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I'd like to share my experience with High Gravity supply, so I'm starting this thread fresh my last thread, mostly for future reference, and ease of search by company name: Original thread for reference I sold my 3-vessel propane brew rig to fund an all-electric system. I have a dedicated...

I sold my 3-vessel propane rig a few months ago, and am about to get my 240V 30A outlet in my garage. I am hoping to downsize my equipment, decrease my brewing day time, and still create some tasty beers. My must-haves for the new system are: 240V element for quick temperatures and boils...

$900 - Austin, TX craigslist post with more photos - http://austin.craigslist.org/for/5936840758.html I built this homebrew rig in 2012, and have brewed 30+ batches, yet I have decided to sell to fund another project. The system is fully functional, and will come with everything described...

I have a 14cuft craigslist chest freezer that's been problematic from day one, and getting worse. When I bought it, the owner had just unplugged it, and it had frost all the way around the inside and seemed to be functioning well. I got it home and let it sit a while from moving it. Once I...

I brewed 10 gallons of Arrogant Bastard in early June. The batch fermented in my 13-gallon plastic fermenter for 12 days, then I transferred it to 2 cornies. I didn't have incredibly high hopes for the batch, since the hops I used were old (kept in freezer, but over a year), my mash was at a...

I have a 15-gallon Megapot with a stainless 1/2" ball valve and lid. Great condition. This has served me well, but I no longer need it. $150 I purchased this rack from an avid brewer to improve my homebrew setup. While it works great, I have changed my brewing...

Let me preface by saying I know nothing about Lambic brewing. I'm certainly not sure if this even qualifies, or what I will ultimately end up with. Visiting Mount Hood, OR, I got to sample both varieties of Double Mountain's Kriek. They describe it as a brown ale base fermented over...

Before I really buckle down and start buying parts, I want to get some confirmation what I have in mind will work well. My plan to keep things simple, weldless, and relatively manual for the time being, but have the foresight to keep everything upgradeable. I'm not concerned about my...

Before I even got started. I knew Austin Homebrew had some days it was closed for the holiday, but didn't look close enough at their calendar to see that they were not open today. Heck, they were open on Saturday, and I could have grabbed my ingredients then. I have today off, and was...

I wanted to brew a summer beer to get through (or least try to forget) our solid stream of 100°+ days. I wanted something light and crisp, but with a distinct flavor. So here's the recipe: Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Nottingham - 2 packs Yeast Starter: No Batch Size (Gallons): 5.00...

I got inspired by Jamil's DW article in BYO and set off to brew a "quick" beer for my empty kegerator. I've already detailed the problems with my 56% efficiency thread, but this is more of a taste issue. I fermented the beer for 10 days at 62° from 1.044 to 1.012 and racked directly into a...

I would like to replicate the Jamil Clone for the Green Flash West Coast IPA and brew a total of 12 gallons. I mash in a 50qt Igloo Cube, and boil in a 15 gallon MegaPot. If I mash with my typical 2qt/lb, I'm WAY over capacity in both. Instead, I'd like to mash as much as possible, then fill...

I bought an additional Perlick 525ss at AHS Saturday to add to my kegerator. I drilled the hole, mounted the shank and attached the faucet. Imagine my chagrin when I stepped back and saw the difference. My original 525ss's have the nice, engraved "P" on the faucet - nice and classy. My new...

My brewing buddies fell in love with the Double Mountain Pilsner last year on a PNW trip, so they've asked me to come up with a recipe. Since I haven't tried it, I only have the description from DM's webiste: » PILSNER « Matt's own "Bohemian Rhapsody", featuring traditional ingredients used in...

This is my second all-grain, and while my efficiency was better this time than my first, I'm sure I could do better. Please review: Recipe: US 2-Row 10.00 lb 88.9 % US Caramel 60L 0.75 lb 6.7 % US Caramel 120L 0.25 lb 2.2 % Belgian Biscuit 0.25 lb 2.2 % UK...

We have been brewing partial mash (steeped grain in bags) batches up til now. I just built a 50qt mash tun out of an Ice Cube cooler, and while our first all-grain batch had efficiency problems (52%), I am confident in our equipment and I'm pretty sure I know where we went wrong. We've been...

All it took was 6 months. So, me and my brewing partners brewed a partial-mash Bourbon Vanilla Porter and bottled it in mid-February. 3 weeks later we began to pop the bottles, and were disappointed, to say the least. Some smelled bad (I didn't experience this, but the other guys did), most...

We brewed 5 gallons of AHB West Coast Pale Ale as our very first batch. We did the mini-mash and followed the recipe/instructions verbatim. We were blown away and finished off the first batch almost too quickly. It had a terrific clean, fresh taste with a nice color and citrus-ey aroma. Our...

What is the easiest way to accurately divide a 10 gallon batch between 2 fermenting buckets out of our 15 gallon brew pot? We're doing another batch of our first attempt - AHB West Coast Pale Ale - and want to double the mini-mash recipe. Sounds like all other processes should be exactly the...

I'm going this evening to look at a 2002 model Frigidaire I found on craigslist for $50. It's supposed to be in good working order, so what should I look for to make sure I'm getting a decent appliance? Also, I know I'll need to build a collar (and looking forward to it :D ). How are folks...