Recent content by cbarker777

I have a feeling that's what it is. The smell is that of beer and co2 which I feel is what it should be. Only reason I say co2 is it tingles my nose like co2.

Any suggestions on what to do? And I can't get a good photo due to the lighting in that room.

I transferred to a secondary for the first time yesterday and today looking at it through my bigmouth bubbler I and pretty sure it had grown mold. It is an oatmeal stout and my third beer. I added Vanilla and cinnamon to the kit if that makes a difference but I added them during boil so that...

Thanks I will check it out.

I am looking for a reference on how to use din rail and the different connections anyone have anything? I think because I have not seen din rail I have a hard time seeing how to use it in my head. I have a pretty simple set up power in breaker then pid timer ssr and a single switched outlet. All...

I wondered something very similar. Why do I need the speed controls if I have the valve after the pump you don't with a chugger

How much vodka to how much peaches? I think I am going to use 10# of peaches for my 5 gal batch.

I am a little surprised that it won't boil with out the lid because it is supposed to be able to boil oil.

That's what I was afraid of. Oh well I will stick with how I did my first batch just a 5 gal on the stove and top up when I put it in the fermenter.

So I just did a test boil it takes 30 min to go from 80 to 158 and then another 30 to goto boil the problem is it won't hold a boil if the lid is off. Will that work?

I have an electric turkey fryer that has not been used in years it holds 28qt. Do you think I could use it for now till I get a better system built to do biab. It will boil oil so I assume it will boil water. I have not tested it at a temp closer to 154 for a mash but it think it should do it...

When doing the vodka will that add alcohol and flavor. I don't want vodka flavor in my beer I don't think. I know the purpose would be to sanitize but I don't want some Heavy hitting beer either. Could I not roast them and just do the soak in vodka would that be enough presuming the vodka can't...

Wow sounds like it's not quite as easy as I thought. I need to do some big time research. This beer has to be in the fermenter by end of next week or it won't be ready for when I want it. I don't really want to use any concentrate but sounds like it my be the best way to get a noticeable...

I want to make a peach beer once the local peaches are ripe but I have a few questions I want to do a wheat beer don't know if I should do a honey wheat, an American wheat, or an over hoped wheat. I plan on doing a kit and then secondary fomentation racking onto the peaches. My questions are...

There is a bit of a layer on the bottom it was not in the first beer I think because it was a bit warm. Here's a pic of a glass I poured.