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First sugar addition was totally devoured. Added 2nd 12oz feeding. Estimating the adjusted OG is now 1.137. Using the high ABV equation for calculating ABV, that puts me ~16.6% if this 2nd feeding is likewise devoured. I'll need (5) total feedings to get to 20%.

I ended up pitching that whole S-04 yeast cake. That's what got me down to 1.045 (from 1.124) as of Saturday, when I pitched my 3L starter of WLP099. I mashed at 148° for 75 minutes and boiled for 2-hrs. I left the wort at 65° until 24-hrs after audible signs of fermentation (hearing the...

I checked my gravity at Day 4 and was down to 1.045 (from 1.124). I pitched 3L starter of WLP099 on SAT. I plan to begin incremental feedings tonight.

Hmm, you have a YouTube vid of that up? I saw that earlier today. The curvature issue makes sense. I really liked the idea of leaving my conical 'naked' but it sounds like I'll be better off with a jacket of some sort. Thanks for the replies!

I guess what still doesn't make sense to me is the difference in affixing the chip to an aluminum block or a steel vessel with beer in it. Why would one freeze up the chip but not the other? I believe you, I just don't understand the difference.

Thanks. Seems to me the SS vessel would disperse the heat also. Probably not as much as an addition metal block, but enough so that fermenting wort on the other side wouldn't freeze. Curious if anyone has tried it. Another curiosity... Anyone tried anything other than aluminum blocks?

If there is some discussion on this, I'm unable to find it. I've see a couple places that sell aluminum blocks to mount peltier chips and heat sinks to. My question is, why can't you attach the peltier chips directly to the SS vessel? First I was thinking, the aluminum cools and spreads the...

I believe you probably just answered this question since you couldn't get the lager below 55°, but have you been able to cold crash at all since? thx

I brewed this up yesterday. Came in at 1.124 of 6-gallons wort. I'm planning on pitching 1/2 the yeast cake from a previous 1.060 stout with (2) packs of S-04. That is one huge beer. Hope all of this goes well!! Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name...

Sorry, I meant it would be illegal for GI to add bourbon. We can do wtf we want! We're home brewers!!

Just FYI, it's illegal to add liquor to beer. There is some sort of grace for a small amount of residual in the barrel.

HA! I headed straight here to post this. Recipe at 3:19. Several good tips throughout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZc1c52Ue1U Also noticed, WTG Ratio of 2.655

I'm pretty sure HF pasteurizes and rep itches bottling yeast. Don't think you can harvest from their bottles. At least not current bottles.

I did what Genghis did. I had some spare romax cable I used, whatever gauge that is.

I'm planning something similar. I plan to add 4oz Ghirardelli 100% cocoa powder with ~5' left in the boil. Once fermentation has completed, I'm going to add 4oz cocoa nibs and a split vanilla bean for a 1-2 wks. I feel like the powder is necessary to get the chocolate flavor packed in there...

So, latest batch of Moo-Hoo dropped recently. Anyone else taken any stabs at this?

@augiedoggy - O-Ring then? Or truly just a built-in right angle and no way to seal it? If that's the case, maybe I can find a comparable piece locally to replace it. I'll just wait and see what I get.

@Gnomebrewer - do you have all your threads taped? I figured I'd take it apart and tape all the connections before hooking up CO2.

Just curious (honestly, waving the white flag with you), do you feel the same way prescription drugs? Do you continue to buy the more expensive name brand who spent all the time and money in R&D to bring the drug to market? Or do you buy the generics? I see this very much in the same light...

Each state has their own wonky rules. I recall California having some new law that they thought would be a good thing, but ended up not allowing homebrewers to give their beer away free (and they obviously couldn't sell it). I'm not sure how that ended. I recall it put the NHC in jeopardy...