Search results

Williams 728
Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. O

    Gravity of starter after fermentation

    What is the target gravity that a starter should be after fermentation? Assuming the OG is 1.030-1.040
  2. O

    Understanding brewing software and efficiency change calculations

    I am curious about how brewing softwares adjust for efficiency. I had always thought that any increase/decrease in grain would be relatively proportional for all grains. However, I have noticed my beersmith efficiency calculations seem funky on more a few occasions. Let me elaborate. Let's...
  3. O

    Dual Stage Fermentation Chamber getting too hot

    I have a mini fridge hooked up to an STC-1000, and this 25w space heater http://www.williamsbrewing.com/BREWERS-EDGE-SPACE-HEATER-P518.aspx I insulate the probe with bubble wrap and have it pressed against the glass of the carboy. I keep everything set at 67 F. I just went in to check on...
  4. O

    How do you know when you've added enough oxygen?

    I don't have a dissolved O2 meter. I have the Williams aeration system (no flow gauge). Instructions say to aerate for 1 minute, but it doesn't say what the flow should be set it. I know that I don't want tons of bubbles breaking the surface because that means I'm wasting oxygen. I've noticed...
  5. O

    Slow fermentation onset, then blowoff, then stuck fermentation

    I'd like to think I take pretty good care of my fermenting beer. Always make a starter using Mr. Malty, oxygenate with a William's oxygenation kit, ferment in a mini fridge with the temp sensor against the glass of the carboy. Even with all of that, my beers take upwards of a week to get to...
  6. O

    DME to Water ratio for starters and boil off

    Say you need to brew a 1L starter. Is the 1L measurement pre or post boil? For example, You'd add 100 grams to a flask and fill up to 1L with water, then boil 15 minutes, then take note of the volume. In my experiences, after cooling down and whatnot, I'm left with somewhere around 750ml...
  7. O

    Cleaning and Sanitizing Large Amounts of Bottles

    I've got a ton of bottles from friends that need to be cleaned and sanitized so I can fill them with homebrew. What is the best way to mass-clean these things? I don't have a bathtub. I was thinking of buying a big rubber storage container and soaking everything with oxyclean, but I wasn't...
  8. O

    What to look for when buying a refractometer?

    I'm going to buy a refractometer, and I was hoping to get some advice on what to consider when evaluation options. I know that I want it to have ATC. I have seen some refractometers come with both SG and Brix levels, and I've seen some with just Brix levels. When researching, I have seen...
  9. O

    What do you use to strain materials to add post-boil?

    I brewed a mint chocolate stout recently, which was really just a chocolate stout. I have some mint leaves soaking in vodka and I plan to add it to the keg when fermentation is done. Obviously, I don't want all those leaves in there. Cheesecloth soaked in starsan seemed like the most...
  10. O

    How do commercial breweries avoid waiting for beer to be ready?

    It seems like it's common advice here to wait a few weeks if your beer doesn't taste quite right and it'll improve. Usually I leave my beer in the primary for 3-4 weeks and then let it naturally carb in a keg for 2-3 weeks before serving (longer for big beers). Still, after being so patient...
  11. O

    Not so vigorous fermentation

    All of my fermentations seem to be the opposite of vigorous, and I want to know why this is the case and what I am missing out on by having a vigorous fermentation. First, about me: I've brewed 7 all grain batches, all different styles, and each one has been anti-vigorous Basement temp...
  12. O

    I have gone through several #5 bottles of co2 but only 1 keg... can't find leak!

    Opened up my kegerator last night to find a frozen co2 bottle... I am immensely frustrated and am hoping for some suggestions. The common advice I've encountered here is to spray every part of your system with soap water and the leak will present itself. I have tried this many times. I sat...
  13. O

    I want all of my brews to be high ABV%

    I'm not skilled enough to create my own recipes... yet. In the mean time, would there be any major problems with just adding, say, a pound of honey or a cup of sugar at the beginning of the boil to every recipe I follow? I'd still follow the rest of the recipe to a T. Obviously the gravity...
  14. O

    Why isn't my Keezer working?

    After moving, I decided to convert my chest freezer into a keezer. Previously the chest freezer had been plugged into a temp regulator and I had kegs with picnic taps (and other assorted food) in it. I moved, and was careful when moving to keep the freezer as upright as possible. Though it...
  15. O

    Do people with kegging systems have a seperate co2 tank for filling the kegs?

    Or do they just have an extra long line coming from their co2 manifold for a quick disconnect keg adapter? My gas lines don't reach outside of the kegerator and when I transfer beer from the carboy I like to fill and purge the kegs with co2.
  16. O

    Is Starsan all that is necessary to prevent contaminations?

    Hello, I recently purchased a homebrewing kit from my LHBS. The kit came with a small bottle of what I was told is StarSan. I was told the kit would have everything I would need to brew a successful beer. Upon reading the sticky and researching this, it seems that many people recommend...
Back
Top