Recent content by Seanbmc

I want to get a chill plate and was looking at exactly what I need to do to my pot to make it work best. Ive been looking on Amazon and seeing valves, screens, hoses etc.. Can anyone point me to exactly what I would need to pick up? I am going to try gravity fed first, maybe a pump by...

Makes sense with the bitter beers. So you are saying I have 6 lbs of gold malt extract, that I should only add 1/2 for the hour boil. Then the rest after flameout before cooling?

I have been wondering this for a while if using more than 2.5 gallons as instructed on beer kits is OK. I usually use Northern Brewer kits for reference. I have an 8 gallon pot, so I have been using almost 6 gallons of water, and following the same schedule as if I had 2.5 gallons. Should...

Thanks for all the great replies, I love this board! Ill probably go wireless route, but can put together a kitty litter tube in the meantime. I was hoping to brew again tomorrow and get another one right back in there. Thanks!

I purchased a chest freezer a while ago for fermenting. I have had a batch in there for about 4 weeks now. I did primary 2 weeks, then secondary for 2. I also have another carboy in there 2 weeks behind the first. The freezer was set to about 63. I peeked in today to transfer and my cloth...

I starsan a lot out of a spray bottle.

But im getting the flavor out of primary. I bought a new big mouth carboy because I thought maybe my old big glass one was not getting clean enough. So this flavor came early before kegs.

It looks like im gonna make a trip to the homebrew shop next weekend. Do you have a suggested recipe for an all-extract beer to test some different waters/yeast starters? I am thinking of doing a few 1 gallon batches.

I have not done any measuring of pitch rate. I was thinking I need to get more serious with the yeast and look into starters and maybe a stir plate. Ill have to do some research and probably make these changes also. Thanks! Sean

Well im not sure about reverse-osmosis water, we do have the big Primo brand jugs at certain stores. I will definitely look around and see if it is available. Another local brewer suggested the bottled Harris Teeter Spring Water, although he did not have a water test done with it. I think he...

I was getting the off-flavor before the additives, I started using them hoping that would help. Would a campden tablet help if there is high chlorine? I had used some pool test strips on the water a while back and the chlorine was not extremely high, although I dont remember the exact number.

Hello, I have been trying to nail down where an off-flavor in my batches for the past year. Its seems random, but I have been tweaking. I have been adjusting my process each time adjusting things. I recently tried to ferment in my keggerator at a constant 63, I was thinking maybe they are...

I am tweaking my process to try to work out some off-flavors in my last few batches. I am using my keggerator with a temp control for primary/secondary fermentation. I did two IPAs at 63-65 for primary fermentation. I think in my apartment temps could have been 74-76 at times. I am also...

I use a wort chiller and ice to get it down. But usually it levels out around 77/78 after 20 minutes. Im sure it will slowly keep dropping, but I dont wanna keep running the sink after that. I guess I could tweak the cooldown and have the pot in a larger bucket that could more water/ice...

Hello I have a temp controller and am going to try to ferment my next IPA at 65 with Safale S-05 in my keggerator. I think my temps get too high where I keep it normally causing off-flavors. My question is after I brew how long can I wait before I pitch the yeast? Can I put it in the...