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Has anyone seen or built an interchangeable propane/electric kettle? Not going to list the reasons why I'd want this ridiculous contraption, just curious if it's been done? Questions: #1: Wouldn't the modification to a kettle be as simple as welding a TC fitting to the kettle wall? The...

Would a few of you please share your recirculation cleaning/rinsing process for your BK/Pump/Chiller post brew day? After recirculating your cleaner and draining your system, do you fill your kettle back up with fresh water, recirc that and call it a day? Is this sufficient enough for a...

As usual, I set out to buy one piece of equipment and after hours of researching, I have now talked myself out of one thing, into another, and back out of that. What to do? Ask HBT... An evil DIY mash tun defeated me a few years ago and I swore off AG brewing. I've decided to face my demons...

Just fermented my first batch in a 14-gal Fermenator. After chilling, I let the wort sit for a few hours and dumped the little bit of trub that settled before pitching. It's been in primary for over two weeks (and yes, fermentation is complete enough) so I go to harvest the yeast before...

i've tried several different balance calculators online and though i've been told repeatedly that i need 8'-10' of 3/16" beer line, the calculators are showing 2'-3' feet. if i'm using longer line, i need to up the pressure, yes? my LHBS says i should be serving around 5-8 psi but the beer seems...

exactly how much sediment are we talking about being stirred up when a keg is moved around? is it an aesthetic thing or is it a flavor thing? i ask because i'm bringing 5-6 cornys to my upcoming wedding and they've got an hour+ ride to the site. if it's only cosmetic, stop reading - i'll just...

i realize that it could be a really stupid idea to add fresh pineapple to a batch of beer (b/c of the acidity & protein eater that it is) but i'm gonna try... ...however, how should i add it? i'm putting the fruit in secondary just in case it decides to eat my yeast. should i puree it in a...

my first batch of cider is in the fermenter right now. i'm hoping for a very pronounced blackberry flavor in the finished product. i've got 2# frozen blackberries, 12 oz. frozen raspberries plus 2 cans of oregon blackberries in light syrup (which i pureed) in the bucket. i'm thinking i might...

i started storing my carboys with a little bit of starsan in them per several people's recommendations...i lay them on their sides (in boxes) so i can put them on shelves. after a brewing hiatus of a year, i got them all out and they all have no liquid in them...but all of them are cloudy/hazy...

...so i filled my keg, purged the headspace, tossed into spare fridge, hooked up the gas and... how the hell do i know when force carbing is "finished"? i'm referring to the slow-forced carb chart from kegerators but i've checked all the stickies and can't find my answer. do i just wait...

um...i found a full carboy of beer in a little used closet at my house. not really sure what it even is or when i brewed it (had to have been at least a year). it was definitely in secondary and there's still liquid in the airlock....also, there's a pretty nasty looking layer of dead yeast on...

I'm getting married this summer and have been asked by my fiancee's family to brew all the beer for the wedding...I have never kegged and there is no way in hell I'm bottling all the beer I plan on making. Generally, I'm all about experimenting and learning from my mistakes but I don't have the...

i'm loosely following the heather ale recipe from mosher's "radical brewing" and he calls for a pound of honey added to secondary. i plan on dissolving the honey in a pint or so of 150F water, adding it to my secondary, and racking the beer on top of it. anyone see a problem with this? would...

so i made my first starter using one of those NB foam stoppers... stupidly, i swirled the wort around a little too vigorously after pitching the yeast. i didn't soak the stopper but some of the wort "crept" up into the bottom of it. yank it out and throw some foil on top of the flask or...