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It really depends on the size of your grain bed... Don't get anything that will make your gain bed too shallow...Square or round shouldn't make a difference... Another tip get one that is bigger than your batch (10 gal for 5 gal batch) (15 gal for a 10 gal batch) etc. Good luck and happy...

That's funny... I can only imagine... Your cellar is flooded but your first reaction is - "F#%@ my Beer!" Classic Sir - Glad everything turned out ok...

I want to build my own CO2 regulator... No more paying $50-$80 bucks and having all of my beers set to the same psi! Doe anyone know of a good place to buy some good CO2 regulators?

Hey Ed! Just a quick note to say how great everything looks. Thanks for taking the time to post pictures and comments. This has been a lot of fun to watch take shape.

5 gallons here... 9180 gallons!

There's a huge Apfelwein post you might want to try... Edwort is the expert on this, he says to reserve judgement until your thrid glass, but I haven't heard anything about it having no taste. I "brewed" (put together) my first batch last week and I can say that the sulfur smell is real, and...

What yeast are you using? -- Did you add any additional fermentables (sugars etc.)? And is it fermenting at a constant temperature?

He wants to do 32 different varieties - I think that is excessive... I want to do about 16 - plant some more used hops. His feeling is it is easier to buy "normal" hops (especially in this shortage). But if each plant produces 2 pounds (8 lbs wouldn’t be too hard to get rid of) I...

I love using Amarillo in my IPAs - Especially to dry hop... mmmmm! Cascade and Amarillo always serve me well – but that might not be adventurous enough for an election day IPA.

Hi all! I've been viewing this site, for awhile, and it never ceases to amaze me how ingenious homebrewers are… So I would like your help with this question: A friend and I are planning on growing hops on his property (near Galt, California). He has separated out enough land to grow 64...