My dad had an extra PID temperature controller ‘just laying around’ and so we managed to wire up a temperature controller for my old college dorm fridge. It manages to keep it +/-4 which is less than ideal but better than the wet-towel system I had before – not to mention it cost me $11 [...]
Archive for July, 2009
brew #006: solanka stout
Friday, July 24th, 2009Finally, the first truly dark beer I have made. Sure I have flirted with browns, played around with ambers but now I go black and convoluted. This recipe is the result of discussions with people from my homebrew group, Palmer’s “How to Brew” and my experience drinking Great Divide’s Yeti. Although it’s my first stout, [...]
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brew #005: bad, bad brown ale
Sunday, July 12th, 2009Finally! I’ve been building up the brewery for almost 3 months now and finally all the equipment I need to brew great beer is in place and ready to go. 10 gallon stock pot (with 2000W supplemental heatstick)? Check. Immersion chiller? Check. Some experience and lessons learned? Check! This recipe is a take off of [...]
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