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A friend of mine is a celiac and I've recently been teaching her to brew because she's sick of red bridge and interested in brewing her own GF beer. I have 3 questions - Do GF brewers ever mash? If so, where can I find some information on how that's done? Where do GF brewers buy...

OK team. I want to present my RIMS tube plan. It's $100 without shipping from MSC Direct. I have to cite all the SS RIMS tube articles on HBT, without them I wouldn't know what else to do. It's much more expensive to make this with SS or copper, as far as I've seen trying to part this thing...

I've been feeding my 3/8" (I think, but it's for sure smaller than 1/2") Copper IC via gravity from a bucket perched on a stool. I've recently built a frame for my brewery and this is no longer as simple as it once was. I'm considering using my keggle HLT to hold cold water and ice. This cold...

Alright team, I have a soldering design question. I have 2 SS kegs and have soldered in 1/2" ID female SS couplings. Now, I have SS plumbing attached to each of these couplings, which is unsoldered and instead just pipe taped and screwed in. My questions are: Is there any reason not to...

This is the first question I've ever had that the search function hasn't answered for me. Crazy. So I have weldless fittings in my HLT and BK keggles, but I'm not sure I trust them to last. I'm considering soldering/brazing them in with silver solder or brazing rod. I'm aware this can be done...

Alright, my first AG is coming up and I've come up with my very own AG northern english brown recipe. All suggestions are welcome! Grain: 8.0 lbs Maris Otter 0.5 lbs Biscuit 0.25 lbs Chocolate Malt 0.75 lbs Crystal 60 0.5 lbs Wheat Malt Hops: 1 oz EKG 9 (~7.3 AA) 1 oz Fuggles (~3.5...

The Poor man's Evolving Brewstand Build: 2 Year Plan From nothing to single tier HERMS/RIMS/BRUTUS Alright Team HBT, After many hours of surfing the forums I have decided I want to build a HERMS, RIMS, or BRUTUS from my existing no-tier 2 burner system. However, I'm a poor student and my...

I've done some serious searching and have not yet found an answer to this question - If you have a fridge/freezer combo, do you require two temperature controllers? Do you disable one and remove the wall between the two cavities, so that one thermostat is controlling the whole unit? Or is it...

I've never brewed or even tasted kombucha before, but if all I need is a gallon jug and some cheese cloth I'll give it a try. What do you guys recommend for some initial reading on the topic - I've found alot of voodoo/chiropracty/homeopathic/"Kombucha cured my cancer and regrew my amputated...

Hey guys, I have a problem. I use a 120 qt box coleman extreme cooler, filled with water, to buffer out large temperature changes in my fermenters. I live in New Mexico, and there is usually a 30-40 degree temp change during the course of a day, both inside and outside the house. However, it's...

I'm considering brewing a nectarine wheat later this summer. Has anybody ever used or tasted nectarines in a beer? How'd it turn out? Any suggestions on quantity or preparation? I was probably thinking 4-6 lbs, diced, but have no experience with using fruit.

Alright - after some research, the impression I get is that NA apple cider is just unfiltered apple juice. If I'm wrong here, please correct me. So, my dad has a thing for this NA Peach cider we used to get in NY state but that's pretty far away. So here's my question - how do you make a NA...

I've been surfing these forums and doing some heavy research for a couple weeks now trying to figure out what exactly I want in my all grain set up. I've made some decisions, but still am unclear on a few points. Any suggestions or anything are totally welcome. I live in a small town and don't...

I've brewed a few extract batches and I'm trying to move up to minimash and all grain, but damn all that equipment is hard to get. These forums have already been a big help. If anybody is around Socorro and wants to start a homebrew club (or knows of one that already exists) just let me know

I'm a homebrewer in Socorro, NM and I'm hoping to find some other homebrewers to swap recipes, advice, beers. Maybe start a homebrew club if there are enough of us out here. Anyone out there?

I'm curious what you guys think are the best books on brewing - what are your favorite reference texts? What about best recipe (clone or otherwise) books? What about in depth texts on single styles? In my own experience, Papazian's "The Joy of Homebrewing" has some great information, but...

I'm relatively new at this, but I know I've been worried about infection in 2-3 of my 5 batches, although I haven't had one yet. I've noticed I'm not the only one here who feels that way. For those of you who are stricken with beer infection, can you take a picture and post it up on here for...

First post, here it goes... My roommate and I have finally moved away from brewing from premade "kits" and chose a belgian golden ale clone to brew ourselves - I don't remember the name, I can look it up when I get home. Anyway, so it requires 8 lbs of DME for a 5 gallon boil - more than...