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  1. BullGator

    Homebrewtalk Iphone App

    I've taken a 2 year hiatus from brewing and getting back into it. I have searched on this site, a general search on google, and the app store and can not find the homebrewtalk app for the iphone. Is it not supported any longer? If so, where can I download it?
  2. BullGator

    Infected Stout - What to do

    Been brewing for around 8 years and finally got my first infected batch! May main question is what to do with it. I finally tried it and it tastes good enough to try and save. The abv is around 9.5%. I'm thinking I should transfer to my boil kettle and heat it to around 180 deg for awhile...
  3. BullGator

    Infected Beer in Conical Fermenter

    I've been brewing for around 8 years and finally had my first infected batch. My question here is what to do with my conical fermenter that the infected beer is currently sitting in. I can address everything else rather simply. My concern is what about the valves. There are two valves on...
  4. BullGator

    Solid State Relay to my ITC-1000

    I have a beverage cooler that blows the relays in my ITC temp controllers when the compressor turns on. I know it is because the cranking amps are too high. My ranco controller works fine but it is not 2 stage so I can't heat and cool. I have read where people are adding an additional solid...
  5. BullGator

    Keep blowing temp controllers

    I have a beverage cooler for fermentation temp control. I have wired up the stc-1000 dual stage temp controllers but I have literally blown 3 or 4 on them. They work fine on my 7cf chest freezer but as soon as I hook them up to the beverage cooler, it blows the relay. See the attached picture...
  6. BullGator

    Through wall taps

    So my wife and I were house hunting in the Charlotte area and this one particular house has a small area between the kitchen and the dining room that I think was intended originally for some sort of wet bar or something. Right now, all that was in there is some small cabinets, one drawer, and...
  7. BullGator

    Drip Tray with Glass Rinser

    I am in the process of installing some tap lines through the wall in a small 'wet bar' area I have that backs against my garage. In looking at the drip tray options I thought, man, wouldn't it be cool to have the kind with a glass rinser. Not only does it help with the pour but it will do a...
  8. BullGator

    Starter wort began to sour

    Everything comes down to time right? So I brewed last Sunday and took some runnings off my spent grain to make some starter wort. I make my starter wort ahead of time and pressure cook the jars so I have cooled, sterile wort on hand for starters. Well after a long brew day, I waited until Monday...
  9. BullGator

    Moving - What to do with my soon to be sour barrels?

    I have two 5 gal barrels that I used to age 5 clean beers. The last of the clean beer is in there now. I had planned on having a sour beer ready to put in the barrel as soon as I take out the last clean beer so I can make the barrels sour barrels. However, I am moving and I didn't want to...
  10. BullGator

    Barrel infection?

    So I have these 5 gallon barrels. I had rum in them for awhile but then put in 2 different beers for around 2 weeks each. My third beer has been in around 12 days. Today, one of them blew the bung out and started foaming out of the top. The beer was approximately 2 weeks old when I put it in the...
  11. BullGator

    Getting Flocculent vs Non-flocculent Yeast Cells - Yeast Harvesting/Starter Process

    I posted this in the conan thread but I did not get any responses to my question. It really isn't specific to conan yeast so I thought I would throw it out to the general yeast forum to see if anyone can provide input. So I harvested some conan from a can I bought from the brewery around...
  12. BullGator

    Sparkling Sweet/Semi-sweet cider?

    So I am a beer brewer dipping my toe into cider making. The whole fact that cider ferments down to nothing is throwing me for a loop. I have two 6-gal carboys of fermenting cider and I still don't know what I am doing with it. I am shooting for sweet or semi-sweet ciders. My original plan...
  13. BullGator

    what type of pectin?

    Will the pectin sold in the canning section of walmart or grocery store work for adding to a hard cider? The ingredients listed are dextrose, fruit pectin, and citric acid.
  14. BullGator

    controlling Mash Temps

    I have a question about mash temps. I have been trying to hone in on my mask temps for awhile now. I just switched to all-grain but before that I was doing BIAB and I had the same problem. If a recipe calls for 154 deg, I would usually start out at around 149 and slowly ramp up to 154ish...
  15. BullGator

    mash tun false bottom - will the AIH false bottom work?

    I got this false bottom from Adventures in Homebrewing: http://www.homebrewing.org/10-Stainless-Steel-Flat-False-Bottom-for-keg-kettles_p_1009.html I was planning on using it with a dip tube in my keg mash tun. However the site says its not supposed to be used in a mash tun. Is that because...
  16. BullGator

    Transporting my Hops

    So I am moving up to CT and I have movers coming to pack up everything around June 24th. They are supposed to deliver our stuff on July 8th. I have around 10 pounds of hops including amarillo, citra, simcoe, which are hops I would prefer not to give up. I have them vacuumed sealed and stored...
  17. BullGator

    heady topper run

    I'm thinking of doing a run to pick up some heady topper soon. I'll be leaving from the nyc, Fairfield county Connecticut area. Pm me if you are interested in me picking you up some.
  18. BullGator

    Amarillo hops ruined!?

    So I bought 3lbs of Amarillo hops a few months ago and had them in a friends freezer. Well, he put an oil based paint roller in there and now I smell a petroleum smell when I smell in the bag. They shipped the hops in a bag that was only twist tied close. I was eventually going to vacuum...
  19. BullGator

    Agar Amount in Yeast Slants

    I mixed the agar DME solution up per the following proportions: 500ml water 1.5% agar powder (7.5g) 7% DME (35g) 1% yeast nutrient (5g) The above proportions and my process were from this thread (the yeast slant sticky). https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/slanting-yeast-133103/...
  20. BullGator

    Brewday Equipment Positioning - No Brewstand

    I have a keggle and just bought a plate chiller, hop rocket, chugger pump, and may also pick up a wort filter of some sort. My keggle has a valve at the bottom as is typical. My question is, where do people put all this stuff if they don't have a brew stand? I plan to build one but it's...
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