Recent content by mcoletti

Bottled my first brew of this at the end of September. I noted back in mid October that it was a bit earth/harsh for my tastes and kind of forgot about it until recently. Have tried a few bottles in the last few weeks and it has really aged well (imho). One thing that is apparent to me is that...

Thanks. The results are from Wards so Sulfate would be 3x = 36. I plugged this into the EZ Water Calc spreadsheet and it appears I'm low on the ranges for Calcium and Sulfate per Palmer's recommendation (50-150 and 50-350 respectively) Adding a total of 7.8g Gypsum and 3.1g Epsom Salt for a 5.5...

Well, I tried an all-grain batch before getting my water tested. I had issues with the beer (no head retention) which I believe is a problem with my process and not the water. Anything jump out as an issue with my tap water? pH 7.2 TDS Est 216 EC 0.36 Cations 3.1 Anions 2.7 Sodium...

Weird. Brewed an IPA on Monday and pitched WLP001 from a starter. Nice looking krausen in a day but I haven't noticed any bubbling. I double checked, and all seems snug with the lid and airlock. I'm going to do nothing at this point since patience has served me well so far...

Hmmm... I'm new to the hobby so I may be missing something. Why would you want two 5 gallon Better Bottles? Unless the idea is to ferment in the primary, transfer to secondary and (if you're leaving it in the secondary for a long time), being able to ferment and transfer to the other secondary...

I'm not selling, but bought two carboys from a guy in Ambler, PA. Check out craigslist in Philly (search "carboy") if you are interested. He had about 10 left.

Very nice tool! I just made a few changes in PhotoShop and found some clipart to come up with the attached.