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I ordered a 12 gal pot for my 5 gal batches. My question is, the pot is about 12 inches deep and 18 inches wide. This means it'll only be around 6 inches at 5 gallons. Is this so shallow to cause problems, or am i AOK... Its a beautiful stainless pot and lid with layered bottom. I found them...

Ok, 48 qt brewpot is on the way. Now in need of a burner. Ive seen the banjo mentioned and it seems to be a good burner.? Remember now im the guy brewing 5 gal batches, so will this scorch my wort or will it turn down to just what i need? Maybe you guys know of a better burner for me. As...

Im looking to start all grain brewing but only 5 gal batches. Could i get some info on the equipment i will need. What size brewpot will i need,30, 32 qt? i have found a heavy 48 qt for 85 dollars 18 inches wide. is this way to big for this? I have a 5 gallon water cooler is this to small...

Looking at going to allgrain. I'm looking at a 30qt stainless steel pot, i only make 5 gal batches. It's really thin ,but i'm on a budget and its around $50.00. Ive heard alot about scorching the wort? Would it be possible to place a big cast iron skillet i have already under the pot to help...

I found these 10 gal eyewash stations at the salvage yard for $20.00 each. they are very clean, stainless steel, knida thin, but cheap. There are pics at, bradleycorp.com/products/safety/portable/viewproduct.jsp?pgid=1169. I dont know how to make this a link. Please take time to help me with...

I just made my first beer. It was coopers canadian blonde ale. Nothing to extravagant the first time around. I followed the directions as they were written. I started this 8/21, been bottled about 2 weeks. It has a very bitter taste to it? Am i rushing things, or is there anything i couldve...

Well my beer is ready to bottle or keg. I'd like to keg 1/ 2 and bottle 1/2. I have capper and bottles. Now for the kegging part, what would be the best before i go to far. I have 2, 5 gal pin lock coke tanks and connectors i got for free. Order a 5 gal tank and regulator and new o ring kit...

Ive made about 5 batches of "Red muscadine wine", or for 5 years. I've always started fermentation in a open primary with the juice, hulls, seeds,etc. For 3 to 5 days till s.g. reaches 1.030 or so, then rack to a 2ndary. Ive had a few problems with my white wine lately as you probably see...

I'm making a white wine from a bronze muscadine. I have all the juice in a carboy, and it will not ferment. No action at all, the pulp in the juice has settled to the bottom and its clearing up from no agitation. I've repitched the yeast and still nothing? " S.G. 1.086", "Pot...

I'm making a white muscadine wine. It's been in a carboy since wednesday 8/28/07. I'm using premier cuvee yeast. My airlock hasnt bubbled yet, it raised the level in the lock only a bit. Now it is wanting to suck the water backwards, only a little though. Ive used a nutrient...

I have a acid test kit. vinometer acidometer. I add the wine up to a measured mark of"0". then i titrate with some blue indicator until i get to a end point. This tells me my acidity. i only get a small amount of this blue indicator, and i live 80 miles from a dealer. I was wondering if...

Ok here we go. A question to me, from me, to you. Boones farm Apple Blossom is a flavored beer. Would there be a recipe anywhere out there to copy this? Or should i be in the wine department, or the grocery store,lol. My wife really likes this stuff, and i'm making brew now, so ready or...

Im brewing a canadian blonde. It started at a 1.042 5 days ago, and the past 2 days its been 1.012. I think thats only about 4%abv. Is it ok to rack into 2ndary carboy, or do i need to do something to get the alcohol up around 5%? This was a extract, i added 1lbs of light malt and 1lbs of...

If anyone has had good results from a great recipe for muscadine wine i would love to try it. Ive seen several and they all appear a little different. Im wanting to make about 5 gals. Im kinda new here hope this is the right way to go about this. Thanks so much for this website. Im also trying...