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I can't seem to find any anywhere and have done numerous searches. I'd like to put some silicone pads on my brew sculpture to keep my pots from sliding around as well as keep them from scratching up the stand but I can't find anything high temp. Anyone have a source for these or recommend an...

My budget is right around $300 and I'm looking at getting into kegging since my batch size is going up to 15 gallons. I'd like to keg 10 gallons and bottle 5 so that I can share my bottle with friends so I'm looking at a 2 keg system. I've got a $200 gift certificate from Amazon and was...

Just got this today. I'm running a whole house filter and take the water before it get's softened so it's as close to where it comes in the house as possible. pH - 7.5 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm - 199 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm - 0.33 Cations / Anions, me/L - 3.4 / 3.1...

Did some searches but couldn't find anything relevant as I'd like to mount my ball valves to my brew sculpture. I'm using these 3 way 1/2 inch NPT Ball Valves from Brewhardware.com There are 4 holes directly under the handle but no other mounting points. Are there any purchasable brackets...

After brewing extract for a year and suffering a house fire, loosing all of my brewing equipment, I decided I wanted to brew all grain. Not only that, I wanted to jump right in to a HERMs setup so I could be the mad scientist I am and flip ball valve levers while my concoctions brewed and hops...

I've seen quite a few Drawings of HERMS/RIMS systems on here but am having a hard time finding software that's simple to use to draw my own. I'm trying to design my HERMS System and have been somewhat successful copying someone else image into a PDF and editing that but it's not pretty...

For those of you that are using a plate chiller, does the temps at the exit of the chiller come close to pitching temps ore do you recirculate the wort through your brew kettle until the temps stabilize to pitching temps then pump to your fermenter? Edit: I purchased a B3-36A 20 plate chiller...

I'm in the planning stages of building my HERMS setup and ran across Bru-Gear's kettles with their HERMS unit mounted to the Lid: http://www.bru-gear.com/20-gallon-HERMS-kit_p_19.html This looks like a great idea for cleaning purposes alone. Can anyone give reasons why this wouldn't be a...

While walking through Harbor Freight tools last night to pick up some tools I spotted THIS pump on the shelf for $34 ($27 with coupon). Yes it's dirt cheap but it does have a Stainless Steel pump housing, adaptable fittings, and produces about 3.4 GPM. I picked one up even though I'm a...

While grinding the welds to my new brew sculpture, the sparks ignited some flammable materials in my garage and I had a pretty good fire (not the marshmallow roasting kind!). All of my brewing equipment is toast, literally! And I had collected quite a bit. Luckily I'm fully ensured and...

I'm planning my first batch of all grain and haven't quite decided what to brew but am leaning towards an Oatmeal-Milk Stout or a Wheat beer with some kind of fruit. My equipment will net me a 10+ gallon batch. I was playing with Brewer's Friend Recipe calculator (still trying to figure...

Why not put a regular immersion chiller in a bucket of ice water and pump the wort through the chiller and back into the BK? This seems more efficient than running cold tap water through the chiller and manually moving the chiller around the wort. I own a small immersion chiller but am...

I'm moving to all grain and currently designing my system and brew sculpture. Eventually I will be brewing 10 gallon batches and I've read quite a lot regarding kettle size. I had planned to purchase 2-20 gal. kettles for my HLT and BK but already have a 13 gal. Mash Tun (cooler) and wasn't...

I've been doing some research to build a mash tun and had decided on the Coleman Extreme 52 Quart. Most of my online and local searches netted the cheapest price of $42 at Wally World. Sears now has these on sale online for $27 with free in store pickup. Thought it was a good deal and worth...

I got a great deal a couple of months back on some fresh orchard cider and decided to make a batch of hard cider. I did not kill the wild yeast but just put it in a glass carboy and pitched the cider yeast at 72 degrees. My OG was 1.061 and it got down to .098 when I transferred it to a...

I was reading on another site that you could back sweeten your cider with stevia, Splenda or xylitol so you can bottle for a carbonated cider and have the sweetness without adding the sugar that the yeast will eat. Is this an ok thing to do? I don't have the equipment to keg so I have to...

I'm in the need of some flip top growlers or bottles at least 16 oz but I can go as high as a quart or liter in size. If anyone has any they looking to get rid of or if someone knows of a good online source please let me know. Thanks

So I've brewed a few batches of beer successfully and with an apple orchard by my house I thought I'd give a hard cider a try. Sterilized everything, poured the cider in the glass carboy, added dissolved brown auger to bring the OG to 1.056 and pitched the yeast last night at 75 degrees. This...

Am lucky enough to have a really good artist helping me design my bottle label but not ever doing this before I'm at a loss for what needs to go on the label. My beer will be called Fat Dragon and I plan to add alcohol volume, brewed by and where, the kind of beer (ale, steam, porter, etc.) but...

Just bottled my first batch of American wheat yesterday and the instruction sheet didn't say how long to leave it before drinking. Was wondering what the average wait time is? Since this my first attempt at brewing I have that thirsty impatience most new brewed have!