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Solved! Turns out that the salvaged wire i was using was not quite 14 ga and didnt have a solid connecrion to the terminal on the receptacle.

I do have the 110 model and have waited for the compressor delay. No such luck. The only thing I can think of at this point is that there is not enough amperage to turn over the compressor. I'm going to go check the voltage and amperage at the receptacle. It's possible that the wire I'm using...

I just finished building my temp controller, but alas, it does not seem to be working! Hopefully someone can tell me what I've done wrong. I'm using separate receptacles for hot and cold. My multimeter registers 120v at the cold receptacle, but it won't turn the compressor on (the freezer works...

Interesting. I'm thinking of an interesting addition to the system. What if instead of moving air between the chambers, you use a heat pump instead? I envision a small radiator in each chamber with tubing filled with glycol running between. Then use a second temp controller (thermistor in the...

Now that's more like it! Fermentation is finished again, now with an OG of 1.021. That's a significant improvement!. Alcohol is up, and the beer is a bit "fuller" in flavor. It's still sweet, but 2 weeks and carbonation should take care of that. BTW, cold steeping whole coffee beans is...

What temperature is your keezer set at? Do you have anything fermenting in the chamber yet that is adding heat (if so, do you happen to know what temp it ferments at normally vs. house temp?)? I want to do something similar with my keezer and figure I can actually make some calculations so I...

Update: Checked OG after 24 hrs. No change.

SUCCESS! Fermentation is now rebooted and stronger than ever! Go, go, amylase!

None such, so I dropped by the LHBS today and picked up some Amylase Enzyme. I dropped the recommended dose in the fermenter (dissolved in 150 degree water) and will keep my fingers crossed. I should know in 24.

I've pitched the notty. Let the waiting begin.

I figured it was spent and tossed it. If the yeast is the problem then replacing it would be step #1. The kit calls for 45min @ 155 F, but I was getting used to a new stove and overshot a bit. I probably averaged closer to 160\165. They just opened a new LHBS just around the corner from me in...

I did give it a good old swirl about 3 days ago. No such luck :( I did taste it. It was very sweet, not as sweet as cola, but almost. I'll probably re-pitch with nottingham tomorrow and see if that does the trick.

I brewed up my AHS 20th Anniversary Stout kit a about 10 days ago. I'm making this batch for a friends wedding on May 21. I used standard mini-mash (BIAB) technique, but as of today fermentation seems to be stuck. The only changes I made to the kit was to add about 8oz of rolled oats to the...

It ended up turning out pretty decent. It was hazy and a bit oatmeally, but went over well with the tasters. We killed the 2.5 gallon batch in under an hour as we were grilling out. Overall the beer was very aromatic, but not as bitter or hoppy as I expected. Somewhere between an american...

I've been making ciders recently and finally decided to give real beer a go. Of course I only had half the components on hand that I actually needed, so this could be a complete failure. I had some LME and a tube of quaker oats sitting around that I threw together. It's not really an English...

Made my first 5 last month. Thread total: 19022