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Would there be any way to check to see if I had forgotten to add salt? Taste-wise, nothing struck me as missing a critical component, however I remember doing the math but do not remember actually adding it... I have a refractometer... anyone know what a normal sauerkraut would clock in at? I...

So in terms of under- desired- and over-carbonation, it is possible to have the same head pressures... if the systems have not have reached equilibrium. How long does it take 3 bar to reach equilibrium, say at 12 C. ? More than several days? In my soda making adventures I have been having a...

Is it true that the pressure measured in a bottle of soda is only head space pressure... and that the amount of dissolved CO2 has (absolutely?) no pressure contribution, so long as it stays dissolved?

I thought the 3 week sauerkraut was a bit on the young side so I let the next batch go for several months, having heard some people let it go for a whole year. Well, I thought all was fine, all the leaves were well covered and there was no organic material for yuck to grow on... I did use a...

haha, I was meaning to ask about that! Are there any?? As far as a reason for delay on the hot side, don't know but imagine some heating devices might be sensitive? Isn't it generally more stressful at start up for any device? Depending on the setup those devices could be cycling many many...

Yea, I just thought it was timed from when the cool cycle next engages, not from when it last ended. Do you know if there is also a delay system on the heat side? On my current unit there does not appear to be. I know this is supposed to protect cooling units, but am wondering if there is...

Interesting. While I did not do a careful test, it looks like the STC-1000 is smarter than I thought it was. I had assumed the program delayed onset of cooling according to the interval set, from the point in time, cooling is set to begin. NO, the program delays onset of cooling according to...

Yea, don't know about its gauge, but I went with the 17A lead wire. (I wasn't sure in store, so I bought 3 different versions (7A, 12A & 17A) to choose from later!) I did notice a strange behavior in the STC-1000 F-3 program... At first, the delay was not applied at all, later it began being...

yes. I have a theory that humans rarely really understand each other... most of our interactions are based solely on "just sufficient" understanding. For example, when you wrote "... a general direction to be compliant with the electrical code to plug it into a 15A circuit." I think I...

Ok Everyone is correct about the "relay contact capacity" being 10A and not 12A... (I was speaking from a 1 or2 year old memory which is why I wrote "thought" in the OP; I suspected I might be off a bit) The Freezer docs say to use a dedicated outlet rated at 15A or above. It is not a...

When wiring up the STC-1000 to a power cord and the hot and cold plugs, several lead wires are required. When I went shopping, I needed to choose between 5A, 7A, 12A, and 17A lead wire. What do I want to choose? I am connecting the thermostat to a freezer that mentions 15A; thought the...

3~5 OK. What is the least amount of hops you can use to actually notice an effect from in 3 days? Does the AA have a significant impact during dry hopping ? BTW, I threw a few pellets into a couple of bottles to see if I could get any effect... Will the pellets eventually become waterlogged...

I saw a hop salesman fill a beer mug with hops then pour it full of beer... calling on the potential buyer to see what his hops could do for the beer. I did the same and found that after 30 minutes, the beer tasted the way I liked. My question is about finding a guesstimate (rule of thumb?)...

Funkychef, thanks for the heads-up. ebbelwoi, I need to stock up also... and it has been a a quite while since I successfully orded from oni. Can I PM you and get brought up to date on protocol too?

Trying to follow what you said about the center cut out; (how might the height affect things?) Is the tray base actually a slope? if so, maybe I do understand....

Good. I want to know about the one you got... I am actually looking at some others but can't tell if 1) They have a fan system that pushes the warm air through or if they work on natural convection. 2) They have a built in timer.

I see. Thanks. I too am getting a dehydrator soon.... have you decided on which one yet?

Hi Scott. Some day we may want to revisit the "night at the museum" affair which never materialized?!! :ghostly: I did some housework last night putting away some yeasts and wanted to see what you had up on your site before about propagating kveik yeast... I am sure you had something, maybe it...

If I am paying attention, no. People doing it in closed bottles... are not force carbonating. I think force carbonating is safer... Hummm, How do you force carbonate glassbotles? I know they have screw cap things for plastic bottles- but are there similar devices for crown cap and flip-top bottles?

Happy New Year Guys! Whats Brewing? Its been a while, but thought we should breathe life into this ol' thread again. Who's Where? I'm in Nagano.