Recent content by cebo40

Yes it's taped to the side of the carboy with tape and bubble wrap. Not sure how precise it is (assuming within 2 degrees).

This was air temp. Got a A19 temp regulator and i'm right in the 60-63 temp range. When to up with the temperature? Going to ferment around 3 weeks. At day 4 now.

I cooled my wort down to 70 degrees before pitching yeast. Saw good fermenting activity start around 10-12 hours. In regards to cooling wort down to 70, I put boil pot with wort into a cooler filled with ice and water. Stirred wort CONTINUOUSLY in pot and got it down to temp in about 7...

I do but it's currently being used on another carboy. I have the water about 3/4's of the way up on the carboy. Water temp is right in the 62-64 degree range.

Exactly the info I was looking for. Thanks!

Note taken on crash cool. Thanks!

That's a great idea but doesn't help me at the moment. I have a thermo but don't want to remove the airlock to take reading.

Have 6 gallon glass carboy in swamp bath. Cooler filled half way with water and towel draped over carboy. Using frozen gallon jugs in water to cool. What should water temp be in the swamp bath? Trying to ferment around 64-67 degrees. Water temp is reading 58 right now. Not sure what this...

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Reading a bit from John Palmer in how to brew and he discusses the hot and cold break, and the effects it can have on your beer. When I transferred from pot to carboy, I did not strain the wort between the two. I just poured directly from pot to carboy a couple times to aireate. Should I rack...

I'm closer to 3.5 gallons of added distilled putting me at 5 gallons total. That's 1.040 which is slightly below the 1.049 that is shown on the instructions. What does that equate to in the beer itself? Slightly watered down?

Just checked hydrometer with distilled. Measured 1.002 at 75 degrees. Steps as follows: Sanitize Bring 1.5 gallons water to boil Added extract and hops Boiled and stirred through initial hot boil (7 min) Continued boil 30 min After boil put pot in cooler with ice water. Stirred wort...

Sample was 75. Hydrometer. Did not check it before top off. I tested a few times and got the same. Let the bubbles dissolve. Not sure why it was so high. Followed instructions to a T.

2nd Brew - Went with True Brew Kit - American Wheat First SG is supposed to be 1.049 - 1.051. Final supposed to be 1.012 - 1.014. After transfer to carboy and top off water, at around 75 degrees, SG reads 1.136. Is this a problem? I did take the sample from the bottom of the pot (possibly...

Responded prior to seeing your post. 10-4 on the temp. What do you mean by "let your carboy freerise to there"?