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This looks pretty good, @inkbird. I was ready to order the original one from this post tomorrow, as I just got my chest freezer last night. I'll have to look into this new one you mention a little more. The price certainly seems fair. Thanks for the information.

you still have this set up?

Hey there, old post, but I'm looking for input on this yeast. I made the Cottage House Saison recipe on here last weekend, split the batch, and put half on the Bring on da Funk yeast. I'm looking for opinions on length in the fermenter, and length in the bottle. How'd your guys stuff turn...

Hi berck, I tested the gravity again in the afternoon, and it was still at 1.027. I might have jumped the gun a bit, but I bottled it last night. The recipe on here called for almost 5oz of priming sugar, and beer smith said almost 4oz of priming sugar, so I split the difference with 4.5oz...

Gravity at 1.027 today. Could it still be going down? I've been checking it, and it seems to be dropping a hair every day. Seems hard to believe, but I guess so. It's been 21 days in the fermenter today. Air lock not making a peep, not that that means much. I was hoping to bottle tonight...

Hey bolus14. Yea, the temp was up around 148-149 for a good 20 minutes, then slowly made its way down to 143ish. Just caught me by surprise because I had good luck holding temperature in the mash tun with a lid and a couple towels draped over the sides. The 3711 got going pretty good about 16...

Oh, and last thing. I screwed up my mashing a bit. I had a really hard time holding the temperature for some reason. I way over shot the 148 mash temp (drinking beer and chit chatting will do that), and the water in my keggle was 168 when I noticed it. So I turned off the flame, and let the...

Oh yea. OG was 1.057.

Hi guys, without reading all 171 pages (I have read some), how long does the 3711 take to get going once it's pitched? I made this recipe last night, EKG instead of Fuggles, and split the batch. 2 gal of the 3711, and 3 gallons of Omega "Bring on da Funk" yeast. Pitched last night around...

Yea, Hex, I've noticed not much happening with temperature with the sweatshirt over the fermenter. Makes sense. I closed the door to my "fermentation room" (aka, the guest bedroom) last night, and had the heat up in the house a bit to try and warm it up. Naturally, I left the house this...

Thanks, Hex. I took another reading tonight, and it was at 1.030, so I think it's dropping. Then I thought about it for a minute, and wondered if I read the wrong line on the hydrometer yesterday. Not likely, but certainly possible. I'll take another reading tomorrow, and see where I am at...

Hi Hex, thanks for the reply and the input. I'll take another gravity reading today, and another tomorrow, and see where I'm at. I don't really have an opinion on the secondary, that's just what is called for in the recipe on the first page. I think it is pretty cleared up as of now. And I...

Pulled a gravity sample just now, and it reads 1.032 at 65 degrees, so temperature adjusted to 1.033. Should it be around there at this point? It's been 13 days since going in the fermenter, and I started way high at an OG of 1.092. Tastes like it's headed in the right direction. Still...

Ha. yes, nettekdl. Of course I ordered it the day after I started this monster. It's showing up tomorrow, but too little, too late. I should be good on that front the next go around. I think it was a good experience for me to see how it can go with that yeast and the OG so high. All good.

I made this recipe on 2/9/16, with the same ingredients as posted originally by Magic Larry, but with the quantities listed by SteelRinger. Just rounded up basically. Pretty smooth process. Ended up mashing in a little low at 150, so I fired the burner back up beneath by keggle mash tun, and...

Thanks, Doug. So, if I am understanding correctly, placing the temp probe on the outside of the fermenter will get the heating/cooling system to react quicker, therefore, the temp inside the fermenter stays (more) consistent. But, this puts added strain on the heating/cooling elements, as they...

Hey guys, I just read this thread start to finish, as I was thinking of buying one of these controllers. Then the last comment from Jwin, and response from Doug, has me a little confused. Why does it wait until until 64 is reached, before it kicks on the heat, if the desired temp is 67? Same...

Thanks, seeker. Your explanation of of gravity is appreciated. I'll do the OG reading at a more proper temperature next time. That was something I overlooked how I was going to do it, when I was worrying still about getting the whole process correct. I think I am going to get one of those...

Wow. Thanks for a great, quick responses, guys. I really appreciate it, and thanks for the constructive comments. wilserbrewer: I took the first gravity reading pre boil, but it was very warm, just after mash and sparge runoff. I'd guess well over 140F. Same with the reading post boil...

Well, mission complete. I finally got all my stuff together, and attempted by first batch of beer today. Of course, I went all out, going all grain the first time. Why not, right? I tried a Racer 5 Clone recipe out of BYO magazine. I wanted something I knew I could find easily locally, so I...