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I just had a buddy weld up a 3-tier gravity style structure for me and I'm at the point where I need some burners so we can weld on the keggle and burner supports (want to have the burners in hand before we light the torch). I see a lot of people using the Banjo burners (like the BG14 from...

Recipe courtesy Hops & Berries BeerSmith Recipe Printout - BeerSmith Brewing Software, Recipes, Blog, Wiki and Discussion Forum Recipe: Special Ale Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer TYPE: Extract Taste: Hoppy and rich with a hint of juniper Recipe Specifications...

Recipe courtesy Hops & Berries BeerSmith Recipe Printout - BeerSmith Brewing Software, Recipes, Blog, Wiki and Discussion Forum Recipe: Pumpkin Ale Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer TYPE: Extract Taste: A rich, nicely spiced, holiday treat. Recipe Specifications...

Thanks everyone. At this point I'm confident that the secondary will do it's job, just more slowly. I'm getting bubbles again, a few per minute, which tells me there is still yeast working in there. Probably enough to not have to consider repitching. I'll wait another 7 - 10 days, or if...

I should add that the primary and secondary fermentation temperatures have both been between 66 and 68 degrees F. Very little fluctuation.

I think I may have racked my current batch of winter warmer to secondary too soon. It was only in primary for about 7 days. Anyway, I just checked the gravity after 10 days in secondary and it came up 1.030. The estimated final gravity is 1.020. When I racked to secondary, the gravity was at...

Thanks for the welcome, folks. @Jaybird: where in NorCal are you? I grew up in Modesto and escaped in '98. Just curious... @zman: always good to see other CO folks on boards like these. And obsession seems to be an accurate description of how I'm feeling about brewing right now.

Just joined up today and am awed at the wealth of information. Looking forward to putting it to good use. My wife and I started brewing this past summer, and just racked our 3rd brew to secondary yesterday. With winter fast approaching, we're planning to hunker down and brew all season...

Hey mediocre. Good to see another Fort Collins brewer on here.