Recent content by sjbeerman

After 4 e-mails, 4 phone calls, and 2 voicemails (with no response from either), I finally got through to find out that they haven't even got to the orders placed on 1/28 and that it won't ship til early next week (maybe?). I would much rather pay slightly higher prices from another vendor than...

What's going on with Brewmasters Warehouse? I ordered on 1/28 and have sent them 4 e-mails with zero response. I called and left a voicemail and still no response. I have ordered from them a dozen times now and this has never been an issue. Unfortunately, this may be my last order.

I have an MM2 and my gap is set to 0.043. For OGs between 1.06-1.07, I get around 75% efficiencies, <1.060 I get 75-80%, 1.080+ I get around 70%. When using my cordless drill, it took me almost an hour to crush the grain because I had to keep charging the battery and switching to the spare...

I think there was too much phenols. Even though I have temp control, the yeast just took off and I believe the temp rised faster than it could be cooled.

Commercial breweries have much taller and wider fermenters than typical homebrew setups and the the distribution of heat throughout the primary is much different than on a homebrew scale. This is discussed in more details in "Brew Like a Monk." Therefore, the fermenter geometry plays a role in...

If your looking for a caramel/toffee flavor then I would recommend using Belgian candi syrup. I would also be careful with some of the temps they used as fermenter geometry plays a role in the amount of esters and phenols generated. I used 1762 on a dark strong and started at 68 and ended at 72...

I'm definitely in!

This is not true. Mine turns cloudy almost immediately, but it is still within the effective pH range. There is a thread on here somewhere where someone conducted pH measurements over time and that the pH was still effective even though the solution was cloudy.

Nope. I don't mix the oxiclean with anything else. I measure to the one mark in the included measuring cup then mix with 5 gal of warm to hot water, soak the container, dump the solution, then rinse container with hot water. There's tons of info on this site regarding oxiclean. I started with...

I recommend oxiclean free for cleaning (much cheaper than PBW) and starsan for sanitizing.

I purchased a G37 last year. I compared the Infiniti, Genesis, Lexus, and other similar cars. I found that the Genesis looked really cheap inside and it didn't feel like a luxury sports car relative to other similar vehicles. The G37 had the highest hp, looked, and feels like a true luxury...

Except that you ignored the dissociation constant for weak acids. Just look at the equation for calculating pH for a strong vs weak acid. They are not the same. In any case, I guess you could try a small amount of citric acid. Personally, I would use phosphoric, but thats just me.

I wouldn't use citric acid to adjust pH. It's a very weak acid and the amount you probably require could leave a very unpleasant tart taste in the final product.

Actually, phosphoric acid is not really a strong acid. It has more in common with weak acids than it does with strong acids. Also, this is the acid used in starsan and it is commonly used in buffer systems. I believe a diluted solution would be safe to use but be careful about overshooting the...

For liquid yeast I would always make a starter. I use online shops exclusively, which includes brewmasters, Austin homebrew, more beer, and Williams brewing.