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I brewed this on 6/14 with an OG of 1.102. I just racked to secondary because I wasn't getting any action from the bubbler for days and my gravity is currently sitting at 1.050. Should I go ahead and pitch more yeast? I brewed a 5 gallon batch and pitched two packs of Belgian Strong 1388 that I...

^ Thanks I think I've got it figured out! I just built a stir plate and did the same sort of thing with a random power adapter and it's working great. I appreciate all of the help and guidance from you guys!

^Um I'm not really sure what you just said, but I actually think these probes will work with the right voltage applied to them. Take a look at the amazon link...they come with an LED "controller" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IYCBNUM/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Dangit! yea, I already bought the C ones. Oh well, that's not the end of the world.

^Ahhh all that makes me feel much better about getting these things wired up! haha thanks Also, very good point about the plastic coating. I'll have to figure something out about that. Probably end up buying/making a thermowell like you mentioned.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IYCBNUM/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Maybe we're misunderstanding each other. The above link is what I purchased. I figured I could bring power to the black/red wires and then chuck the thermometer into my HLT to get a readout on the LED display. Am I missing something?

Oh boy...I was hoping I could somehow run power to these things and simply output the temp on the display. I'd rather not use some kind of "program" and keep this as simple as possible. If I'm stuck with reading celsius then that's not the end of the world. Is that a possibility?

Thanks guys. I think with a bit of googling and reviewing your responses with my EE buddy I might have a chance of making these work. I would like to mount each displace into my rig so that with each brew, I can just toss the thermometers into each kettle and be able to view a live temp...

I don't want to hijack this thread, but I noticed that some people in here have used the RioRand DS18b20 and overall this thread looks to be full of some very electrically technical people. If you wouldn't mind taking a gander at my thread over here I would greatly appreciate it!

I just picked up a couple RioRand DS18b20 temp probes and am realizing that they might have been a bit of an impulse buy :smack:. I've got a few questions for the electrically gifted users on this board. 1) These things read celsius. Is there any way to convert them to fahrenheit? 2) How the...

^ Cool thanks! I actually used a Wyeast calculator online that was way easier than I had expected. Looks like I wanna shoot for about 18 million cells/ml and if I step up two packs twice I will land just about right on the money for an 11 gallon batch!

After seeing how much activity there's been in this thread, I now know how you humans have such high post counts. +1 for me :)

DONE! Just read all 67 pages over the course of a couple days. If you read back 5 pages you should have most of your questions answered. A few notes: - Page 7 is the AG recipe - Candi sugar can be homemade to save a few bucks. Some people add a few days after they pitch their yeast, but...

^ haha I thought the same thing.

I ended up going a different route simply due to the whole KISS method. Because I wanted to be able to sparge with my MLT lid on to maintain temp better, I didn't want to risk a rotating arm getting stuck somehow without me knowing it. I've also opted to use a 20" stem thermometer sticking down...

So something like this? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Watts-1-2-in-x-1-2-in-Lead-Free-Brass-Compression-x-MIP-Adapter-with-Insert-LF-A221/202254875 What I can't figure out is how the copper pipe stays connected to the fitting. Only thing I can think of to make this work is a push fitting like...

Your pictures no longer work, but I don't want to create yet another rotating sparge thread. My question is... What the heck kind of fitting is this?! I can't seem to find anything like this at Home Depot and the people there think I'm an idiot for asking for something that can rotate like...

Really glad I read this thread even if it was from 2009. I've been dumping my star san after 1 or 2 uses, and I thought that was pushing it! I didn't realize it would last so long!

I know a few people (myself included) that store beer in kegs for long periods of time outside of the fridge. I've got room for one spare in my keezer, and 2 in my mini fridge, but there are still times where I've got more kegs than space. #FirstWorldProblems

Wow lotta people really raising the bar lately!