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I'm looking for advice on my set up. I'm considering placing my chiller in the HLT so I will have the capability of a HERMS type system, as well as chilling the wort by running it though an icebath in the HLT post boil. The advantage would be running the hot wort through a cold ice bath vs...

Got a question for anyone experienced with a March 809 pump. I'm about to install one on my brewing rig, and I see that it is made for 1/2 inch tubing. My cooling coil is a 1/4 inch copper tube. I'm wondering if I should make a new coil with 1/2 inch tube, or if the size reduction will matter...

I'm trying to redesign my AG brewing system. My current system is a three tier gravity feed with the third 'tier' being the ground level. My main concern is to make it safer than the current system, eliminating the need to lift 10 gallons of very hot wort up to the burner after I transfer it to...

I just kegged my first two beers 2 days ago. I wanted beer to drink by Christmas, so I tried to force carbonate the impatient way by turning the pressure up and shaking it. From the charts I'm getting that I should have the pressure set to about 10 PSI, but all I ever get at that pressure is...

I just got my kegging equipment (korny kegs), and started setting it up tonight. I hooked everything up, and found that one in particular did not seem to seal well at the gas disconnect. The Kegs hold pressure just fine when there is nothing hooked up to the gas side, so I think it is in the...

I have some questions about yeast washing. I've seen some other threads about it from the last month or so, but I wanted to bring it up again because I've made some pretty bad beer reusing yeast. The first time I tried saving yeast, I sanitized 12oz bottles and saved the slurry from the...

I did my first all grain about 1 1/2 months ago, and it was awesome. It was by far the best beer I've ever done, and one of the best beer's I've ever tasted. I then very confidently tried to brew two more. Both of them have not turned out very well. Both were made with recipes I got on-line...

Saturday night was my first AG batch:ban: . I had a few questions about methods that I'm hoping can get answered. The first problem I encountered was that while trying to raise the mash temperature by direct heating, I would get a large variation in temperature readings depending on where I...

I did an extract oatmeal stout a little over a month ago. I followed the advice of my LHBS owner and used the Brewers Best Irish Stout kit, but I threw in 1lb of oatmeal during the steeping process. When I racked it to the secondary, I drank the S.G. sample and it was awesome. When I bottled two...

Ok, I'm finnaly getting my all-grain brewery underway. I've seen several different options of lautering to include: SS Braids, Phils false bottoms, and slotted pipes. Any preference on which is the best, or are they all about the same? thanks

I've finally got some kegs for converting to kettles, but I have one question. Should I attach the spigots with welding, or some sort of threaded set up with gaskets?

I had a question about using secondary fermentation. I was going to try it for the first time with my oatmeal stout, but after reading more about using a secondary, I'm finding that it's really more for lagering. Would it be worth it to give it a try, or would it be a waste of time? I have not...

Just curious, should beer be aged in a certain temperature range. I've been keeping my beer at about 72 degrees F during fermentation and for a couple weeks after bottling for carbination. But if I want to age the beer for a while, will it hurt if I put it in the garage where the temperature...

Quick question, I just brewed my first batch of beer last Wednesday night. I learned a lot of things just from that first batch, and hopefully won't repeat the same mistakes twice. But one thing I did wrong was pitch the yeast before taking the specific gravity. Does this really matter. I...