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I have been using this pot for 2 years now and it has performed well. No problems. It is holding up and looks like it could last a few more years or more. Now I am trying to add a bazooka screen to the inside.

Grain Bill: 6lbs Munich 10 4lbs Pilsner 12oz Crystal 80 8oz Carapils *1lb Carafa I *cold steeped in 1 gallon of water overnight then added to boil pot with 10mins left of boil time. Mash: saccharine rest: 5.o gal water at 154degF for 60mins batch sparge #1: 2.5gal water at...

Ii am new to yeast farming. I made slants and then inoculated them with white labs Cali ale yeast(wlp001). I made my first stepped starter cultures and stepped it up to a 1liter starter. I took a sample to do a cell count and noticed something besides the yeast. I did a gram stain and, sure...

Looks good! Gonna try this and add some cherries in a secondary. Thanks for the post! The object of life is not to arrive at the grave intact and with a well preserved body...but rather to skid in sideways, beaten up and broken down, screaming, "holy ****! What a ride!"

I wired my stc-1000 /fermentation chamber today. I was testing my wiring before completing the install. I plugged it in and got the "EE" error and an alarm. I checked to manual and was kinda bummed because it states that you get the error/alarm when you have a short. I felt my wiring was sound...

Ticebain, I'm with you. I couldn't help myself and brew a batch of milk chocolate stout on Sunday. I put the carboy in the unplugged freezer and did a little experiment. I have found that if I swap out one average sized cooler pack every 12 hours it keeps the temp right in the range of 67-69deg...

I was thinking along the line of what you mentioned. Just old and/or stale grains. Located in Florida, the temperature at which things are stored is always a concern also. Probably just a coincidence that my beer turned out better when the grain was purchased at a busier store with faster stock...

It is already to hot ferment in the hallway of my house here in Florida. So, I ordered my STC-1000 the first of April. I found my craigslist freezer and now I am waiting, and waiting, still no sign of this temp controller after two weeks...argh! The object of life is not to arrive at the grave...

I have a tannin problem. I am new to al grain brewing but I did do partial mashes for a year before jumping to all grain. I did not notice a tannin(chalky aftertaste) problem in my partial mashes but I have recently made the switch to all grain. My first two all grain batches turn out well(...

I tried dry hopping an IPA for the first time using 1 oz of fuggle leaf hops and a muslin bag. I fermented in a bucket/primary for two weeks and then racked over the hops in a carboy. It was a pain in the a$$ to get the bag in the carboy(and I probably contaminated the batch...even though I...

The pumpkin flavor is very subtle. I would say 2.5 - 3. The pumpkin pie spice is a little more bold and you get it on the back end(along with the flavor of the aroma hop). I think the Amarillo hop pairs really well with the pumpkin pie spice and is what I really like about this beer. Since...

Okay! Thanks for all the input and links. Rehydrated dry yeast for most of my brewing and save the canned starters for when I want to use liquid yeast. One more quick/generalized question while we are on the topic of yeast. At what gravity(o.g.) should I add an additional packet of dry yeast...

Ty!

I think I have a good plan to put in action...process: water in the pint jars, wort in the quart jars, and sterilize the 64oz jars. rehydrate the yeast in the pint of sterile water and then pour both the rehydrated yeast and the quart of processed wort into the 64oz jar to ferment/start. thoughts...

Thanks for the input! Very valuable! I will start rehydrating the yeast before pouring into the starter.

I have an acetaldehyde problem that I am trying to get a handle on. Several of my recent batches are contaminated and I believe that I am not getting good fermentation. I have been only rehydrating the yeast to this point and decided to do a yeast starter to increase my pitch rate. I am a...

This is a very simple recipe but everyone who tries it LOVES IT! I think the Amarillo hop goes really well with the pumpkin. Bring 3.5-4 gallons of water to a boil and add: - 4 lbs Breiss golden LME - 32oz can pumpkin puree + 15oz can pumpkin puree(47oz total). I canned my own pumpkin...

Mash at 152-155deg for 60min -4lbs maris otter malt -1lb crystal 20 malt -.5lb dextrin/carapils malt -.25lb melanoidin malt -.25lb roasted barley batch sparge at 170deg for 15min bring wort to a boil and add: -1oz east kent golding hops boil 40mins and add: -1oz east kent golding...

bring 4 gallons water to 172 deg. use 1 gallon to warm up the mash tun. use the other three to mash at 152deg for 60min: ~4 lbs 2-row malt ~2lbs munich malt ~.5lb crystal 60 batch sparge 15min at 160% bring wort to a boil and add: .75oz german hallertau hops(60mins) .75oz german...