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Is it bottled or are you just sampling from the primary? What yeast did you use?

I do it regularly. As long as your mash temp doesn't get below 140. You will be fine. If lower than that it will slowly start to sour.

Confused. You seem to be asking about overnight mashing but also mention lactic acid and souring. Are you talking about a sour mash? They are two completely different things.

So this begs the question... Where is the 5 gallon mark? Right to the lid? The end of the dip tube? Lower?

No. Looks like a weed to me.

You will find that the needle will stay where it was when filled for a long time then suddenly start falling after 6 kegs or so. Use it all up until you're at zero then fill.

Yes there is something you can do...wait 6 months.

I test with strips because I usually keep it for 2 months or more. During that time the ph slowly creeps back up. By testing I know when to spike the mix with more Starsan or toss it.

I didn't read the whole thread so maybe it's been asked but has anyone ever tried blending a Berliner Weisse with this recipe to get the sourness?

I agree. Not huge at all. BJCP guidelines put FES's at 1.056-1.075, so you're right on target.

It will be fine with just the one. I would leave it.

Let me guess...wlp002?

That's a lacto infection. Do you mill your grains in the same room you brew in? On the bright side, you might have a decent sour beer.

Not a dump question. If you use a taller MLT like many, your BH efficiency might be slightly better due to less area for your wort to pool on the bottom. That said, I still use a Coleman cooler as my MLT. The difference is negligible, especially when I tilt my cooler. As long as your MLT is well...

Yes indeed. Stay thirsty my friend.

4lbs from 40 plants? That sucks.

I knew there must have been some magical device you guys were all using to make this happen. I now know this magic has a name: Solid State Relay. Thanks. Gonna hafta get me one.

Awesome. Thanks.

I made something similar to this and it works great for my fermentation fridge. I tried to use it with my electric kettle and it fried it. I guess there was too much load with my 3x1500w elements. Is there a way to do this to control the kettle without all that power going through it and...

Yup. Used to do them a couple years ago before stepping into allgrain. They weren't bad. The west coast IPA and oatmeal stout were my favorite.