Recent content by mud1070

I like the inkbird stuff, use it for my keezer and temp control on the fermentor.

I haven't tried the 5.2 stabilizer myself. Seems to good to be true. I have a half container from a used brew setup I bought years ago. After a stuck mash in my brew session yesterday, I do wish I had some magic pH stabilizer... over roasted adjuncts sat for way too long and dropped my pH...

Well this is cool. You now have a reason to make a magic salt circle around your fermenter. In any case, it will be a ritual and you can summon the energy of the beer gods to watch over.

Have you sampled your beer and tested for the actual pH? also, 5-Star makes a pH stabilizer, so you can hit those numbers. I haven't tried it, but seems like a good idea if you want to be certain.

Where are you guys getting your ingredients? I literally had to check (multiple time) if this post was 2023. I live in VT, and it seems nothing is cheap here. Shipping kills all of the deals for bulk stufff. LHBS has decent prices on bulk grain, but only carry a few at a time and its over an...

Anyone brewing with propane should have one of these...

⬆️ - lol A few of my recipes, pilsners for example, I couldn't get the correct pH from my source water with just lactic acid alone. I do find the budget lactic acid to have a strange smell, that may impart some off-putting smell/taste in the finished product. I also find that lactic acid can...

It could be the propane tank as well. Newer tanks have a built-it flow limiting device, to reduce propane flow in case of leak. It can be activated under several circumstances, but I find opening the valve too quickly almost always activates.

It depends on how you value your time. If you were to pay yourself a salary for the brew day, it would be close. If you had a loan or lease or other overhead, you'd be very close. IF you hired help, you'd be struggling. I still prefer to brew my own and I know I can brew "cheaper" with...

I always keep some sanitizer in a spray bottle. I find I use it more often than not, & it usually doesn't last very long, so it is always fresh. I would dump, rinse, and re-fill your sani-bucket. I think it is a giant waste of time to try to save the unknown solution. In my experience, old...

Lon, try BIAB get a mash tun or get a false bottom. Brew some all grain and keg some beer. Check FB marketplace and Cragslist for used equipment.

I'm curious why the late DME addition? when you dry hop consider bagging or a canister. you may lose some volume after racking due to high volumes of trub. + Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

This is ideal for any keezer build! I want to setup a glycol loop from my keezer to bring a chilled tap to my kitchen! Then ask for forgiveness after her favorite beer (Blueberry Blonde Ale) is on tap!

Smoked some beef ribs as the snow started…

Awesome input! I have been thinking about doing the same with an old A/C. The price on a new chiller for home brew is very expensive. I've also been floating the idea on using a zone off my heater to preheat my HLT since it is already hot. I will have to investigate further to see if this is...