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Got tired of using a 3/8 drill with my old Barley crusher. I now have a new Monster Mill MM3-2.0 with a 1/3 HP motor and 10:1 right-angle speed reducer. It runs at 175rpm with 109 in-lbs of torque. I love it. The bottom photo shows my new rig with the old barley crusher sitting on top.

I'm upgrading to a RIMS tube set up for my MLT. I'll still use propane for the HLT and BK. I only have 120v outside where I brew. I'm planning on using a PID/SSR to control a 1500w element in my RIMS tube. I'm looking for how to wire the control box with an interlock where the RIMS element...

I found a 70qt Ice Cube cooler at wally world for $32 bucks. I had an extra Co2 regulator, 3 gal corneys, and perlick faucet so I couldn't resist making a new portable beer dispensing device. Now I just need to buy an extra 5 gal Co2 tank so I don't have to take the one out of my kegerator...

I'm thinking about brewing a Barleywine soon. I've never brewed a beer this big before. I use a 10 gal rubbermaid round cooler for my MLT. The grainbill for the recipe I'm thinking about is 24.5 lbs of grain. What is the legitimate max grainbill I can fit in my MLT?

I've recently gotten my AG setup going and have my kegerator full with backup kegs waiting. Now I'm looking for a good high-gravity ale that will need to be aged for months to mellow and become all it can be. Does anyone have any recommendations (recipes) for a beer to fit this bill? a...

I'm getting my AG setup together and would like to try fly sparging. I've read the pro's/con's about batch vs. fly sparging and I'd at least like to try a few batches with fly sparging before I try batch sparging. From my reading one of the things I noticed you must watch is the pH of your...

I'm getting my AG set-up together. I'd like to eventually buy my grains in bulk so I'll need a grain mill. What would you guys suggest? I've seen single and double roller mills and adjustable and non-adjustable versions. I'd like to keep th price as reasonalbe as possible. Thanks for the...

I just got my kegerator set up and will have it ready soon. I have a Sanyo mini-fridge that will fit 2 corny kegs. My problem is that I'm anxious to use my new toy but I won't have homebrew ready to put in it for another 3 weeks. 1/6 barrel kegs will fit in it but I can get a 1/4 barrel keg...

I've come across an extract with steeped grains clone recipe for a Brown Ale I really like. It calls for 1lb of Crystal 60 malt for a portion of the steeped grains. My local Homebrew Shop stocks Crystal 40 and Crystal 80, but not Crystal 60. Would it change the flavor/character of the beer...

I brewed up my second batch of homebrew a week ago. Its a hefeweizen kit from my local homebrew shop using White Labs Hefeweizen yeast. It had a vigourous ferment from the start. I had to change to a blowoff tube set up on day 2 when my airlock was infiltrated. I left that there for 3 days then...

I bottled my first batch of homebrew yesterday. I couldn't resist so I had to taste the last little bit that wouldn't fill up a whole bottle. Of course I knew it would be flat, but the flavor was quite harsh. It had the basic flavors I expected but it tasted pretty rough (I'm not good at...