live in the south. Ale at room temps taste like crap..Its like smoking meats up north you get a better cold smoke than what we do. Then i Bought a burner and a bigger pot.. I got...

I run a little higher using beer smith, just preference. Just did my first competition and the one that was within guidelines came back low hop aroma.. the one that was over made a second place ( i give credit to all the reading ive done here) .. so it's kinda judgment call. I dont fault the...