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Oh and I thought I had posted this in the beginner section. Just realized that I didn't.

Thanks so I need to order some of this potassium chloride? Do a Youtube search for “how to use a pH meter”. Save us the need to spoon feed you. Sorry I'm old school I guess and thought forums are for activity. Pretty much everything is already on forums. They might as well just turn off posts. I'm ...

Down to about 1 bubble every 3 seconda. I'll taste it for sweetness in a little while.

Thanks so I need to order some of this potassium chloride?

Ferment has slowed a little to about a bubble every 1.5 second. Should I do a stir today? Ferment started at midnight Sat night.

...What ph strips do you recommend? Well obviously you need strips to cover pH 3-7 for the ferment. If you're checking the water only, then pH 4-9 would be OK. If you want some degree of measurement for both, then you'll need something for the range pH 3-9. But know that the degree of accuracy on t...

I ordered this one earlier

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Windswept wrote:get an electronic tester, so much easier than strips!

Do You have to calibrate them all the time? Seems I saw Something about that. Can you recommend a specific one?

Now I need to find some good ph test strips

Pesty wrote:.
The only real concern for tap water is if your municipality uses chloramine as it can cause some yeast to give off a medical band aid taste. Its easy to remove with campden tablets from the bew shop.

I don't see any listed on their test charts.

Thanks everybody. Gonna filter from now on.

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I am on a well with hard water and have a filtration system to soften the water. I have no chlorine in my water so can’t respond to your filters as I am not sure if you are on a city water system with additives or not but I do not buy water for distilling. Your filters should have some type of spec...

Can I use this for my tap water for fermenting? I'd rather not have to buy water.

Something I learned from the video is that great value water ph varies greatly in different areas. Different people get very different levels from the same stuff and apparently it's regional.

I figured a sugar wash would be simpler and more fool proof than the bird watchers. No? Birdwatchers tomatoe paste would also be my recommendation . Its simple , cheap and works . I am concerned that you are using distilled water . That could let you down . Now I’m not in the pH bashing club club b...

I'm getting about 1 bubble per second today.

I'm familiar with all the dos and don'ts pretty much I just need to get in there and actually do it. I'm not worried about wasting anything if i mess it up

Thanks for the info, I've been reading off and on fit a few years but I have problems remembering. I'm more of a hands on learner. I have already done a vinegar run and this will be my sacrificial run. I figured a sugar wash would be simpler and more fool proof than the bird watchers. No?

I'm ready to start my first sugar wash. I bought5gallons of great value distilled water, fleishmanns instant active dry yeast, yeast nutrient, 16quart stew pot, 5gallon bucket with twist on gamma lid and3 piece airlock. I guess I need some hand holding here on my first try. I'm apprehensive...I'm go...

This is a follow up....I got another keg and had another friend tig it and I've still got a little rust on the inside of one of the welds. He purged with argon. There bottom drain weld looks fine but the side weld for the heater element has a little rust. I'm gonna try some lemon juice on it. I'll u...

It was welded with 316 rod he thinks. Gotta wait to see his son that tigged it and ask him. We tried a magnet on the rod he used and it won't stick at all...haven't tried the keg yet. What do I do? Grind the bungs off and take it to a welding shop?

Well I finally completed my electric keg setup and boiled some water, drained water and a few days later I shine a light in the keg and there's a little rust around the bottom drain and side element hole where they're burned through a little from the tig. Is that ok and common? I didn't think this s...

skow69 wrote:You don't want to mount the fan on the outside?

Originally planned on it but don't want wires outside the box. The 2 little terminals are on the top edge of the fan.

Got my 92mm fan and gonna have grind out one of the lines that runs from the top screws down to the bottom of the box....figures. The fan won't fit flush in the inside unless I do that.

I wasted money when I bought the 10-4 wire since I later decided to order a 240 fan instead of 120. What should I do with white wire coming from wall? Nothing I suppose. My 10-3 from box to the twist lock plug has black, white, and green. I black taped the white wire, which Will go to one of the hot...

Double check mine too please. 240v gonna be using 10-3 plus ground. Just ordered 230 fan to add. I'm gonna wire it to come on when plugged up whether the switch is on or not. I got my 3/4" wire glands today but can't find my 1 1/8" hole saw bit so I can't run my main wires into the box til...

rgreen2002 wrote:Use one of these:

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wire it up:

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I've already got a 1" bung welded in my keg.

[quote="TxBrewing"]She is good to go
Cleaning runs this weekend
And prep a sugarhead for sac run

Wish I was at that point !!! Are you wiring directly to keg? I want to put a plug on my keg but haven't figured Out exactly how i want to do it.

Thanks for that info rad