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Hey Yall! I've just done 6 brews in a row exclusively with Genie Pils Malt. I've been breaking in new systems and practices after a long hiatus. I thought I'd keep the malt consistent to stabilize at least one variable. I've really enjoyed the beers, but I've had trouble with efficiency. I think...

Red/Blue is a tough color combo for the outlines, it creates vibrational contrast when they are so close. You might have better color "harmony" with two shades of blue or white or a much darker red. Otherwise pretty cool!

I guess this leads to the ultimate question here: what are the dang threads on the compression side? They clearly aren't NPT (which gets wider). Are they just straight threads? Can I just adapt that without involving something "pipe"-y? I feel a bit lost in the terminology for all this stuff.

That exact item you link is confusing to me - the compression side has a compression nut on it, which is for compressing a hose? I feel like I just don’t understand compression connections except when connecting to a hose and compressing it (like braided supply lines). How do I attach a metal...

I guess I’m more confused how to hook up to the 3/8” compression threading with a non-compression connection. I’d like to hook up something like a hose barb or a QD to the 3/8” compression - is the compression threading the same as NPT or some other threading? How do I adapt it?

This thread is close but I don’t want to cut a line, I want to do this by teeing before the supply lines, it seems less leak prone Kitchen Sink Sprayer to Wort Chiller Splice

Hey y’all. Have been away for 5 years doing commercial brewing. Pandemic is killing my brewery. Silver lining: Back to homebrewing! I just got setup w/ an Anvil Foundry 10.5 instead of my propane super manual rig I had been rocking, and its pretty cool - but lots of room for improvement. I can...

Well I'm in !

I brewed a batch with clarity-ferm that has a very similar malt bill to a brew without. The clarity-ferm batch has 0 head retention, the head breaks up completely into small floating chunks. The non clarity ferm batch has incredible head retention. Kinda puzzled given everyone else's results...

That is good advice! I would say messing around with non-barley is sort of a waste of time. You can get the barley for about $10/batch and nothing else will really compare , the mash will be different, the volumes, the boil over risk etc. Just make an inexpensive beer your first time through.

Nice sticker from "Beer" , a great little beer bar. Their stained glass of the same is really cool . https://www.facebook.com/BeerPortland/

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@72hw I came here to write a similarly spirited response. A great way to discourage women from homebrewing and the brewing industry is to objectify them. This is prevalent in the software industry as well, where I work. I can't say I'm surprised by the comments above, but I'm disappointed. It's...

Just curious... how big was your batch and what was the OG? I think for smaller gravity 5.5G batches I'm going to stop making starters and just use these. I'm worried about overpitching if I make a starter.

By the way, I have been told (at FH Steinbart) to store the can upside down, pitch it cold right from the fridge, but to roll the can around a bit first - no shaking.