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Brewed a saison yesterday and I ran out of sparge water so the boil was about a gallon short. I forgot to add my invert sugar but the OG came out the same as it would have had I added it (because of the smaller boil volume). So now I'm questioning whether or not I should even add it once high...

I brewed a 1.070 OG porter on 3.3.12 and racked to secondary on 3.21.12. After I racked, I save the yeast cake in a sanitized mason jar pouring ~750mL of cake in first and topping with 750mL of the porter — I did not wash it. The mason jar has been sitting in my refrigerator for about 9...

Looking for a cold-plate with a minimum of 4 circuits.

Anyone have any extra Southern Cross Hops? I only need an ounce for the recipe I'm brewing but I'll buy more if need be.

I'm in the process of bottling a brett stout that's been aging for over one year. I added some dry US-05 about two weeks ago when I thought I was going to bottle it. No two weeks have past and the beer (and US-05) are still in the carboy. If I find the time to bottle this weekend, what steps...

I'm getting married on 12.31.11 and my fiance and I are giving our guests bombers as wedding gifts. You want an invite now don't you? :) I've found a local brewer with a big enough system to brew a 20 gallon stout or Belgian strong ale recipe in one shot. Brewing on 10/21 gives me 7-10 days...

A saison beer recipe I'm brewing calls for 48oz of Alexander's Sun Country Merlot concentrate but I've decided to make the concentrate myself. I bought 5 gallons of Zinfindel grape juice from a winemaking supply store and I plan to boil the grape juice to concentrate it and then can it for later...

I'm hoping someone in Connecticut or Westchester County can help me out. I'm looking to brew 15 gallons of beer in one brew session. My wedding is coming up and I'd like to bottle my beer as gifts. My eHERMS only brews about 6 gallon batches so I'm hoping I can find someone with a bigger system...

I received my Ward Labs water report today so I decided to use Bonnie Blue Brew Water Calculator to determine my appropriate salt additions. Since I just brewed a pumpkin ale I thought I'd use that recipe as a test. Pumpkin Ale SRM: 14 I set the target ions for "Balanced" since I thought...

I had a My Antonia last month and thought it was great so I thought I'd take a pass at making a hoppy Bohemian Imperial Pilsner. Here's the recipe I've worked up and I want to use Saaz, Warrior, and Simcoe like Dogfish Head does. I'm just wondering if I've used them at the right times. See here...

I'm looking in 6.5-gal and 5-gal carboys in the Fairfield County or New Haven areas.

I'm interested in how others are cleaning their electric brew rigs after they brew. I ask because I feel as though my current cleaning procedure is very lengthy. Here's what I do: • While the boil is going on dispose of the spent grains and give a quick rinse to the mash tun • I use an...

I have a Black IPA and Stout that are going to be ready for kegging in about a week. I'm wondering if these styles need to cleared. I use gelatin after I crash cool to expedite clearing but I'm wondering if it's even necessary with these styles. I'm nervous they might loose their current opaque...

I'm looking for comments on this recipe I came up with. I'll be brewing it tomorrow. I started with a basic Stout recipe and changed Black Patent for Carafa III Special. I added Munich malt in there for some toast complexity and I thought some oats might beef up the head. I'm going to try my...

I'm looking to buy a 12" SS false bottom for my 10-gal Rubbermaid mash tun. All of my system's fittings are 1/2". I can only find SS false bottoms with 3/8" hose barbs. Does anyone know how I can get a false bottom to work with 1/2" fitting? Also, all of my silicone tubing is 1/2". I'm...

I'm running an all-electric HERMS brewing system and I'm looking for suggestions to CIP. Right now, I currently scrub the two pots (BK, HLT) and Rubbermaid cooler (MLT) in the sink after the wort transfers to the fermentor. My HLT kettle contains a HERMS coil and has 4 ball valves. 2 valves...

I have two Bayou Classic SQ14 single burners for sale. They were purchased in August and used for 5 batches. I've since converted my system to all-electric and do not have a need for these burners. Looking to get $40 each plus shipping.

I bought a replacement head for my original March Pump and build a pump toolbox with the old pump/new head and a second March pump. The second pump installed no problem but my original pump is having issues. It seems as the though the replacement head is rubbing against the pump spinning...

I've been brewing on a propane-based, all-grain brewing system for about a year. I was getting frustrated in inconsistent mash and outdoor temperatures. I wanted to bring my brewing experience indoors and incorporate a HERMS system so I decide to convert my two 10-gal kettles (HLT and BK) to...

Can someone point me to a thread or article that might demonstrate how to automate a CIP rinse cycle? I've read a bunch of threads about CIP keg and carboy devices but nothing about modifying them for the rinse cycle. It appears people simply rinse them with another device (like a hose with...