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04 has always been my go to yeast for my RIS. A couple packets should work nicely. Just keep those temps in check :) The last one I did started at 1.096 and finished at 1.024 with 2 packets of 04

Yeah you will want a 20 gallon. I got a 25 gallon and that allowed me to do 15 gallon batches. 20 should give you enough room for the extra wort prior to boiling and also space to prevent boil overs

rlightner, Thanks again for such a useful site. I have another brew of my fermenting and the Tilt linked to Brewstat.us Love watching on the site instead of a spreadsheet and great to share the link with family in Texas. They can't drink the beer but at least they watch it ferment :)

For my grapefruit IPA I take 4 grapefruits and zest them. Then I collect all the zest and put it in a glass bowl with some vodka to kill any germs. I let that sit for a day or two. Then I add the zest and vodka along with my dry hops to the fermenter and let it sit for a couple days before...

I use my old smartphone with my Tilt to transmit my data to the cloud. I also no longer use the google spreadsheet and instead log all my data to the recipe itself with www.brewstat.us The phone just sits by my ferm chamber and transmits to the cloud so I end up with a nice detailed graph...

Here is my brew buddy!

I recently found out about this site from a friend. Currently uploading all my recipes and have had no issues linking my Tilt. Works great and is much nicer to look at than my google docs for Tilt

Same here, I read the statement about their beers being bad and thought "There isn't a Heavy Seas beer I don't like."

I have brewed this twice so far, both times without any fermentation control other than the temps in my basement. Now I have a fermentation chamber and want to try again. I currently have a Hazelnut Toffee Porter that is finishing up and I used Nottingham for it. We will see how this does after...

2016 I built a fermentation chamber which got my temps under control. This year I am working on my water quality and getting that dialed in.

I just finished my chest freezer fermentation chamber recently. Got a 5 cu ft freezer when it was on sale at home depot for a little over $100 with sale and coupon. I used the Inkbird on both my Keezer and Ferm chamber and it works great. I use a big mouth bubbler with a spigot so I got a...

Looks like you nailed it!

One of the best beers I make is my pumpkin ale. I take about 60 ounces of Libbie's pumpkin puree (un-spiced, you will add spices to the boil) or 2 of the large cans, open them and spread the pumpkin out in a thin layer over a baking sheet. cook for 45 minutes at 350 degrees to really get a...

I also have this problem with my android app. I will notice after awhile the screen will be blank white, or the app has not updated in awhile. I have to reset my bluetooth and it works fine after that. So far that is my only issue.

Contact the Brewometer team. Swings that wide in temp and gravity do not sound right. Mine has worked great for 4 batches now. The gravity swing is just a point or two and temp is always spot on.

Thanks for the tip. Mine seems to be doing the same thing. reading close to 1.000 for final gravity. Does look like there is some yeast caked on the top so that is probably the cause. A manual hydro reading showed the beer at 1.004 so it was close

Has anyone calibrated their brewometer? If so what did you do?

As other have said, you will want a blow off tube for when fermentation kicks off and also you will want to make either a yeast starter, or use extra packets of dry yeast. Also try and ferment this in a cooler area like your basement. When a beer with this high of a gravity start really...

Mine shipped within a week of ordering and only took 2 days to arrive. If you really want one I would just order direct from their site. So far I have been having a blast tracking my temps and gravity readings. Great tool and will help keep my fermentation on track.

I have this mill and it has performed great over the past few years. A friend of mine just got it and has had great success with his last couple brews with it. Can't beat the price for a quality grain mill.