Recent content by BubbaK

I have access to the same filtration system, and I pull my brew water from at the end of the filtration - pure H2O. I do all extract, so all the minerals and necessary items are already in the mix. I've done probably 20 batches this way with great success.

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So far, it seems like the batch that was chilling for a week or 2 before the big freeze didn't get that affected. The few bottles that I put in about 48hrs before the freeze have no carbonation at all.

After 24hrs of being unrefrigerated, there were still some that were cold.. I tried one and it was flat as a board. I put the rest back in the fridge and I'll try one today.

Thanks.. I've got a few machines... Nothing cold like soda machine cold. This particular machine is normally a slant shelf and the bottles are supposed to lay down. I took out the original shelves and made 2 shelves to fit the bottles standing up. Its been working great like this since I started...

What is the best way to safely thaw out bottles of homebrew? I had almost 2 cases of beer in my soda machine, and when I walked by it tonight, I smelled watermelon.. I opened the machine, and saw ice and slush inside the machine. Apparently, the thermostat stuck and kept getting colder and...

I already have the sq15 and I love it. Her thought was to get something to use in the basement during the winter instead of freezing my butt off in the garage..

Did a search and didn't see anything about this model.. Masterbuilt Oil-Free Electric Turkey Fryer20100809 Butterball... Says oil free, using electric radiant heat. My wife and kids bought this for me for fathers day as a brew setup...

I'm expecting a few bottle bombs from this last batch I just bottled.. It has fought me the entire way of the brewing process. Its gonna go out with a bang I'm sure. I quarantined 2 bottles and enclosed the other 2 cases in plastic bins with lids..

THanks.. I added the notty and gave it a few days, nothing started, so I started dropping the temp. I'm at 38 and going to sit there for a month... I did overshoot my OG a bit... Maybe I'll try a bit less priming sugar at bottling time or did the yeast just use up all the edible sugars? Should I...

OK.. the saga is continuing.. I still had this batch in primary until tonight. I took a reading over the weekend, and it was at 1.030 at 60F. I kicked it up to 65 to kinda do a diacetyl rest and maybe stir up some yeast excitement. Tonight I checked it and it was at 1.026.. I figured enough is...

Luckily I didn't panic when it happened and I didn't get much of a mouthful. I rinsed my mouth and got all the glass out.. I hope. I barely even put pressure on it. It wasn't over the carboy or my sample, so that was good. I only chopped the top off. The whole thing didn't shatter which is a...

I found out today that you don't want to use your mouth as an extra hand to hold a hydrometer. It doesn't take much to crush it between your teeth. Luckily I only managed to get one cut on my tongue and one on my lip. Next time I'll ask for help I guess... I wasn't even drinking...

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I had a similar situation, but my undercarbing was due to bad cap seals leaking the pressure out. I started out thinking I would just uncap, and a carb tab or 2 and recap. There is not enough time to crimp a cap back on after dropping the carb tab in. I ended up with a foamy mess. Doing it once...