Recent content by Lost_Arkitekt

Gimme, Gimme! I'm in.

I'm in.

So, I sometimes use a sanke fermenter with the fermentation kit on it, and I put a gallon of water in it and boil/steam it for 15 minutes or so. Typically, I connect the blowoff to my plate chiller when I do this and steam the chiller for 15 minutes too...sterilizing the crap out of them...

Well, my gain is your gain. I received this as a gift, but I already have fermentation controllers, so make me a decent offer, and it is yours. New and in box with instructions, etc. http://eckraus.com/uni-stat-iii-digital-temperature-controller-wall-mountable/

Resurrecting this thread. Does anyone know what water profile to use?

The Keg Connection had splash guard drip trays already...no need to have one fabricated. You might have to fill your shank holes with dowels and drill new ones depending on the spacing.

I know this is an older post, but I use 10' of ultra barrier, serving at 12 psi and about 38*F beer temp. Are people posting their keezer temp or their beer temp?

I'm about to brew with it, so is there any way you could find out his temp control schedule? :mug:

Yeah...tell us how it turned out! :ban:

This isn't for Bohemian Lager yeast, but I used their California Lager yeast and fermented in their range -- 64*F to 68*F -- and my beer smelled like a can of turpentine...no sh*t. I was going to use this M84 because I got a free sample at HomebrewCon, but after this post, I think I'm going to...

So...my update. It took 36 hours (and I bumped temp 1*F) to get started, but it finished super quickly. Stayed between 64*F and 68*F. I cold crashed for a couple days, added gelatin, waited two days, kegged and carbonated. FUSEL HELL! This yeast rendered 10 gallons undrinkable...so bad...

Ummm...I've been making beer for 25 years, and am a BJCP. Having a ramp of 2 degrees in a day is not going to give your beer phenolics...especially if most of the initial fermentation is gone. Or, unless the yeast is designed to give phenolics at that temp. Cut the dude some slack. He could...

What temp were you fermenting at? I kicked it up to 65°F and it started going. Stayed around 66 to 67 for most of the time, now. I also probably won't buy Mangrove Jack's Yeast again, either. I reached out to MJ, BrewCraft USA (distributor) and AIH (retailer) regarding this issue and no one...

Update...24 hours and zero activity. Sometimes the blowoff tube will get stuck at the bottom and hold the CO2 in, and if I raise it, it will let out a bubble and keep going. Even did that, but nothing. I'm really hoping this gets started by tomorrow. If not, I'm throwing in something else...

Yeah...I just pitched this last night at 74*F and dropped it down to 72 within a few hours and when I got up this morn, the swamp cooler (and cooler outside temps) had it down to 65*F. That's where I want to sit with it. Anyway, after 12+ hours, no activity. I rehydrated yeast and aerated the...