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Thanks. Appreciate all the help!

Ok. So if I am understanding correctly, because I’m using RO water, I can add the 7 grams gypsum and 3.8 grams cal. Chloride to the mash from the start with zero additions made to the sparge water? That’s what I was going with initially but wanted to make sure that’s how it works. Also, I’ve not...

Yes, I have a starter going right now

Thanks lizard. I may be able to come across some acid prior to Friday. One more question. Can I add all the salts to the total volume of water and then divide for mash/sparge? Is there anything against treating the whole volume at once with what I have on the spreadsheet? Thanks.

So, I’m trying my first brew starting with RO water. I’m new to water calculations and just want to try and keep it simple. I’ve read some info on the subject but, by no means do I understand the in’s and out’s. I’m making an American pale ale. Recipe: 4lb 5oz pale malt (2 row) 4lb 5oz...

Martyjhueb, I just switched the fan out to a smaller 12v/.25 amp that I am powering with the same 9v/.3amp charger. I have the same problem now. I have to have the potentiometer turned all the way up on start up to get it to start spinning but then I can dial it down...works for now. I might...

I have a 22vdc/200mA power supply and a potentiometer. I was under the impression you didn't want to supply the fan with more than the 12vdc? Will this adapter work with the 12v fan and potentiometer? Any risk of burning the fan motor up or starting a fire?

So I have a 12vdc/2amp computer fan that I am trying to power with a 9vdc/1amp wall power adapter. My fan has red, white and black braided wire going into the fan and the wall charger just had a positive and negative. I placed positive to positive and negative to negative and left the white...

So I have a 12vdc/2amp computer fan that I am trying to power with a 9vdc/1amp wall power adapter. My fan has red, white and black braided wire going into the fan and the wall charger just had a positive and negative. I placed positive to positive and negative to negative and left the white...

What about running a deep freezer with one? I read somewhere where it's not recommended if it's got a defrost mode? The reason I ask is I have a spare deep freezer I am currently using for food that works and a fridge that is not cooling efficiently that I would have to fix...anyway, thanks for...

I just built this temp controller using the STC-1000 and was wondering if I need to disassemble the original fridge/freezer thermostat prior to using the temp controller or just plug the fridge into the "cool" outlet on the STC-1000 temp controller and be ready to go?

Yes, there will be some oxygen introduced for sure when pouring from the corked bottle into the keg but once sealed and the head space purged, I would think that there would be no more oxygen then when you rack to a secondary vessel to clear/age after fermentation was done to begin with? Also...

Even if I purge the headspace?

I have a couple questions about back sweetening a mead that has already been bottled and aging for a year and a half. I have tried 3 bottles at different times in the aging process with the most recent tasting at the 1.5 year mark. Every time I try the mead it gets a little better but I feel it...

Thanks for the reply! That could make sense. I use city water that smells and tastes pretty strong like chlorine. I just put some 10-10-10 fertilizer down earlier today before it rained....(not knowing and thinking it may help). If it is chlorine, then according to this article, I should not...

I was hoping someone here could tell me what they think my issue may be. I'm trying to figure out if this is disease, under/over watering, sun scorch or insects? I found what I think is an aphid on the back of just one of the leaves. I have not used any fertilizer except for good topsoil mixed...

I will let you know...thanks for the input!

I checked OG at 60* too

I will probably just leave it. I don't think I have enough room for an additional gallon in my primary and I can't do it today since I am at work. Do you think I could add 1# with 1/2 gal to get up in the 1.040's tomorrow when I get home (3 days later)? I got my grains from a different LHBS...

Yeah, that would be my preference too but this was already a low abv beer. If my OG reading was accurate, I will most likely end up with a 2.3% beer. I'm not saying I need an alcohol bomb but 2.3 is very low. Hopefully I can still enjoy the beers taste but I would like to have some buzz...