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I need a dual controller for my fermentation. I plan on selling my JC 419 and getting a dual controller. So many...I came across the Auberins.com TD100 TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER. It looks good to me, but I would really appreciate feedback. Is this missing something or not quite the right fit...

Gordon Strong starts with a quarter teaspoon of 10% phosphoric acid in his RO water. I want to try adding it to bring down PH but I can not find phosphoric locally. I can get 88% Lactic acid. Does anyone know how much Lactic to use to find the phosphoric equivalent? Or does anyone have...

I have a boil keggle getting ready to come on line. I have 50 feet of 1/2 copper tube to build IC. Seems I would want the make my IC the max diameter to fit within the keggle to max surface contact. How much space should I leave between IC coil and keggle wall?

Going to build an immersion chiller. I have seen some that use a pump to recirculate wort to make the process faster. Why not just boil a spoon the last 15 minutes with your chiller and still the pot manually? Pros / Cons ?

Building IC for keggle. Mainly will do 5 gallon batches. 50' 1/2" copper coil. Considering putting in a whirlpool like on the Mr Malty site. I don't have a pump, is a whirlpool necessary? Is it just as effective to boil a spoon in the pot and occasionally hand stir the wort around the...

I am getting ready to cut the top off my keg to be used as a boil pot. I like the look of the keggles with the tops completely open (no rim to set lid on). From reading the forum it sounds like opening it all the way up also simplifies cleaning. Experienced folks, am I making a mistake if...

I have a three gallon batch in a five gallon primary which I think was fine as it fermented and had a nice kreausen (sp?) on it and I am sure was filled with carbon dioxide. After 4 days the fermentation appears done and I want to rack to a secondary and dry hop. Problem, I do not have 3...

Longer brew day but just as enjoyable (or more so). Learned to reread the stickies before beginning as I undershot strike temp due to heating the mashtun--got that one fixed for next time will overheat strike water and dump in mashtun then mash in when temp drops to hit what I need. Ice...

Looking to brew my first all grain. I don't have the kettle volume so I am using beersmith to scale recipe. It is telling me to use .6 packs of yeast. Is there a detriment to using the whole pack that will affect the beer? I don't want to store the remaining yeast if I only use .6 of the...

First one gallon mini mash IPA I left the sanitizer in the hose while starting the siphon and let it go into my bottling bucket. It kind of messed with the taste. Second one gallon mini mash was a hefeweisen. It was very good but one gallon is not enough for the effort or demand so I...

I am brewing my second 5 gallon batch. My first one did not ferment correctly I believe due to the temp in the house being too warm and the type of yeast used. This batch I pitched Sunday afternoon. Monday afternoon it was bubbling, this morning it was going a little stronger, this evening...

I plan on bottling in December (4+ months in fermenter) and was wondering if there are commercial products available to give me an idea of what my final product outputs are. I made the recipe straight up. Is there a purchasable 'still' version, carbed version, sweet version etc??? Or...

After boil is complete and the wort is chilled to 75 degrees I add three gallons of bottled spring water (Talawanda if it matters) to my wort to bring it up to 5 gallons. Does that last three gallons added after the boil need to be boiled as well and then cooled before adding or is that good...

I have four batches under my belt. Been mainly doing partial mash/extract brewing. Starting to get a feel for the calendar and needing to pick my first Christmas beer. To serve, perhaps gift some. Would be interested in any thoughts on style/type/recipe ideas that play well at the...

Should I keep my EdWort's apfelwine stored in the dark like it was beer or can I just leave it out on the counter as it ferments? Does it skunk from sunlight?

I racked my first 5 gallon batch to secondary. Secondary is a better bottle. How high should I fill the secondary? Main batch was 5.25 to start going into the main fermenter. Now after allowing for trub etc it does not appear to be a full five gallons. Worried about it getting too much...

Started out to make a hard cider. I loved the cider you could get at the little family farms in Austria. How does apfelwein compare to a hard cider? Is it similar tasting? I won't know myself for a long time. Your thoughts appreciated. Tom

Bottled my first batch today, had a siphon hose about 3-4 feet long, filled it with c brite to get siphon going. Forgot to drain it before moving beer to into pan with sugar water in it before bottling. How screwed up will the beer be?