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While making my starter this evening in my 3 liter glass flask, I let my mind wander a bit and wondered if there was such a thing as a stainless steel Erlenmeyer flask. It would be basically indestructible and would heat up and cool down a heck of a lot faster. It's not transparent, but do you...

This thread is for all you competition entrants out there. We have all seen the traditional BJCP scoresheets. These are the "essay" type ones where all the feedback is handwritten and a score assigned in each judging category. For anyone who made it to the AHA National Finals, you got a...

In the last several years, the faucet design for beer has basically distilled down to the Perlick 525. It seems to be the only forward sealing faucet available now days. However, the design before this one, the model 425, used a shuttle type piece that moved linearly inside the faucet body and...

This may have been discussed before, but I wanted to present this to the new brewers as a quick method of chilling. While teaching a beer class last year, I needed a very quick way to chill the wort prior to pitching yeast. I did not have the class time to wait for an immersion chiller or the...

I have a simple question that I'm trying to get answered without the benefit of me having to actually perform an experiment. The question is this: If I have 3 gallons of water, then add 5 lbs of DME to it, what is the volume now? In other words, what is the liquid volume addition of a certain...

Sorry for the duplication, this is posted in the Ingredients forum as well. I know there are a lot of fans of Fermcap here. I used some for the first time in a test batch of beer for a class I am teaching and it did wonders in the boil, however, in the fermenter, there was still quite a bit of...

I know there are a lot of fans of Fermcap here. I used some for the first time in a test batch of beer for a class I am teaching and it did wonders in the boil, however, in the fermenter, there was still quite a bit of blow off. I'm trying to eliminate any chance of blow off if possible...

I'll be in Cincinnati this weekend at the NHC and was wondering if there were any good liquor/beer stores in town that were worth visiting to bring back hard to find "goodies". Our selection here in Knoxville, TN is something akin to finding fine china at Big Lots. Always like to comb the...

A couple of years ago, I ran across a much expanded Promash database that listed additional grains and hops that were not in the 1.8a release. I don't think it was sanctioned by Promash, but someone put it together and listed it in a message forum somewhere. I downloaded it but can't seem to...

Does anyone know who manufactures these? I'm looking for the manufacturer, not a retailer. Prosit!

Just curious if anyone from the board is going to the National Homebrewers Conference in Orlando. The dates are June 22nd thru the 24th. Should be a good time, lots of good info, lots of good beer. A buddy of mine is giving a session on filtering, plus some heavy hitters will be there for...

Our club did an "American IPA Shootout" last night. Very interesting. We blind judged 7 IPA's, 6 of which were commercial examples listed in the BJCP guidelines: Avery IPA Anchor Liberty Bell's Two Hearted Ale Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale Founders Centennial IPA Victory Hop Devil IPA The...

Well, I just finished taking the BJCP exam on Saturday (2-18-06). Just thought I would post some comments. For those of you not familiar with the test, it is 10 essay questions (closed book) and judging of 4 beers. You answer all 10 questions and then every 30 minutes or so, the exam proctor...

I saw the thread about the sale on Food Savers (excellent pricing by the way, don't pass this up if you are even remotely thinking about one), and thought I would pass on a second option for vacuum sealing. I have found that the Food Savers do a great job for long term storage, especially on...

Just wanted to pass on a write up I did for the latest test of the Hop Stopper. 26 oz of hops! http://www.ihomebrewsolutions.com/HopStopperTest1-29-06.pdf Prosit!

I've been fiddling with Promash and have found that the Generic setting for hop bitterness actually adds bitterness for additions made at 0 minutes. The others do not. Interesting....... As I play with this concept in my mind, it would seem logical that near boiling wort (like you would get...

I've never seen these before and just now ran across them. For you folks considering using Sanke kegs for homebrewing, check this out: http://www.undergrounddigital.com/draft/kegs.htm Prosit!

I've long been a proponent of glass fermenters, but I've never dissed anyone who uses plastic with success. But I was thinking about plastic and wondered about something. Here is my question: If you make a beer, ferment it in plastic, and later determine that the beer spoiled somehow - for...

Now that my brewery has expanded, I'm finding that I can finally brew the stout that I've felt I never had time for. Looking for some general all-grain recipes for a good middle of the road dry stout: moderate OG (1.050), good roasty charcter, single infusion mash. Any suggestions?

I don't know what it is, but eventually, you just need better "stuff". I've made some upgrades to my brewery this year, the most significant was making it possible to brew 10 - 12 gallon batches. I upgraded the kettles to handle the volume, and then found a perfect 60 quart cooler at Sears for...