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Hey guys! I'm wiring up my unit and can't get it to flip on the heater. Instead of wiring it to an outlet I'm taking a direct approach and wiring the heater right in line. I believe my wiring is right but just want to double check with all of you. The unit turns on, functions correctly and the...

Hey all! I just got a 3L barrel from www.barrelsonline.com/ . I'm going to condition the barrel with some red wine first, then I will be aging a barleywine that was brewed back in November. I want to do a big rye next. Rye-On-Rye by boulevard is of course a world class example. My question...

I know it's nothing amazing. I just cant find much info about it online, even at the muntons site (which sucks for info in general). I am making an Amber ale. Was going to use just plane ol' two row as my base malt and then saw this at the LHBS. Can it be used as my base malt? I would assume so...

Hey all! I'm brewing on the 14th for an Oktoberfest party this fall. Don't have lagering capabilities so I'm doing what everyone else seems to be doing around here and just brewing it as an ale. I don't want to get too fancy so I came up with a fairly simple recipe. I figured those who have...

Hey all, brewed a pumpkin spice amber ale this weekend..will be doing a spice tea in the secondary but I've never done one and had a couple of questions. 1) Can you stir the mixture in without introducing too much oxygen..I figure you would have to stir with the lack of motion due to...

So I made a sourdough starter last night by crushing 1/2oz 2 row, 1/4oz crystal 40 and about 1.5oz water. I also threw a pinch of flour in for good measure to try and give those yeasties some extra food. My intention is to use this for not only a sourdough starter but also a starter for beer...

Hey all, Just wanted to share a quick story with you. Having seen some reviews of shady online homebrew dealers I wanted to sprinkle in some good news too. Now I know AHS is a legit business but I feel like they deserve some props for doing the right thing. To make a long story short: I was...

Hey all, still somewhat new to all grain/not brewing what a kit tells me to. I whipped up this recipe in beersmith and thought I would vet it a little but here to see what you all thought. I was wondering if anyone has brewed anything similar and could describe what type beer I would be getting...

Did my first AG yesterday. The good: mash ph was right on @ 5.2, I hit my mash temp on the button and stayed there for the whole mash, My homemade mash tun didnt clog! Airlock bubbling happily 10 hours after pitching. The bad: Brewed outside in teens temps. Regulator on propane froze up and i...

Hey all, I'm doing my first two AG batches in pretty quick succession comming up in the next few weeks (SWMBO has fam in town currently). I want to do two Ales, both will be primary drinkers during the summer months. One APA/IPA for myself, and a standard (almost SMASH) type ale for SWMBO..I...

Hey all! Long time no post, but trust me, I lurk just about every day. I've finally made the plunge to all grain and am building my mash tun currently. It is a 48qt coleman with rectangular copper manifold. From all the pictures I have seen in the DIY forum I see that the latitudinal (cross...

Hey all, I've been home brewing for about 3 years now and am at the point where I want to really ramp up the hobby and take it to another level. I'm currently doing 5 gallon batches and usually have one ready and another fermenting. I still mostly brew from extract, and bottle (natural...

Hey, I've been lurking around these forums for a little while and have decided to finally make a user name and post my first question. I have two batches under my belt so far (both extract). The first one turned out pretty darn good(for a first batch), and the 2nd really tasted like a great...