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After I fill my keg I usually have 1-2L left in my stainless fermenter. I fill bottles right off the fermenter spigot after sanitizing. Then drop in 5 (500ml bottles) tablets in the bottle. Carbonation is little inconsistent but good enough for how easy it is.

One time I was using the water calculations tool in Beersmith, and for some reason it spit out a salt profile that had 2-3 times more calcium chloride than ever before. I went with it and the beer was more delicious than similar ones I've made the past. Afterwards I could not figure out what...

If you plan to drop some big bucks for a sweet stainless brew bucket with a ball valve, don't forget to insert the racking arm. I know it's not a huge disaster, but dang, I've done it twice now.

What do you guys do with left over beer in the fermenter after you have filled your keg? I ended up with a couple liters left over. :P

It wouldn't be too hard take the wattage down to 150. I'll give it a try. Thanks,

I just finished a new fermentation chamber build with a 4.4 cu ft fridge. I added a 300W heater and use a Inkbird Temperature Controller ITC-1000 for control. I found I need a Difference Set Value of 1 degC to avoid short cycling (cooling cycle overshoots, causing a heating cycle, which also...

I tasted this beer yesterday and can report it's delicious. Had good attenuation too. No ill effects from accidentally pitching at 35degC.

I had a similar problem with a similar recipe. I halved the % crystal in the next iteration. Turned out great.

It was either that or the flower power.

Tasted the beer, and it had astringency. I'm guessing I did release tannins by using the potato masher. Had to dump it. 😢 Won't do that again.

Yep, yeasties were hydrated and pitched at 35C. Then cooled to 18C with in 4 hours. Tough little buggers. 😁

You were right. :mug: I checked the fermenter again and it has steady bubbles and a good looking Krausen growing. Smells great too. I think I got lucky. Going to let it ride. :thumbsup:

P+15hrs,: - pretty weak bubbling - thin krausen Pretty underwhelming. Defiantly under pitched. Adding another pack could overpitch... so which is worst?

Thanks!

Tired, distractions... ect. I miss read my floating thermometer. Thought it was 25C, really was 35C. I transferred to my carboy and pitched US-05. Didn't realize what I had done until I moved the carboy to the fermentation chamber and inserted the temp probe into the thermowell. I've been...