Recent content by jmh286

I would start by (carefully) opening the panel and make sure your SSR is switching. Your PID simply outputs ~12vdc which switches the SSR and allows current to pass through. If your SSR isn't working, you won't get power to your heating element. There should be a light on the SSR to indicate...

Lagers really need cooler temperatures than your 58 degree room will give them. The yeast will increase the temperature inside the container as much as 7 or 8 degrees F during fermentation. Are you planning on incorporating a diacetyl rest? After the majority of fermentation is completed...

Is that shop power GFCI? If not you would want to incorporate that somehow....because you know water/wort+wet hands+metal pots+electricity can equal bad things. You'll want to have that regardless of which route you choose (DIY or premade). It seems daunting at first, but there are a ton of...

I'm in for the Newcastle Clone! Haven't done extract in a while, so I would be a good guinea pig :D

What temperature are using for your mash? It seems like you aren't getting much conversion. Are you using the 161F for your infusion that is recommended in that recipe? That seems fairly high even for a wit. 5.5 gallons is a good volume to shoot for, because it gives you some leeway with...

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Oh wow....I'm in for sure!:mug:

Robust Beard Porter – All-Grain Recipe Kit

Sanitizing is the best way to make sure you beer doesn't get infected with something....and it's so easy to do. I have a 5 gallon bucket with a lid from Lowe's and I just mix up batches of sanitizer 5 gallons at a time and use it until it doesn't pass an pH test/starts to look nasty. I end up...

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I very regularly wait 3 weeks or more in primary with my low gravity beers and a month or more on my higher ones. There is really no reason to do a secondary unless you need your primary for another batch :mug: And as previously stated, take the instructions that come with the kit, read them...

In on this one for sure!