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Hi all, I've recently had a good experience using the Duda Diesel 30-plate chiller and wanted to post a few thoughts. This is a pic of the 3-tier stand with the chiller hooked up to the boil tank via a chugger pump with stainless pump head. Lessons Learned (Sorry if these are...

So this isn't anything terribly new, but I just got my temperature controller box wired up and running and am pumped so I wanted to post. It's not terribly complicated, but it looks pretty nice, it will both heat and cool, it has outlet connections, and only cost around ~$60. I based the...

Although it's consistent, I'd like to improve my ~69-70% extraction efficiency and have a few questions... 1) Is a 45 to 60 minute lauter long enough for a typical 5-gallon batch, or should this be taking longer? 2) Should I be aiming for a specific lauter flow rate (given a 5-gallon batch...

Since the local homebrew supply shop is starting to feel the hop crunch, I was thinking about buying in bulk on the internet. I'd like to weigh them out into 1 or 2 ounce increments. Here's my question... Would it be okay to put the 1 or 2 oz increments in small ziplock bags, fill with...

For the others out there with the Polarware brew pot (mine is 40qt), are you getting decent mash efficiencies with the Polarware false bottom? I have consistently gotten lower yields than I'd like using the false bottom (~67-70%), and I'm guessing it's because of the large space under the...

I like chemistry, so I've been working on building up (or down) my local water to suite my brewing purposes. I downloaded our local water report to get a baseline and began calculating additions from there. Preface: this question/observation only concerns additions affecting hardness and...

So I'm purchasing parts for the ever-common (yet totally exciting) Sanyo 4912 conversion. I have pretty much everything covered except for the CO2 regulators. I want individual control for the two kegs and could go with a primary and two secondaries, or I could go with a dual primary (below)...

So I bought a small used minifridge for $25 and have successfully taken all of the mechanical and electrical bits out without releasing any refrigerant. My plan is to build something similar to the "Son of Fermentation" chamber, only I'm planning on cooling it with the internals from the small...

Good morning ladies and gents. Glad to be aboard. My name's Andy, and I am a couple beers into the morning after a 12-hour night shift, so life is pretty good. I jumped into brewing pretty wholeheartedly and have a couple all grains under my belt. I've been accused of being a bit...