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Guy's, I'm in desperate need of your expertise on starters and stir plates. :confused::confused::confused::confused: I have been all grain brewing for almost two years, and to date have never had a partially fermented beer. I have always used just Wyeast smack packs and never had a...

Hey guy's, I have been thinking about using a counter flow chiller instead of an immersion chiller. Everything I've read says counterflow is a more efficient way of cooling the wort. My biggest concern is sanitation, and how to keep it clean after each use. Does anyone have any suggestions...

Hi All, My mash tun is a 48qt cooler which has worked extremely well for me to date.. The problem I have is I pretty much maxed out the TUN at 27Lbs of grain @ 1.25/qts H20/Lb. I am planning on brewing a bigger beer with 33+ LBS of grain, so my question is will I lose efficiency if I thin...

Hi All, I presently have an immersion chiller which I use to chill my wort. Usually takes me approx 15-20 minutes to get a 10 gallon batch of wort down to 75-80 degrees. I'm thinking of buying a counter flow chiller and was wondering what the pro's and con's are... I assume this is a...

While searching for Stir Plates I came across this site. Not sure if anyone has used their products before, but looks like a great deal.. Just wanted to share.. DIY Stir Plate Kits Cheers, :mug: Frank

Guy's Please HELPPPPPPPP!! I'm still striving for greatness, but struggling.... I have made some really good AG beers in the past (9 to date), and everyone that has tasted them has always come back for more, and more, and more:drunk:, but I would never enter them in a home brew contest...

Hi all, Batch #9 AG Lately instead of using Hops in the form of pellets I've been using plugs and whole leaf when ever possible. I'm also using a musliin bag for the hops instead of tossing everything into the kettle free form. When I would use the pellets with out the muslin bag I would...

I've wanted to brew a Stone IPA clone for a long time, but have had a hard time nailing down the right recipie.. I collected little bits and pieces from all the threads on this forum and yesterday I brewed the following, 11 Gallon Batch 24# 2 row 2# Chrystal 20 1# Carapils 3oz Magnum...

I just wanted to share my experience on re-using an old yeast cake.. Bottling day and brew day happen to land on the same day, so I figured I would try re-using the yeast cake from my Sierra nevada clone that I just bottled... I decantered off all the old beer and poured the wort directly...

Hi all, I'm brewing a 10 gallon AG batch on Saturday and I plan on making a starter prior.. I see so many conflicting articles on how long prior to brew day to make the starter, some say 18-24 hours some say 4 days????? I also am wondering if I do a starter 24 hours prior do I have to...