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After many years of use, i finally dropped my March MDX MT3 pump tonight and broke the plastic inlet. I had retired it for a time in favor of another pump. But, I have found good uses for dual pumps and have been utilizing it quite a bit lately - cleaning, transferring, etc., in areas where its...

Thought I'd try something different today. Tried the Constant Recirculation Direct Fired Mash ("CRDFM") method because I have a 2 pot system (all grain) and I liked the idea, at least on paper, of this method. The link describing it is here...

We are relocating back to the DFW area next month (to Allen in Collin County specifically). Gonna want to get to work immediately on re-establishing a pipeline of homebrews. Where are the better homebrew shops located these days (been 10 years since I last shopped at a homebrew store in the DFW...

Someone brought some bottles of this to a party today. Nice beer. I see the bottle have a noticeable, fairly thick (for a bottle) yeast cake on the bottom. So, I kept a bottle and brought it home thinking I might harvest it and make a starter. Does anyone know if this is main fermentation...

I was recently gifted a new Corona (or knock off) grain mill. For those of you who have one and have moded it out, I have a few questions: (1) I want to leave off the handle and attach it to my drill instead (inside a bucket). Is the a standard screw (or something similar) that replaces the...

I have a 10+ year old corny keg. Except for one thing, it is in great shape. The one issue is that the plastic thingy underneath the lid that is the inside part of the safty valve is deteriorating (plastic is crumblig). Because my beer contacts this plastic when the keg is moved or sloashed...

I stumbled upon a couple of unopened Idophor bottles (original packaging) in my attic. I guesstimate they are 5 to 7 years old and were subjected to some pretty hot attic temps (in Florida) during that time. Would they still be good for sanitizing or should I just pitch them?

I need to order 15 feet of 3/16 beer line. Where are you guys finding decent online prices/shipping? Not looking for the deal of a lifetime here, but also don't want to get fleeced. I haven't bought any in a few years so I am not sure what a good deal is these days.

Any thoughts out there on how to clone this beer? the SWMBO had some at a girls night out with her friends recently and wants to know if I can brew something like that. Since she urged me to get back into homebrewing after a several year hiatus, it would be bonus points for me if I could deliver...

Thinking of doing something I had not done previously but see a lot of you guys doing: racking a completely fermented beer from the carboy and immediately pouring a new, cooled wort on the yeast cake to ferment a 2nd beer with the same yeast. (1) What do I need to know here to make sure it...

Looking for feedback on Brew Belt as found here: http://www.williamsbrewing.com/BREW_BELT_HEATER_P1974C100.cfm I am looking at this as a possible solution for a lager brewing set up issue I have. I have a side-by-side fridge/freezer in my garage. The freezer side is used heavily to keep our...

I am getting back into brewing after a several year lay off. I created a Jamil-type whirlpool mod to my pump/CFC setup and, to further tweak that, I sweated a small copper "T" shaped pipe that threads inside my brew kettle valve and hugs the inside lower walls in order to maximize post-boil run...

New to the forum, but not new to hombrewing. Stopped brewing about 5 years ago due to birth of child and just too busy. Life has settled down now and so I dusted off my equipment and am getting back into brewing again. Looking to see where the technology has advanced in the past 5 years and all...