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    ecotemp tankless water heater

    115 on amazon wife wanted one for home birth and endless supply of hot water. got it set up and started playing by restricting flow I can get the water temp up to about 176 easily man this is going to exspidite brew days and this thing will run forever on a bulk tank.
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    Grain mill

    im looking for a simple adjustable 2 roller grain mill.
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    Pale ale help

    I brewed a pale ale with the second running of a barley wine. mouthfeel and body are spot on but it's well.... bland. I know I could dry hop, any ideas... If I was a bud light drinker this would be a perfect introductiont o real beer but im not so.... any ideas to add some flavor to this...
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    COuple bottling questions

    So I bought a couple kegs and some other junk and it came with two INART red handle bottle cappers. Thoughts on age? This is the rougher looking of the two. I crimped one of the caps that came with the stuff and heres what it looks like on a 22 oz bottle. Having never bottled a batch...
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    Balrey wine for me and the new kid

    So First and foremost I want to brew a barley wine Ive been smoking meats and everything else so next week I am going to smoke 5lbs of 2 row. I want to make a smokey malty barley wine. I have no idea where to start for a recipe. I love stone brewing barley wines, actually I've loved most all...
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    Columbus didnt come up?

    So I live in Juneau AK I ordered hops from freshhops.com Planted them in Premium loose potting mix and they have been in a green house ever since watered daily. I ordered one cascade and one Columbus. The cascade has come up well several shutes one is about 6" tall with plenty of leafs and...
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    I think my realtor is full of ****e

    So we're looking at a house and as it turns out our agent and the listing agen happen to work for the same office. Cent 21. So we do our research and decide to put in an offer. our agent told me they owe about 70k on the house there is a 40k lean on it and she thinks the house is close to...
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    Hops in Juneau

    I would like to grow a vine or two but Im curious we have warmer weather from about May-mid Oct. we do have LONG days but unlike anchorage or fairbanks it does get almost dark...more like a twilight for about a month or two then we get full on darkness at night my bigest concerns is all the...
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    If I can boil water Can I boil wort

    ok So Ive never brewed indoord but in test runs on the stove I can bring six gallons of water to a good boil on the stove. If I can boil six gallons of water I'll have no problem with the wort correct as it is denser and thus will retain heat better.. am I off on my thinking? Thanks GG
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    Dog hit by car venting

    So I had a long day at fire fighter one class lots of heavy lifting. I come home wash the dishes cook diner and then proceed to bed. as soon as I get in bed I hear ****. go into the living room where Girlfriend is suiting up in knee high boots rain jacket.We live in AK and it's snowing. I saw...
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    worth it to upgrade burners

    Hello Ive been brewing for a while and had no problems with my current sutup but was wondering.... I currently have the SP10 style burner although mine is quite old at this point it still looks and works nicely. would there be any benifit to changing the burner out to the type that's in the SP14...
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    used google and search need help finding Dial thermometer

    Hello so after moving to AK and leaving all my brewing gear including finished keggles in Florida im starting over and I cant find a source of calibratable dial thermometer that has a temp range of 0-220 or more with 1/2" npt threads. any one else know where i can source a few? cant...
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    making a arley wine can i make another beer from...

    So I am going to make a barley wine, have not settled on a recipe. my question is can I make another obviously lighter beer from the 2nd and third runnings? just seems like a lot of grain for only one beer. Any input is appreciated I average about 80% efficiency with my brew house.
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    SWMBO slayer fights back with an attitude.

    SO I made SWMBO slayer and I've got the off favor from hell. Did a 3 week primary at room temp 70-72. abv came out to 6.5% it doesnt smell funky and fermentation was vigerous and seemed to go off with ought a hitch. I swear it's like drinking funky apple juice. a blond ale it is not. where...
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    what to brew grain to glass in 3 weeks

    Im at a loss as to what to bre this weekend. Beligians are out, just made an IPA, and Im burt out on nut brown ale. I want somthing malty medium bodied and mabe a little hoppy.. nothing to dark. cant drink guiness yet and im not real wild about stouts. im a recovering bud lightaholic and im...
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    How do I calculate my efficiency?

    I did my second AG on sunday and would like to know how to calcualte my efficiency? 10.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) Us 1.00 lb Caravienne Malt 0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine 0.50 oz Cascade (5 min) 1.00 oz Cascade (20 min) 0.75 oz Columbus (60 min) 1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale SG...
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    Cooling plate bending (it's Possible)

    So I bought a Haier 4.0 Fridge off Craig list for $35 to use a a corny kegerator. I brought to kegs with and slid the bottoms in to confirm it was wide enough...it was a tight fit and and depth looked perfect. took on look at the inside of the freezer and saw 4 screws. I though I was good so...
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    group buy perlick 425ss faucets

    *****this will be for the new 525SS taps all the pricing info is the same.********** *********total order may be cut off at 44 units due to time constraints im working with****** MANF. WEBSITE http://www.perlick.com/pdf-files/Perlick_TAPPING_WISDOM_SS.pdf I was about to oder som faucets and...
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    2 questions

    i want to make something close to Sierra nevada Pale ale and I am willing to do a partial mash. Anyone got a recipe or can you point me to where I can help myself. I need to learn, any good books that thoroughly cover AGB terms techniques, ... thanks for the guidence.
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    Hello!!!

    Hello every one! Ive been making wine with my uncle and cousin since I was 10. I dont much care for wine so I asked why dont we make beer? We started 8 months ago. my neighbors been helping us as we go. my fist batch was a amber ale(bad choice for a bud light drinker). I furmented in a 5...
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