Recent content by Ramjet

Welcome to HBT. All good advice above. You also may want to try a different fermenter like a fermonster I believe that will keep the trub near the middle so less trub into your bottling bucket

64 degrees is the low end recommended on the package. I would bump it up a little. I have a cream ale fermenting right now at 70 degrees for a week and is probably close to finished.

I also live in Wisconsin. I've ordered grain twice from Bobby at brew hardware. His prices are good, has a good selection. Shipping was about $18.00 but it evens out with his grain prices being lower than NB. I will give rite brew a try if they have everything I need. They also have local pickup...

Going to brew a vanilla cream ale tomorrow

Do you use starsan after cleaning and rinsing as per the directions. I also live in the dairy state and want to try this product. Thanks Ramjet

Welcome back

I have done 3 lagers pressure fermenting at 64 degrees 12 psi. I just pitch one pack of yeast no starter, no rehydration and it worked fine. All beers came out good

Dos Equis Amber is also a vienna lager I think Negra Modelo leans more towards a Munich Dunkel

I have 2 flot-it dip tubes and have had no problems.

You might try lallemand diamond lager yeast. I pressure fermented a Munich Dunkel with it and was very happy with it

Thanks for the info about the batteries. I mixed up the buffer solutions and keep it in sealed jars for calibration. You are correct it's fine for brewing

I would stay away from this PH meter. It looks just like an INKBIRD one that I have. The meter itself is ok, but the battery doesn't seem to last very long and I'm not sure I can find a replacement for it. Also the calibration solutions you have to mix up instead of purchasing premixed.

I made a Munich Dunkel and an Octoberfest with that yeast. I pressure fermented in a corny keg 12 psi at about 64 degrees. Both beers came out good

I used weyerman barke vienna in my Octoberfest and it was delicious. Would definitely use it again

I use the brew hardware version. The height is adjustable bt using different length SS bolts. Works great