Glad I found this thread.
I have one of the first release pumps too and was having the screaming issue along with stalled pumping during sparge from time to time.
contacted support and they are sending me out the new parts along with a upgrade kit for my chugger.
So far other than the issues...
Hey all...
Been watching lots of heady topper youtube stuff and want to try some.
I am in Santa Cruz Ca so almost any West Coast stuff I can get.
Let me know what you want to try or I can just pick some of my favorites
pm, reply here, email all will work
Crash
Racked to keg the other day and not sure if it had gotten an infection which started the ferment back up.
was sitting at 72 deg for 30 days and I can detect a bit of banana/clove flavor which I would assume is from the yeast.
here is a pic from 1 week before transfer.
it was in fermenter for...
Hey all,
I made a old strong ale back on 2-25 and it never hit FG est so I let it sit in the fermenter.
on 4-5 I noticed bubbling again in the bucket. I have this in a 14 gallon conical and I don't think there was anyway an infection could have gotten in.
grist is:
31.5 lb Maris otter
1 lb...
So I got a question that I am not sure if its been posted or answered.
I have had this set up for a while and its always bugged me that when I update one of my taps with a beer I have in my beer list that I have to input the SRM IBU OG FG....is there a way to make it so when you select the beer...
Thanks Meat....kinda what I was thinking when it hit 1.021 but then I had that great idea of a starter.
do you think if I let it ride out for another week if that starter addition may ferment out?
Hey all,
This is my second time with this yeast.
last time I stalled out kinda high to.
But this beer in question could be high due to my error of under pitching in the worst way.
12 gallons in the fermenter
grist
32 lb 2 row
4lb Crystal 75
2 lb carafa II
2 Chocolate
1 lb Candi...