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Hiya all, Has anyone been using this newly released software? Seems to be rather buggy. I tried exporting one of the recipes into the Grainfather connect app and it did all sorts of wacky things with the recipe. For instance when I opened the recipe in the Grainfather connect app, it had me...

I just picked this sparge arm up from Northern brewer: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/brewing-equipment/all-grain-equipment/sparge-arms/adjustable-stainless-steel-sparge-arm It uses and comes with a length of 1/2" hose with a 3/8" ID. The rest of my setup uses 3/4" hose with...

I brewed an OG 1.082 beer on Saturday. Made a yeast starter as I normally do with a Trappist yeast and pitched. Up until yesterday there was absolutely zero activity. I then bought some more yeast which should be here tomorrow so I could repitch. Well I went into the garage and heard a bubbling...

My plan is to use 100% propane for boil kettle and HLT. I'd like to convert my keggle mash tun over to electric to maintain and adjust step temps after bringing the water up to temp on propane. So I'm thinking a 120v line would be sufficient for this? Please correct me if I'm wrong. So the...

Hi all, I can't seem to find too much information on this type of false bottom for a converted keg. Can anyone comment on this who has or is currently using one? Advantages/Disadvantages? Thanks, Chris

You guys think I should toss this starter and start over for lack of a better word? Was thinking I'd just strain the starter through a sanitized muslin bag but don't want to ruin a costly batch either. Have never gotten an infection in my beer and don't want to start now.

How often do you guys take apart the pump and do a real thorough cleaning? I've only brewed with my pump a handful of times and simply ran hot water and cleaner through it so far after brewing. Just wondering if I should be taking it apart after every brew. Cleaning takes almost as much time as...

Hi all, Last time I brewed was way back in the beginning of summer. I know it's been way too long. Life gets in the way sometimes. But anyways, I had read a thread back around that time concerning storing yeast slurry from a prior brew after fermentation was complete. No yeast washing, just...

I'm having new tile floors layed down in my house but before it's done I'd like to run a conduit under the floor from my beer chest fridge in the garage to the counter in the kitchen. How nice that would be to have home brew on a counter top tap. The length of the run would probably be between...

I have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Johnson-Controls-A19AAT-2C-Temperature-Controller/dp/B0002EAL58 I dropped a thermometer in my chest to monitor the temps inside and I'm noticing that to keep the ambient air inside the chest freezer around 66-67 degrees I have to turn the temp...

Hi all, I'm looking to purchase one of these for my keggle pot. However, I frequently brew 5 gallon batches so I'm unsure if the spider would go down far enough into the kettle and provide enough surface area for hop utilization. Anyone have any input/experience with this? Thanks all

Hi all, I'm an all grain brewer about to begin brewing with 2 converted kegs and my igloo mash tun. I find one of the most challenging aspects is keeping track of the water amounts used during the mash step. For instance, I use Beersmith and typically it will instruct to mash in at a given...

I just bought a Chugger, namely this model: http://www.chuggerpumps.com/product.php?prodid=223 I bought this due to wanting to begin brewing 10 gallon batches with my 2 Keggles and lifting these will be nigh impossible. I would like to get quick disconnects on the pump, hopefully...

Can any owners of a Kindle Fire tell me if the Beersmith Lite app works on it? Debating on a Kindle Fire or the Nexus 7. Thanks all

Has anyone had this beer? Delicious! I think i liked it better than their Pumpkinhead. I would love to get a recipe for that if anyone has any ideas...

Hi all, I have 6 gallons of pumpkin beer ready to be bottled/kegged. Here is my plan. Tell me if I am doing something wrong or if I should do something differently please. I will drop my 6 gallons into my bottling bucket mixing with 5.03oz. of corn sugar as per Beersmith. I will then...

Hi guys, I went shopping at my semi-local brew shop yesterday and forgot to purchase flaked oats for my oatmeal stout I wanted to brew today. Is it safe to say that the flaked oats used in beer brewing is the same as the Quaker whole grain oats found in the local supermarket in the oatmeal...

Hey guys, I will be purchasing my first pump shortly. I was going to go with either March or Chugger. It seemed there was a lot of high praise given to the Chuggers so I wanted to wait and see what they looked like and priced at. Well they now show two beer pumps in stock but they look...

Heya guys, Well, I brewed my 6g all grain batch of Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale yesterday and into the night unfortunately. I must make a mental note to start much earlier when brewing a pumpkin ale. A few more steps and slow sparge tacks on a few hours. Anyway, here's the problems I...

Sorry guys for not searching. In a rush. Thanks!!