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  1. DudeBrew

    Anyone with experience making a yeast bank?

    I have taken a little time in reading how to create a yeast bank. I have a few questions, and I wanted to know if their are any videos of doing this. I have read the FlyGuy's easy step's to making a yeast bank, but have a few questions about the equipment specs. As well as how much water...
  2. DudeBrew

    Mashing

    Here is my next question again part 2, when my buddies and I brewed two weekends ago. I noticed that my buddy who decided to step mash, took forever to sparge, not to mention our mash tun would clog up and stop the flow. We used the same tank to mash for both step mash and single infusion. What...
  3. DudeBrew

    Single Infusion?

    It has been over a year since my last brew, and I am trying to get all of my knowledge about brewing to come back to me. I do however have a few questions here and there, because again I have almost forgotten everything. My question is, between a buddy of mine and I, we both mash...
  4. DudeBrew

    Aeration During fermantation?

    Has anyone tried to run a fish air tank through a filtered line and an aeration stone while your fermenting? I have seen and herd about this and was wondering about its effectiveness.
  5. DudeBrew

    Anyone ever built a fermentation chiller?

    I have a quick question concerning a fermentation chiller. Does anyone know or have instructions to rig the thermostat to turn the fans on?
  6. DudeBrew

    Question on control fermentation temp.

    Now that we have experienced our first high temp of 90 degrees outside, and raised the inside of our house to above 80 degrees. My question is...Is their a cheap efficient way to reduce the temp of our fermenting beer at about 65-68 degrees and not pay out on the electricity bill for our AC...
  7. DudeBrew

    Pump Question

    I am looking for a pump that can has an adjustable flow. Anyone with any ideas on a good site that sell them?
  8. DudeBrew

    base grain to specialty malt grain ratios

    I have a question, Does anyone know the base grain to specialty malt grain ratios for a 5 gallon batch?
  9. DudeBrew

    I need to find equipment

    Anyone know of a good site that has water pumps for brewing?
  10. DudeBrew

    Any Good Vanilla Ale Recipes?

    I wanna try a good vanilla ale or stout, both will work too. :rockin:
  11. DudeBrew

    Question on O.G.

    I always use BeerCalculus.com to find out what the status of my beer will turn out to be. If you all haven't used it yet its helpful to find out what your bitterness will be and a few other things. Now one thing it also does and tell you what your O.G. should be and mine should be between...
  12. DudeBrew

    Victory!..Is Ours!

    We just got done bottling our first All Grain brew and in all honestly I think we had success. Especially through our concerns on possible poor sanitation, brewing technique, and transfer to secondary and have yeast "floaties" transferred. For awhile we thought it was signs of infection, but...
  13. DudeBrew

    All Is Well

    I just bottled a pale ale, our final gravity was at 1.020, it wouldn't drop any more. It wasn't what we were looking for, but as far as I am concerned it came out great. Good color, Flavor, and aroma, even with the slight concerns throughout the process. Which I thank those who assured us in the...
  14. DudeBrew

    Question concerning this...

    This is a picture of our beer after two weeks in secondary fermentation. I don't think it's much to worry about since I think it's only yeast clumps because of our poor transfer into a secondary. Questions?...Comments? please feel free to lend me your advice. And whether or not I could filter...
  15. DudeBrew

    Question about stuff in fermenter

    Well I'm not sure if this is something to totally worry about but when we transferred into a secondary fermentation I think some yeast clumps got into our beer. I noticed a few small not even BB sized white clumps starting to float on the top. As well as I also noticed it floating throughout the...
  16. DudeBrew

    Another Question

  17. DudeBrew

    Another Question

    Anyone know or have experience in growing there own hops? 1. When is the best time to start growing? 2. What are the best hops to grow in a moderate climate?(Maryland) 3. What kind of soil should I use? 4. Should I use fertalizer? and if so what is the best kind I should use? 5. What kind...
  18. DudeBrew

    Dumb Question

    Just curious on the meaning of "RDWHAHB" I'm new to the forum :drunk:
  19. DudeBrew

    New Brewer

    Ok so I am in fact new to brewing, although I have done extensive research and have successfully produced beer in the past. This just past and still fermenting brew is my first all grain. I just recently joined this forum in search for friends of the same out looks and desires in home brewing, I...
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