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Hello Is it possible to get an infection in your co2 lines if beer backs up into them?

What have you guys found as the best long term method to seal/pot the heat stick so it doesn't leak? I used JB weld on the outside of the screw on connection and it failed after one yr.

I am sure you are familar with the protein clumps that form during the boil of an all grain batch. I have had a few recent batches that didn't have this coagulation occur. The beer ended up having some creamy flavors that I wasn't looking for. I am not sure if this is from the lack of...

I am brewing the samiclause clone today from the receipe in clonebrews. The question I have is what yeast do I use for the champain yeast? The receipe calls for Wyeast munich larger for the initial ferment and then a champain yeast for the final ferment, but doesn't specify what yeast to use...

I have a white film covering the top of my imperial stout in the secondary. What is this and can it be stopped? Will it affect the beer. What caused this issue?

i am using the 3463 yeast to make a cream ale that I intend to add vanilla beans for flavoring in the secondary. Has anyone tried this before and know how well this yeast will work for this application? :mug:

I am running two 30 amp GFI circuits for to two seperate 5500 wat heating elements. My question is on the wiring of the 30 amp GFI breakers in the breaker box. Do both the neutral pigtails on the GFI breakers and the neutrals on the incoming 10 gauge wires for the 30 amp circuits need to...

I am having a problem where every time I turn on the 220 to my control box the GFI is tripped. We narrowed down the issue to the SSR since we have bypased everything else w/o the GFI tripping. What is also strange is if the 110 is turned off and the 220 is on (ie SSR doesn't have 110 to flip the...

when powering up the PID it flashes At repeatly. From reading the manual I see the At stands for auto tune, but don't know why it flashes repeatly on power up. The out green led is also lit. The red light on the SSR is also on which I assume means the relay is on. Also if someone knows what...

I am wiring up a PID controller with SSR to a 5500 W element. I will incorporate a switch to cut power in case of a boil over. Please post your wiring schematics that incorporate these features. The more detailed the better such that it shows the grounds connections and everything.

Please post your pid controller schematics. :mug:

For those of you that use a 5500w ripp element. What is the max amps this will draw at full load? I have read 23. Also what is the length of just the element part? I have a 10 gal pot with a 14" id. I would like to mount or hang the element horizontally. Is this possible? If not is there another...

I am going to build two heatsticks and am debating if I should use 4500 or 5500 watt sticks. I have two seperate 30 amp GFI protected circuits so either wattage wouldn't be a problem. Questions: 1. Would either wattage be fine in getting 10 gal of 50F tap water to a boil. I am talking about...

I made a pale ale with dennys fav 50 and had an OG of 1.072. I am trying to ferment at 50F and after three days there is no sign of fermentation starting. Today I added yeast nurient to help things along. I know the normal temp range for this yeast is 60-75. Will I have any success at getting...

I made a pilsner yesterday, but made a mistake with the mashing. I typically do single infusion mashes, but the receipe called for a pretein rest at 100F for 1 hr. I did this after which I realized this was for a step mash. I then continued with a single infusion at 150F for 60 min and sparged...

I have been having issues with priming here latly. I use 1.5 cups of pale ale malt to prime 5 gals of beer. I disolve this in a water solution and then pitch into the beer. Stir thoughly and bottle. Two batchs ago some bottles over carbonated and turn into a volcano when opened. Then the last...

Have you ever laggered a pale ale? If so what does it do to the taste?:mug:

what is the best pale ale yeast that you recommend for the cleanest tasting ale? One that produces the least amount of grainy taste?

I am in the process of making a vanilla bourbon barrel stout. I have oak chips soaking in 16oz of makers mark bourbon. I intend to add the bourbon and chips to the secondary. My questions is how many vanilla beans should I add so as not to over power things. Do you cut the bean up or just toss...