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I may be beating a dead horse with this post but the owner of the brewery I work for asked me this very question yesterday (I am the brewer at the Bloomington Brewing Co. in Bloomington Indiana). There is really no difference between clear candi sugar and table sugar..except citric acid is added...

I have over heard many people at the bar I work at say "Lagers are distilled differently..thats what gives them that taste." I tried educating people but I always got the feeling they would rather be wrong with thier own opinion than be right with my opinion.Fermenting is yeast consuming...

You can do 30psi for 24 hours on CO2, then switch to the beergas. It should be about there. I just tried that recently and it worked pretty well. In that 24 hours I start counting from the moment I put the keg of warm beer in the fridge. I have a stout faucet on the keg orator i built. It in...

Alright, let me give you the basics. I have a 20# co2 tank with which i serve beer through my kegorator that i built using a traditional faucet. I recently swapped out a 5# co2 tank for a 5# beergas tank (75/25). I understand how to carbonate on co2, been doing it for two years. I also know that...

Alright, let me give you the basics. I have a 20# co2 tank with which i serve beer through my kegorator that i built using a traditional faucet. I recently swapped out a 5# co2 tank for a 5# beergas tank (75/25). I understand how to carbonate on co2, been doing it for two years. I also know...

I recently got a beer gas tank filled and a nitrogen regulator. I have the stout faucet as well. What i am needing to know is the beer needs to be carbonated at 1.2 volumes of co2 before going on beer gas at 30 psi. I checked a carbonating chart and it said to use 3 psi. of co2 but my cornelius...

Okay, here we go. Let me guide you through what I have learned. Stay away from the anolog ones unless you find it at bargain prices. I got the digital for several dollars more than the anolog. No brainer. Walker-san has the right idea, you want a two stage unit if you can afford it, ill get to...

Okay, here we go. Let me guide you through what I have learned. Stay away from the anolog ones unless you find it at bargain prices. I got the digital for several dollars more than the anolog. No brainer. Walker-san has the right idea, you want a two stage unit if you can afford it, ill get to...

Don't forget that the fermentation process gives off heat itself. having the reading from the actual liquid, not the surrounding environment is ideal. So you are right, taping it to the side would not be as accurate. Not sure of how off it would be though. Could be a little difference, or a...

I have a Johnson Controls A419. bought it before I knew I could get a two stage for just a little more. Plannin on using the Johnson Controls for the kegerator. I was going to use it for fermenting but will use a two stage ranco instead.

I have a Johnson Controls A419 Temperature Unit. It can be programmed to either heat or cool. You also have the option to control it's temperature cycle range from 1 degree to 8 degrees. I will set mine to have a range of +or- 2 degrees. It is also nice cause I can set it to cut off the...

Thank you BierMuncher! That was the info I was looking for on the 90 minute mash. Is there an ideal fermentation temp, I can program it in to my fermentation box.

I live in Bloomington Indiana. I planted six different hops that grow well in my climate. I understand it is my first year so I have not had a lot of buds growing. I am mainly allowing the plant to help its root growth. The problem i have had however is insects and other creatures eating my...

Oh wow. Okay, my Gumball head wheat beer clone had a target mash temp of 153 so that sounds reasonable. It was only a 60 minute mash. Im not questioning you at all here, but what are the advantages to a 90 minute. I know of Dogfish head has a 90 minute. Got a boat load of flavor. I have no...

I have done six or seven extract brews in the last year and been picking up equipment piece by piece off friends and other random places. I am also doing my first year hop grow. Six different kinds. Been getting insect damage but not to worried about yeilding anything. First year is primarily...