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It eventually got worse and tasted like bandaids. It had that Kombucha/saisony bacteria smell.

It's possible you have an infection. I've had an infection that didn't ruin the beer, but took away from the major flavors/aromas and gave the beer a really cidery flavor.

Awesome! Thanks a bunch.

What are those jointed, hard-plastic hoses that are usually used inside kettles to direct wort in different directions? I can't seem to find them anywhere. Thanks in advance.

Our water comes out at 165-170f. Would you still recommend a water heater?

Thanks. I think I'll see what Probrewer has to say. I'm taking the idea of brewing a little less and just doing it more often into consideration. It might be nice to get more brewing time in.

That was 100% worthless, thanks.

Thanks for the legal advice, everything is taken care of we are just expanding the existing brew area. Just looking for cool equipment setup ideas for 50 gallon batches. I've never used a setup larger than for 15 gallon home brewing.

This will be part of a large commercial kitchen facility so the basics like floor drains, refrigerators (walk-ins and large temp controlled freezers) and hot water is completely taken care of. I'm more worried about what sort of equipment would be ideal and how the floor plan would be most...

If you had $20,000 to start a 50 Gallon Microbrewery kitchen, how would you set it up? I could really use some suggestions and layout ideas as I've only been brewing 5-10 gallons and am now in the position of having a designated brewing kitchen (500 square feet of space). My goal is to...

I think I may have calculated the AA as 14.3 on the citra instead of 13.4, so I might be adding a small amount of bittering hops. I'd like it to come out around 40IBUs

The IBUs should be 40, yeah I'll be doing a yeast starter.

Hey guys, could use a bit of critique/help with my 10 gallon American-style bitter recipe (pale ale?) Here's what I've got: 13lbs Briess Gold Malt extract 2lbs English Crystal 30L 2lbs Biscuit malt 60m 2oz Citra 30m 1oz Citra 30m 1oz Willamette 20m Irish Moss 15m 1oz Citra 15m...

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