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Has anyone received a unit yet? I'd love to see a real review. My date got pushed from Feb to March, but I'm happy to stick with it assuming the unit delivers a polished, reliable experience.

Hey all, I picked up a used unit and have finally got my first batch on it brewed. Everything appeared to run smoothly, but in reality it seems the temps were low. I have been talking with support about it but have not yet had luck resolving so I figured I would reach out here too. Long story...

I just got a corny pillar and have been debating the best way to use it. Wouldn't chilling with the corny pillar in keg serve to recirc and thus cool faster? Is there the reason you don't do this? You also have more options for whirlpool hops if you use chill cycle I would think (put hops in cages).

Good tips, I will try that thanks! Another newbie question: Is the anti-foam specific to what's sold by Picobrew or will any antifoaming agent work (e.g. FermCap S)?

There a picobrew Facebook group but it's full of questions on the pico and not the Zymatic which makes it pretty useless IMO.

I bought a used Picobrew.. but can't figure out how to unregister from the past owner. Anyone figure that out and can share to save me from contacting support? Or do I need to do that?

Hi all, just picked up a Zymatic used and have been wading through old posts for info here. Can't wait to get started! One thing I'm looking for more info on is any tips on brewing hazy ipas that are specific to NEIPAs on the zymatic. Can you all share your tips or experience? Top of mind...

Thanks both, very helpful. I will double check the report. Fixed the link if you want to see if I'm missing something: http://www.valleywater.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=14713 And I guess ward labs is the way to go. I just ordered a test kit. Clearly I have a lot of reading yet to do...

First time trying to treat my water for a pale ale using Bru'n Water. I'm very confused and could use some advice. :) My city's water report (http://www.valleywater.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=14713 - RWTP Treated column I think) shows: Calcium (Ca) 16mg/L Magnesium (mg) 12mg/L Sodium...

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Looks like they're all out of Citra :(. If anyone else sees any availability, please share!

Mashed at 150-155

Got down to the high 50's. If there are unfermentables, would they drop out if I chill it? Now that I've racked it, would I disrupt any ongoing fermentation? Or should I be ok? thanks!

This is the 4th or 5th time I've brewed an RIS with O.G. 1.092 and expected F.G. around 1.020. Activity seems to have stopped a few days ago (fermentation with a starter began 10 days ago), and I racked it to a secondary. When I measured the gravity, I found it is at 1.040! Some...

I just racked my 5g batch of citra IPA onto two lbs of frozen then thawed fresh mango. Anyone have any experience on how long I need to leave this in the secondary to get a bit of mango flavor and the aroma out? I also added some more citra for dry hop (going for the tropical, complimentary...

Out of curiosity, why not?

Sorry to hijack, but which water test is the best to get at Ward lab? I probably need to do some reading, but figured I should ask while this topic is being discussed. Thanks!

Great advice, thanks! When adding at high krausen, do you just take into account the additional total gravity (and total volume as well - 1.046 right?) as to not throw off your recipe? E.g. I guess if I'm adding .25 gallons of water with 1/2 lbs of dextrose, I would just subtract that much...

Maybe my terminology is wrong -- I was going to rack onto a bed of cut up mango (2lbs fresh mango, cut up, frozen to break things up, then thawed and into the bucket) in my secondary. I had researched this a bit and wanted to add the mango AFTER the ferment to get the most aroma out.

I see some recipies that call for dextrose. I tried to do some research but not quite narrowed what it is used for down. Is Dextrose (Corn Sugar right?) used to "dry" beers out? E.g. it should ferment completly, leaving all alcohol and no resisidual malt/sugars which would mean body...