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I currently have a propane powered Sanke HLT that I would like to convert to electric. The main reason I want to do this is so I can set it on a controller that would have my HLT at strike temp by the time I get home. Is this realistic? Can somebody point me in the direction of a simple build...

I made a beer with an OG of 1.12. When I was finished I had way more wort than I needed, so I did a little experiment. I intended to ferment the whole batch on WLP099 so I made an appropriate starter for 5 gallons. I ended up with and extra 2.5 gallons. Not wanting to be wasteful, I pitched some...

Just got a Blichmann Hop Rocket and I'm getting a lot of foam. I added 3oz of leaf hops and hooked it up to the keg with a Cobra tap to pour from. It's sitting in my kegerator so everything is nice and cold. The fist few pours were nothing but foam and I kept pouring until it was purged...

Two days ago I pulled some yeast out of dump valve on my conical (OG 1.054 FG 1.008). I put it in a mason jar that had been soaking in Star-san. The jar is about half full and there is a line about 50/50 of thick yeast and wort on top. Should I go ahead and pitch it right in or should I make...

I've been having trouble getting used to this program. Why is it that on the last recipe I did, it estimated a pre-boil gravity of 1.055 and an OG of 1.057? I hit 1.056 on the pre-boil but my OG ended up being 1.064? I'm not sure why it estimated those two numbers so close. I do have...

Im thinking about getting a conical fermenter . Besides just being really cool why should I get 1? I only make 5 gallon batches right now but might increase my capacity. What do you like about your conical fermenter? Was it worth it?

Can you gravity feed a Blichmann Hop Rocket? I was thinking at Flame Out, I'd like to flow my hot wort through the Hop ROcket and into another vessel with an immersion wort chiller. Does anybody see any problems with this?

If your regular mash ton just isn't big enough for the load, do you ever make a separate mash in a different container? I have a ten gallon igloo and was thinking about doing part of the mash as a BIAB.

My brother in-law and brew partner is gonna have a kid. I mentioned to him about a country that would age a beer until the kids 21st birthday and we both got really excited about this. We plan on making a 15% barly wine. Has anyone ever aged a beer for a really long time?

I'm headed to the Friday session at The GABF. Living in the NW, I think I've tried just about every IPA our region has to offer. I'm interested in discovering what other parts of the country have to offer, beers that I may not get in the NW. Any suggestions? Also, this is my first GABF. What...

I secondaried a an IPA with about 3oz of leaf hops in a plastic bucket. This is the first time I've used a bucket for anything but sanitizing. I wanted to use a bucket so it would be easier to add my dry hops. My initial plan with racking this to the carboy was to put some hose on the spigot...

I want to start experimenting with adding a little fruit flavor to my one favorite IPA recipes. I've read about several different ways to do this but while I was in the grocery store I had an idea. Can I add a couple cans of concentrated Fruit Juice to the secondary? My first plan was to get...

I got a nice 1-2" cake of Pac-Man sitting at the bottom of my Carboy. The IPA in there started at 1.078. I wanna make a similar beer with similar OG. I'm sure this has been gone over before but her it goes one more time. 1. Do I rack off the cake then just siphon the cake out and toss it...

I decided to use some gelatin for the first time. I secondary in a corny. Usually I pour the first pint with a lot of sediment then it's pretty clear. Something I didn't think about was, will it clog my pick-up tube? Or, can I just push it out with the first pint?

This is my first time using a stir-plate. I started my yeast on Sunday with the intention of using it today. Now I wont be able to brew until Thursday. Any harm in just leaving it alone on the stir-plate, or should I stick it in the fridge? My theory is, the more I mess with stuff the greater...

I just racked an extract brew with an OG of 1.082 and FG of 1.017 (corrected for temperature). I'm using Wyeast 1056 which is supposed to be 73-77%. The room that my carboy sits is a steady 63F. I used 10lbs of LME and 1.5lbs of Crystal. I did make a 1.5L plain starter (no stir or O2). I...

I really wanna start doing yeast counts with a microscope. I read that I need something with at least 400x magnification. Is there anything else I should be looking into for my Homebrew lab microscope?

My girl went to Amsterdam for a week and brought back some IPA's. Can't wait to try these!

I had the wort chiller in my wort for about ten minutes when I realized I forgot to put in the last half of my LME! For better hop utilization my intention was to add the last half at the end, NOT after I cooled it to 150. I stirred in the rest of my malt and boiled it for ten minutes. This...

Where can I get some Citra hops? I just brewed an all Citra hop IPA that turned out really good. 1.080 SG, 1.019 FG and a total of 8oz. of Citra hops. My girlfriend is the one who ordered the hops in the first place and she can't remember where. I really want to brew this again using the same...