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  1. Merkur

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    I have two CF10 fermenters that are in use regularly with 5 (6.1 gallon in fermenter) and 10 (11.1 gallons in fermenter) batches. I typically start fermentation at 2-3 psi and then set it to 5-8 psi at around 80% completion before cold-crashing. I have the 2" sight glass and butterfly valves...
  2. Merkur

    Saison fermentation + Wyeast 3724

    Thanks for the input. Yep the Saison has reached terminal gravity, so the degree a day bump worked out. Lots of people have warned about this yeast stalling. I will add the BrewClear to the fermenter. I have perfected the 'syringe attached to a ball-lock' technique for adding tinctures and...
  3. Merkur

    Saison fermentation + Wyeast 3724

    Hi - I'm fermenting a Saison and after a lot of reading I am using the approach where I step the temperature up one degree a day. The fermentation has gone well and is about to finish at the target FG of 1.011. My normal approach would be to wait 4-5 days after the FG is reached and confirmed...
  4. Merkur

    Handpump connection advice

    I bought some stuff from UK Brewing supplies (Paul Pendyck) and spoken with him to resolve issues. They are a solid company and good prices. I have also ordered parts that UK Brewing supplies did not have or were out of stock from RLBS. ( Home page - Hand Pumps, Beer Pumps, Fonts, Gas...
  5. Merkur

    Home bar drip tray drain

    Hi - I have a home bar with six beers and a drip tray. When I built it, it wasn't possible to have the drip tray feed into a drain so I have it drain into a bucket under the taps. After a heavy night of use I empty the bucket which is rarely more that a quart or two. However the silicone tube...
  6. Merkur

    Flite - Keg Level, Temperature, and Pressure Sensor

    I am running IOS 16.5.1 (c) and the Flite app is working OK. My Flite sensors however have become unreliable and started failing.
  7. Merkur

    Homebrew Con 2024 location?

    I like the suggestion, but the problem is with the National suppliers. It is very expensive for these guys to attend shows and they would have to attend all of them to capture the user base. From MoreBeer to Spike, Muntons or smaller manufacturers like Tilt or Plaato, I have engaged with their...
  8. Merkur

    Homebrew Con 2024 location?

    I have attended four HomeBrewCons but unfortunately was unable to attend this year's due to a family committment. It sounds like I didn't miss much . I have read this thread over the past week and all the good, constructive criticism. In particular from @Bobby_M. I was involved with some of...
  9. Merkur

    Difficulty matching British water profile

    The beer I have been trying to replicate (for years now) is Wadworths 6X. Brewed in Devizes where I lived for a while, widely distributed in the south of England and my idea of what an English Ale should be. Paul
  10. Merkur

    Flite - Keg Level, Temperature, and Pressure Sensor

    Thanks @UncleD ! Regarding the low pressure alarm (and indeed all alarms), I have set the values but they are not coming through to my iPhone. I suspect that I need to go into Notiction settings on the phone and enable notifications from the Flite app. All the best. Congrats on the new house...
  11. Merkur

    Blichmann Brewcommander Customized?

    While not exactly what you asked, I added capability to the Brew Commander without actually modifying it. I did look at taking the guts out of the Brew Commander box and mounting it in the control box but decided it wasn't worth the additional complexity and risk - as well as voiding any...
  12. Merkur

    Flite - Keg Level, Temperature, and Pressure Sensor

    @LBussy @UncleD And another question! I have one of my Flite sensors that was calibrated high and low and working for 2-3 weeks and all of a sudden I noticed that the keg went from full to empty. I looked into it and the header lost the 'low distance calibration number at 2:15am one morning...
  13. Merkur

    Flite - Keg Level, Temperature, and Pressure Sensor

    Another question. I had a CO2 tank run out and was expecting to get a notification when the CO2 pressure dropped below the limit I had set on the sensor config page. This was set to 5psi. I did not receive a notification and it occurred to me I had not set up any notification methods - text...
  14. Merkur

    DIY Trunk Line Question: Store-bought wraps, or pro tape?

    I built my own trunk line in a 'Y' configuration to feed six beers, from two Komos kegerators to the beer tower. It has been in operation for two years now and overall I am happy with its operation. Using a lot of experience here on the HBT forum, I decided to use a flexible copper core with...
  15. Merkur

    Flite - Keg Level, Temperature, and Pressure Sensor

    Question: On the Flite App, is there a way of changing the order in which the beers appear? I would like this to be in the same order as my taps, but it appears to be pre-sorted in order of when the controller was first registered/set up. Paul
  16. Merkur

    Flite - Keg Level, Temperature, and Pressure Sensor

    My sensor corny lids:
  17. Merkur

    Flite - Keg Level, Temperature, and Pressure Sensor

    UPDATED: I found that if I reset, or power cycled the controller between the Low and the high level calibration steps, I could calibrate the lids OK. I still never got the small yellow print on the bottom of the display indicating the calibration distance. This project is finally nearing...
  18. Merkur

    Flite - Keg Level, Temperature, and Pressure Sensor

    Thanks Lee. My first thought was the sensor package in the lid as it had suffered quite a bit of physical handling and abuse during installation in the housing and lid. It is not epoxy sealed at the moment. However I tried the sensor package with a different 8266 Wemos mini and it works OK. I...
  19. Merkur

    Flite - Keg Level, Temperature, and Pressure Sensor

    A project update (and plea for help!) I have been working on this for close to a year and decided it’s time to finish it. I took the breadboard sensors that I had dangling in a keg above some hop water and packaged them in a lid as in the Flite DIY documentation. Prior to encapsulating it all...
  20. Merkur

    How Many Gallons Brewed in 2022

    6,102 + 5 Gallons Pre-Prohibition Porter + 5 Gallons New England IPA + 30 Gallons IPA + 10 Gallons English Bitter + 5 Gallons Kolsch + 5 Gallons British Golden Ale + 5 Gallons British IPA + 5 Gallons American Pale Ale + 10 Gallons Cream Ale + 5 Gallons Vanilla Porter + 5 Gallons American Lager...
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