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F#%@ed with my new Johnson Temp Controller for a few hours. My utter lack of electric knowledge is being increased. I think that I may have figured out how to keep my ale fermentation at a good level using a cheap lamp and what appeared to be the last incandescent light bulb. Temps are holding. Now to brew...
 
Decided I was too damn tired to mess with any of the beer that needed racking, and way to tired to brew the Kolsch that I planned. There is always tomorrow.
 
5gal yellow fizzy beer. My brew partner will no longer buy BMC. He is now kegging and needs his beer.


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Secondaried and dry hopped my pils/amarillo SMaSH.

I also got my mini pump running. Yeah, no more using a pitcher for strike and sparge water.
 
Gonna bottle my clone of Lagunitas' Lil Sumpin Sumpin. It smelled amazing when I dry hopped 5 days ago!


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Ordered a new lid and spigot for my bucket as well as grains for a pumpkin ale to be brewed the first Sunday after I get the grains.
 
I wrote some more of chapter two of my book on this journey through home brewing. Still got some bottles to clean. Fridge repair showed up around 3PM. Good news; don't need $750 compressor job. Bad news; had to order fan motor, which is going to be cheaper. I need a way to chill a couple gallons of top off water & coolers aren't big enough?...
 
Bottled my vanilla pumpkin porter. Should be awesome in 3-4 weeks!
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Got my pump in! SWMBO intercepted the package and opened it up... saw the receipt and called me at work... Beg for forgiveness? Haha
 
Got my pump in! SWMBO intercepted the package and opened it up... saw the receipt and called me at work... Beg for forgiveness? Haha

apparently, I behave like you : act and ask for forgiveness, instead of asking for permission first. I don't know if that sounds right in English.. whatever. Works every time :ban:
 
I think we are not alone here... I am sending her off to have her hair and nails done while I watch the kiddos... Even Steven now!
 
Got my pump in! SWMBO intercepted the package and opened it up... saw the receipt and called me at work... Beg for forgiveness? Haha

Trust me, it was so worth it! I love having a pump, makes transfers way easier. :mug:
 
It's pump #2 actually. Got all the fittings on it and will mount it on the stand tomorrow! Thanks again Bobby_M
 
Pulled 3oz of dry hops out of a keg of IPA last night, kitchen smelled amazing. Really looking forward to this beer.
 
Got the fridge looked at by repairman #2 yesterday, only to find that it wasn't the compressor, but the fan motor had gone south. Need to chill my top off spring water for brewday...guess I'll consign myself to a bunch of bottles that need cleaning...
 
Got the last 4 lines run on my keezer, tasted my Kolsch and Oktoberfest (both=awesome), and am now all set to show off my new Frankenkeezer to my friends at our Oktoberfest party this weekend.
 
Just went outside to check my cascade hops plant, it's a first year plant but it seems to be doing fine.
 
Checked the gravity on my "Leftovers IPA" down to 1.010 from 1.045 using safale US-05 in 3.5 days, thinking I may cold crash it on Thursday to have it carbed for brew day on Saturday.

Made a 3.8l starter for the IPA I'm brewing on Saturday.

Bottled 2 bottles of my Milk Stout, 1 to give away to a friend who has been wanting to try it, one for me to make sure carbonation was right.
 
Modified My Swamp cooler to take a 6 gallon carboy. The ice chest was too short, I now should be able to do 5.5 gallons and maybe bottle 5 gallons instead of 4 .3.:)
 
Started the cold crash on my "leftovers IPA" aiming for a 7 days from boil to keg.

Checked up on my yeast starter, sporting a nice solid krausen, should be ready for the fridge by friday evening, in time for saturday brew day.
 
Started the cold crash on my "leftovers IPA" aiming for a 7 days from boil to keg.

Checked up on my yeast starter, sporting a nice solid krausen, should be ready for the fridge by friday evening, in time for saturday brew day.
 
I'm hoping Stewart appliances calls tomorrow that they have the fan motor for the fridge so I can chill the spring water for top off of PM dampfbier, version 2. Very close to done with re-write of my fist book, working on book 2 & home brewing book as well. Gotta upload HB book by November first for Christmas. Nothing like a little pressure...:mug:
 
added a vent line for my pump to hopefully make brew day a bit easier will find out in about 8hrs or so.
 
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