Recent content by trango1981

Interesting points all around, so thanks for the dialog! I'll see how the Soda Bottle/Carb Cap/Gauge idea works, if anything for just the experimentation of it. The original question was more of a curiosity, particularly since I would be doing my first force carbonation in a Unitank rather...

Looking to test off a Spike CF10 Unitank in conjunction with their carb stone. I've generally done the basic force carbonation method for Kegs using the standard carbonation table, but the analytical side of me would like to have specific metrics on the overall carbonation levels throughout the...

Has anyone tried making a DIY carbonation tester similar to a Taprite tester? Looking for a way to check the carbonation levels of a beer being carbonated using a Spike Carb Stone and CF10 fermenter. Cheers!

Being someone who knows enough to be dangerous, but not enough to fully grasp the technical details of the inner workings of BrewPi, I'm pretty sure I mucked things up in regards to the temperature profile builder... I just recently moved across country. I built my three instance BrewPi...

So... based off your suggestion, I went back to clean up the cables and as I was troubleshooting and moving to a different USB port, it dawned on me that when I programmed the multiple Uno units (I'm using three generic units off Amazon...), I needed to map out the USB port... I reconnected...

I'm running it off an old laptop running Debian. The USB/power interference may explain it. I did move things around a bit this morning and I know the cables and laptop power supply are intertwined... It's also in my garage, so I can't imagine the Vegas heat is helping it out either. As the...

My BrewPi just decided to stop running the script... I started a new beer profile last night and it looked like it stopped around 8:30 or 9am this morning... Can anyone make suggestions based on the attached pic of the errors showing on the log screenshot? BTW, I'm running three separate...

I'm looking at a conical and cooling it with a cool zone jacket and warming it with a fermwrap heater. I just built a brewpi setup and want to know if it can work with the jacketed fermenter. Anyone doing it that way? I don't have space for another fridge the size of a 14gal conical... Cheers!

Forgive me if it has been answered numerous times, but searching through thousands of posts is a time consuming process... I am thinking of buying a "Cool Zone" jacket and using it with Glycol and a Fermwrap heater around my Keg Fermenter (with hopes of upgrading to a conical soon). Does...

Thanks Kal, In the process of converting to an electric element for the boil, I also changed to a plate chiller from immersion and I'm not bagging my hops now... I guess it is time to experiment with reversing the different variables and see where it improves... By the way, the work you did...

Has anyone who has converted their kettle to electric elements run into higher bitterness from their hop schedule? Since I made the change, my recipes have been coming out with a more pronounced bitterness. My last porter has a slight vegetal earthy taste to the finish, even though I cut down...

I recently got the following from Zach: Coiled to customer's request .035 304/304L Coiled Tubing Size and length: 1/2"OD X 50FT Diameter of Coil: 10" Additional bends: 2 Bends (90 degree ends) I installed them into my Keg HLT using 1/2" compression fittings. The 10" diameter is a bit tricky...

Thats good to know, Steve. I didn't realize the coil would restrict the flow rate that much.

My mill gap hasn't changed and the crush leaves a good proportion of the husks intact. When I had the system setup as a RIMS System, the grain bed was set nicely because of a higher recirculation rate. I would have to throttle the recirculation valve back some to prevent over-compaction the...

I wouldn't even try coiling your own coil. The previous post have it right by buying one pre fabricated... I have the 50' mangled and kinked raw coil of 1/2" stainless to prove before getting fed up and ordering one...