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SOLD! I have a new in box, never used stainless chugger pump. $110 shipped. I thought I would need it for 10 gallon batches but we figured out a way that doesn't require it. I didn't do much research on the secondary chugger pump market yet so I am willing to come down in price if...

I don't know if I'm just an idiot or that more people don't know any better but I have been getting a lot of metallic residue in my Sabco fermenter due to using scotch brite to clean it. It only took me about 10 brews to realize the source. This is actual scotch brite and not cheap off brand...

Ok so my last attempt didn't go well but I ended up with slightly more barley than when I started. My wife said I should dig up part of the yard to try again and not have to worry about clearing out bed space for other crops. So, last years barley is now resting in the ground and should...

Did my first BIAB this weekend after about 5-6 batches of traditional all grain brewing. I think I'm going to stick with BIAB from now on. Its so much easier and I think I get a higher efficiency due to squeezing the bag and a tighter crush. Mash temp also is more consistent due to having...

Checked on my cider before kegging today and saw what was in the picture. Cider had no signs of this last time I racked a month ago. It still tastes ok but not great and it tastes more sour than before. Due to having only one fermenter that holds 13 gal I transferred to my boil kettle sprayed...

Pressed my 20 gal of apple juice at the beginning of october in this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/75-extraction-weight-homemade-press-493996/ Since then 14 gallons has fermented, the other 6 were drank fresh and I've now racked it twice. Its clear enough to keg, carb, and bottle...

It seems that as soon as anyone mentions that they are propagating and or freezing yeast the sterilization nazis come out and start preaching and arguing about the definition between sterilization and sanitizing. And by sterilizing I mean baking everything or putting it in an autoclave up to...

I need help picking out which 5 ale yeast strains to keep in the yeast ranch. The insulated box in my freezer can hold 20 4oz mason jars and when I propagate one of them I get 3-4 back out. Im limiting it to 5 because i'll problaby add a wheat and a Belgian strain or two in the future. I only...

I made a pair of tap handles from a retired climbing rope that I had. Wood is a stained oak post thing that I got from Lowes, cut it apart to get the cap. Threaded rod down the center which is wrapped with paracord a few times to increase thickness. Rope is nailed to the base and then a nail...

So I have started trying to freeze my yeast using the procedure from this site. Saturday I tried thawing one and propagating it for the first time using wort that had been sealed in a mason jar in the fridge for 1.5 weeks. Fermentation didn't start for about 36 hours due to the wort temp...

Just wanted to report some info I have about off brand disconnectss: I had ordered 2 off brand gas ball lock disconnects and had problems with them leaking at the keg post interface. Leaked on a brand new keg and used keg so its not the keg. I switched to CM Beckers and had no further issues...

I just added two perlic 630ss faucets to my kegerator along with an external C02 connection so I don't have to have the tank in the fridge anymore. I was using a party tap with 10ft of line before and getting perfect pours. Anyway I am getting too much foam. I have 10 or 12ft 3/16 Lines and...

Its hard to find reliable extraction %'s so I figured I'd add mine to the pool I pressed 250lbs of apples Saturday and got between 21 and 22 gallons of cider with an OG of 1.05. 1/3 granny smith, 2/3 honeycrisp. Didn't actually weigh the apples but it was 6x 40lb boxes +11lbs from peoples...

I've got about 40-50 square feet of my garden that doesn't need to be used until mid April or early May. I planted some winter barley about 2 weeks ago and its now about 5" tall. Hopefully I'll get enough for a 1 gallon batch. I'm located in the Pacific Northwest so it doesn't get super cold...

I want to buy a low profile sankey fitting and attach some ball lock conversion posts to it. But the sankey fitting comes with barbs which will leave a female threaded hole while the posts need to screw onto male threads Does anyone know what threaded adapter I need to make the two connect...