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I just bought a barley crusher last night and when I got home I took the wrapping off and played with it a little. It rolls smooth for about 180 degrees, then stiffens up a little for the last half of the revolution. Is this normal? I know I could lube it up, but I'm a little concerned that...

I just through a batch of this into the keg today, added half the hazelnut and tested it a couple hours later. Its a little hard to tell for sure as it is still a little warm and no carbonation, but the hazelnut seems way too potent. Almost ruin my beer potent. Anybody have a take on this...

Since I know a lot of brewers out there use the 10 gallon round cooler as a mash tun, could somebody tell me how much they account for heat loss when not preheating the tun? I know ambient temp etc will be a factor, but maybe some ballpark figures or even better a link to a calculator...

I recently built a heat stick with a 4500 or 5500 watt heating element. Cant remember which I chose and since it is not relevant to my question I'm not digging it out to check. I read a post recently by Bobby M about running 240 to it and switching off the second leg to have it run on 120 when...

Up until my last batch I have been shaking the carboy for aeration and have always had a gut feeling that I'm just not getting the job done. Some of my beers have not reached the FG I was going for and even though they tasted fine I really want to make sure I get full fermentation. My last...

I just recently did an extract brew that in the first couple days facilitated my blow off tube nicely. I use a 6.5 carboy that completely filled with kraussen and was fermenting like crazy. My OG was 1.052 and after 2 weeks I'm at 1.020. Could any of the normal causes for a stuck fermentation...

I have a converted keg fired by the round bayou classic, sp10, and have noticed when i am trying to get to a boil i hear sizzling if I dont stir it constantly. I turn the heat off before I add my extract and stir like a mad man for several minutes, but as soon as I turn the heat back on and...

I am having trouble finding relevant posts when I use the search button. Any post with the word I search for anywhere comes up. Shouldnt there be a search title only option, or other advanced search options? Maybe Im just using it wrong, but when I use the advaced search button it just sends...

I am a little new to this and am considering trying my luck at all grain. I picked up a 10 gallon igloo cooler that I would like to go electric. I already have all the materials but had a question about sparging. I know I can bring my temp up slowly with the 110 volt heating element, but when...