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I bought a cheapy infered thermometer out of a bin at Sears and I have got to tell everyone that it is the most useful thing in "MY" tool box.It seems to work perfect for carboy temps,starter,yeast packet everything .It has inproved my flow.!!! It has a little red dot and whatever you point it...

Made a 7.5 gal.batch of Celebrator+Dopple ,,Sg of 1.092! Extra 1/2 # maple sugar-1/2# DME -extra # 2 row and a good concoction mash, hit all steps then 156 for an hour. But my WL 833 starters did'nt do well last week so I quick got 3 packets of Wyeast Munich Lager and did 1 starter on the...

Had a little problem with overflow racking my 6 week old Gruagach Scottish ale from my 6 gal. carboy in to a corny keg .I purged the keg and started siphoning then I let it overflow and tilted it over and poured off a little so it was down to about the weld seem, put the lid on, sealed,and...

Should all vials open with a PSST? WL833?

I Have been trying to step up 2 vials of WL 833 to do 7.5 gal. Celebrator dopplebock but I am starting to think something is wrong! First off my first 2L didn't have much 1/8" best yeast at the bottom after a day on the plate and a day of cold ??? Then I started to think I did not even get ANY...

Since I bought a 20 gal. brew pot I have been doing 10+ gallon batches and splitting them in half into 2 6-1/2 gal. carboys.I do a 2000ml starter with O2on a stirplate at least a full day maybe 2 days before starting with 1 vial of yeast.I have been noticing that one fermentation everytime...

I have a slightly used 10 gal.blichman -thermo-sight glass-3 pcs.valve -lid in SE PA , Looking to buy a 20 gal. so i would like 200 + shipping Larry

My 10 gallon is at the curb! I am going to buy a 20 on Sunday.

I am trying to push a batch of AleSmith IPA using WL San Diego Super yeast.Was wondering if the fast fermenting WL Super yeast will ferment out so fast that I will miss on all the flavor and be left with hops thats it.?

Brand new CO2 cartridge injector BTFU! Still not sure what happened but I have one hellofawelt on my gut and a black fingernail.I do have broken plastic where the brass 1/4" fitting goes in. Anyone have anything simular happen.I can not imagine they make these for tires and many other uses and...

Was going to do a batch this weekend and I would like to celebrate UBL death! The new drink Usama (2 shots and a splash) is great but I want 5gallons of beer to remember the occasion by. Ballistic Brain Ale-ment ,Bloody Turban Sour,Ale Qaida more????

Can you tell from foliage Hallertau from Fuggles,yes I planted my hops with a buzz.

How many other people use multiple fermenter wrap heaters on one temperature controller. I find it a real experiment trying to switch 1 temp probe ,2 heat wraps, four 5 and 6-1/2 gal. carboys all in 1 foam fermenter box in my now 62f basement.I have 1 apple wine 4 weeks-old ---1 SS oatmeal...

My recipe calls for 7 days then to secondary with more sugar and more yeast.After fermentation stops it says to Lager cold then bring back up to 70f for a few weeks ,Question : is the 70f for bottling with primer ?? I keg all my beer so should I just keg after the lagering and just lager more...

Is there any beer that is not good to keg?? Duvel is my next to brew and I thinking that I might just have to bottle to get the true duvel foam thing.I thought I got away from that. A few questions;can I bottle this style from keg? and what PSI level is Duvel carbonated.

Anyone ever here if you can Hydroponiclly grow hops.Is there a way like many plants to basically grow a short stocky plant that bushes out and gets very heavy flowering? Was in Disney and took a tour and a backroom tour of the Hydroponics they grow and it is UNBELIEVABLE!

I was just thinking to my self how much different water tastes ,Plain water VS. water that you carb up @ 40LBS. Co2. Same water just bubbles.flat beer bubbly beer .Can make a BIG difference!!!!! Interesting.

Hot Damn I hit it right! Fullers London Porter ,ON the money.Used IRISH moss so it's my St.Patraig brew.

Is there any problem with switching my 5 kegs (5 gas fittings) to dispense from my 3 taps? I want to taste some off my Celebrator after 3 months (6 month wait) Should I just keep the beer out fitting sanitized to switch?

Just finished racking a Hop Devil 5 gal. seconary to a keg then though a plate filter to another keg.It just never seemed to want to move!!! Slow, bubbles,foam. I think it liked life of dryhops and alcohol while in the 5 gal carboy.Anyway ,,,bubbles and foam the whole time in the jumper lines...