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Ok. I built a small fermentation chamber that will hold two sanke fermentors and two cornies. It will hold 48* consantly running, so now I need to buy a bigger fridge to see if I can get the temperature to drop and have the fridge cycle on and off. So, with that being said, is there a way...

I've been connecting a potable water hose to the hot side of my washing machine hook up in the garage. It really helps speed up the strike water heating. However, due to the hose not being rated for hot water, over the past year it has burst a couple times and over the past two weeks it has...

I've read that usually when you make a starter that needs to be stepped up (1.5L->3.0L), you first make the 1.5L starter, let it go on the stir plate for approximately 12-18 hrs and then chill the starter, decant, and pour yeast into new 3.0L starter. Here is my question, is there a negative...

This place sells 1 gallon beer kits for a New York sized apartment: http://brooklynbrewshop.com/ Small beers for a small place. Seems like a lot of work for 8 or so pints.

I have been searching and have not had any luck, but does anyone have any recommendations on what fabric/thread to use for a grain bag as well as a hop bag? Also, any tips or tricks I should be aware of in making my own would be appreciated. Eric

Brewed the PM version of Lil Sparky's Nut Brown ale the other night and it looked, smelled, and tasted awesome. Grain Bill: 5 lbs 3.8 oz Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) 2 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 13.2 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) 14.2 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) 6.6 oz...

I have a California Common that I would like to put in a corny and a minikeg (5 liter). I am planning on purging the oxygen out of the keg and then force carbing the corny. How much priming sugar would I need to put in the minikeg? Calculators say 1.3 oz; however, I don't have a scale. Does...

Quick question before we head out and buy all the parts. Building an immersion chiller with 3/8" copper and instead of soldering fittings, we thought we could use flare nut fittings. Does anyone see a downside to using flare nuts? Or would it be better to use compression fittings?

My neighbor and I brewed a european pilsner about two weeks ago. He placed it in his fridge at 50 degrees. Just the other day, it occurred to him that he has forgotten to do the next step on the lager. What should be his next step now? Rack into a secondary and lower the temp to 40?