Recent content by HoppyHaze

In to win!

Love Inkbird!

I taped mine to a can of beer and placed it in a koozie and it helped significantly.

That was a welcomed hijack. This has been incredibly helpful, I just did my first starter on a stir plate and the lag time was greatly reduced when I pitched it. In fact i'm not sure how quick it took because I pitched at bedtime and it was bubbling away by morning. I plan on creating your mini...

I would also love to hear the process. Those Duran bottles look amazing! Thanks for all the advice this is great!

Thank you all, thanks for the link to the sponsor stir plate, that looks perfect for my needs. I appreciate all the advice on here, Im excited to add a new gadget and some more yeast possibilities :ban:

Thank you, looks like i'm going shopping for a flask and stir plate!

Hey everyone, I am hoping to get into yeast harvesting and starters because its pretty pricey and im hoping to do some more smaller batches. I currently have been doing a swirl when I walk by method in a growler. I do not have a flask/stir plate. I would like to start overbuilding my starter...

I used a small PC fan and phone charger and highly recommend it. I also used some Dry & Dry to help with the moisture. EVA dry units also seem to be really popular. Dry & Dry" [1 Quart Premium Orange Indicating Silica Gel Desiccant Beads(Industry Standard 2-4 mm) - Rechargeable Silica Gel...

Shouldn't matter what you set the freezer controller to (it will be below the inkbird settings), some people go to the warmest setting to decrease risk of frozen kegs if the controller some how failed. The compressor is going to have to work less overall so if anything it would most likely...

Just got my hops, they look fantastic and are packaged well. I'm pretty sure coming home to the box on the doorstep was the highlight of the month. I cannot wait till brew day, I will post a brew update. Highly recommend doing business with Kurt!

Thanks, it’s been an absolute blast. I enjoy the process and science, and can’t wait to start exploring more ingredients and types!

Nothing special for most but to me this was my first home brew. Fresh squished IPA

Great Kit, I believe its Deschutes fresh squeezed IPA clone. Tastes pretty close to it. I didn't make any adjustments to it and it turned out great. I did 2.5 weeks primary then dry hopped 6 days and it turned out great. I used US-05 without issue

Added a secondary regulator, dialed in the fan, and a rearrangement to the keezer. Now we have seltzer water and an fresh squished IPA on tap. Im sure this is similar to what kings felt like. Fermentation, bubbles, and beer does it get any better.