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I have a lot of brewing equipment for sale and I need to get rid of it soon. I have not brewed in several years and I don't think I'll be getting back into it anytime soon due to other commitments. I think the pricing is pretty low already but I am willing to discount it even further for a...

I have 10 kegs and I would like to pressure check them as one or more of them may have a leak. They are all ball lock corny kegs of various origins (firestone, spartan, etc). I was thinking I would just get a pressure gauge, hook up some tubing to connect it to the gas out, pressurize the...

I have had my keezer built and working for I think about 5 years now. I am starting to have fairly regular problems with gas tanks running out suddenly so I know I have a leak somewhere. I have 6 taps and an extra gas line as I can fit 7 kegs in my keezer so I usually have a spare in it...

I just did my first two BIABs with my bag/pulley setup from wilserbrewer. I planned it out using beersmith for a no sparge full boil batch where I would end up with 5.5 gallons in the fermenter. I have a typical 3 vessel setup that I have been using for 10 gallon all grain batch or fly sparge...

Anyone have experience with this? I just used it for a rye pale that is carbing up now. the samples tasted good and it took it from 1.055 to 1.012 within about 5 days. I'd like to use the cake tomorrow but I'm thinking of doing something more along the lines of a pilsner like ale. I'd like...

I recently went to a local nano - Enegren brewing in Moorpark, CA. I sampled several of their brews and had a nice chat with the brewer. While tasting a very nice, crisp kolsch, I asked what yeast he used and he said that everything they brew is either made with wlp001 or a belgian strain. I...

I need to upgrade my wort chiller. I currently use my original 25' copper immersion chiller and its just not cutting it for 10 gallon batches. My plan is to add a new plate or counterflow chiller and recirculate while I whirlpool/hop stand. I was going to keep my immersion chiller and put...

Getting ready to make 10 gallons of a stone enjoy by clone. I've never used this much hops in one batch. It better not suck! That's a 4.5L starter with 3 vials of wlp007. My stir plate broke so I'm shaking it and giving it a boost of o2 every so often. Sent from my wooden walkie talkie...

I am planning on making a Stone Enjoy by clone - a double IPA with a LOT of hops and an OG of about 1.080. It will use wlp007 and I'm making a 10 gallon batch. Rather than making a 4L starter, I'd like to just make a smaller beer and re-use the cake. I've done this in the past on several...

I have started drinking Epic's Mid mountain mild - a great all around beer - not super hoppy, not too strong to have a few of them on a school night. for those that have not tried this - its labeled as a mild but it certainly doesn't fit the specs at 4.9% abv. I would almost term it as an...

I am about to start building a brew shed that will have the following: Walk in cooler for serving beer and storing ingredients Ferm chamber that will be cooled by fans attached located in the wall separating the ferm chamber from the walk in. single tier brew stand big sink for washing...

I am fairly new to hop stands - done them a few times now and like the results. My question revolves around formulating a hop schedule. Does anyone use a guideline of some sort to figure out what percentage of ibus should come from a bittering/first wort addition vs hop stand? I use beersmith...

I have a lot of hops in my freezer that are getting a bit old (2 years or so). They still smell fine but I'd like to use them up soon. I've not done much dry hopping in the past for whatever reason. I have a lot of high aa bittering hop pellets - nugget and galena - about 3/4 - 1 pound of...

First, let me say that I have been brewing and kegging for several years now. And I don't think this is a typical problem with line length, temperature, over carbing etc... I recently kegged a batch of pilsner and to say it pours all foam is sort of a misnomer - it pours bubbly white stuff...

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I'm planning on trying a hop stand for the first time. I am primarily interested with getting as much hop flavor and aroma as possible while having just enough bitterness to offset the malt. I happen to have a sack of maris otter and some left over c-80 so I plan on using that for the grain...

I really like this dopplebock. I've never made this style before and would like to brew something just like Fireman's Brewnette. There doesn't seem to be much detail out there but according to the website and an interview I read, they use imported hops to 19 IBU and imported chocolate...

I have never brewed a holiday ale before and I'm having problems finding a recipe that looks interesting. I found several and this is a hybrid of them. Please let me know if you have any suggestions: Recipe: Holiday ale 2013 Brewer: Patrick Asst Brewer: Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty...

I have some hops that have been sitting in my freezer now for a few years. I have beer smith and use the hops aging tool to adjust the AA% and change the amounts use accordingly. Its mostly Galena and Nugget from 2011. I am wondering if these are not the greatest to use for flavor or...

I bought some stuff at an auction mostly for work but there were a few things that came with one of the items I bought. It is a refrigerator compressor. It was bought from a pharmaceutical manufacturer and from what I gather, it may have been sitting unused for a long time and may have never...