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You can try http://www.brewersfriend.com/. Some kinda beer caculus...

I didn't touch anything, so mine is factory setting which I think is 0.039

I get about 70% with the Barley Crusher :(. I guess I'll have to stir when I add the sparge water. I'll try this next time, I'm sure I can get at least 75%.

I use a half gallon growler with airlock... The best :)

I have wrong readings after the boil, when the beer have a lot of hop particules (pellets), so it's only useful for monitoring the mash runoff and measuring the pre-boil gravity. Otherwise, you have to use your old school hydrometer. Any formulas I found to correct the alcohol reading for yhe...

Yep, I've just ordered some stuff from torontobrewing.ca. I really recommend. Good price, many sort of ingredients and equipments and the web site is nice.

I live in Montreal, so winter here is very rude as well. How long does it take you to bring to full boil at -17C? How much LP? Can you get refill of LP easily in winter?

My autosiphon is 23 inch long and the wallpaper tray I got is 22 inch long :( Is your stuff fits in your wallpaper tray?

Someone had ordered from this web site : http://www.barleycrushercanada.com.

I keep my leftover DME and grain in Mason jar. Is the light a concern? Do I have to keep them in a dark place?

That's because you are in USA. I'm in Canada and there's nothing online for homebrew. I tried to order just a pound of PBW from Austinhomebrew and you guys it costs you 8$ flat rate (even for your entire order), but to Canada it's about 40$ just for PBW!! Plus the stupid duty fees, taxes...

Ok, so I'm not doing anything wrong. That's what I was wondering. I'll rack to secondary next week so I'll try to put some gelatin in the carboy.

Ok thanks, I'll try some fining next time.

First one was dark ale : Coopers Dark Ale can, pale extract malt, Crystal 40 and Cascade hop. Second IPA(pics) : Coopers like can, pale extract malt, Crystal 120, Amarillo, boil + dry hop.

Hi there. I have an issue with my last 2 batch : Hazy beer. In books they say this can be an infection. And it's not chill haze, because the beer is hazy event at room temperature. I tried to leave them in the fridge for 3 weeks and that didn't change anything. When I used Coppers can with...