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Hey everyone. a few years ago I got a MoreBeer conical and It definitely made brewing easier and more fun! But cleaning it out and sanitizing before a fill became a chore. So I scoured the internet and Harbor Freight for the makings of a CIP system. But right now the website won't let me...

I bought a lot of 5 gallon Ball Lock kegs and they are of various manufactures such as Cornelius and Spartanburg/Firestone. But I stumbled upon one that is made by simply Superior. I'll go take some pics of it later and if you guys need to see them I can throw them up. Anyway It has some small...

Just got a 14 gallon conical and filled her up tonight with it's first beer - a Wee heavy. I see though that cleaning/sanitizing is a little tricky compared to me sitting carboys on a keg/carboy washer and letting it recirculate. I actually wound up turning the conical upside down and doing the...

Hey I'm going to essentially try Jamil's Scottish 70 recipe that involves boiling 1 gal of first runnings to reduce it to a caramel. I'm making 15 gallons though and am wondering if I should increase my first runnings boiling to 3 gallons. your thoughts??

Hey everyone, I've brewed probably close to 100 different batches of beer in the past few years and until a couple weeks ago I have never brewed an IPA or messed with dry hopping. Well the IPA turned out excellent - maybe a little less bitter than I was hoping but I think I know how to fix it...

I brewed 10 gallons on new years day with a OG of 1.071. Aerated with o2 and pitched 3 packs of Wyeast 2206 Bavarian Lager that was also in a 5 L starter. Fermented 3 weeks at 50F and starting tuesday I brought it up to a 60 diacetyl rest for 3 days. Just checked gravity and it is 1.029. So I...

Sent some water to Ward and just got the results. I don't really understand water all too well and am in the process of getting a brewery put together out back. Could you guys please help give me some ideas on what to expect as I start brewing with this water? Thanks so much for the help...

So I was originally going to build a building near my pool as a poolhouse/brewery build. But there was a lot of unnecessary work involved and I had a pole building in the back yard that was a great candidate. So we've been spending time renovating it this past summer and fall. Uploading pictures...

I've been tweeking my Robust Porter Recipe. I'm happy with the amount of dark grain bitter that I'm getting now, however I feel the beer is light on body and could use more of the sweeter (I sometimes even think chocolately) flavor that I find in good Porters such as Bell's and Smuttynose...

Specifically one where I can put in the type of yeast I have handy, say a Bohemian Pilsner, and then give me a list of all the prospective beers that I can brew with said bo-pils yeast. Thanks!

I have a pumpkin porter I used to brew as a partial mash and enjoyed to the point I'd like to brew it all grain. Here is the recipe: 3.3 lbs light lme 3 lbs Amber dme 1lb dark dme In case you wondered the specialty grains are: 1 lb black patent 1.5 lb 6 row Starting gravity is 1.078...

I'm going to be building a bar in the basement with a nice top and a permanent tower attached to the bar top. I think the best way to build a kegerator is to get the chest freezer and do the deal that most everyone on this site does. However I want my freezer hidden behind/under the bar. What...

Hey everyone I'm in the planning stages of building a brewhouse / poolhouse in my back yard. I've gotten many ideas from all the people who have been posting in this thread over the years and have decided to make the plunge! The room I dedicated in my basement wasn't big enough anyway. My...

I'm fermenting a bock and it's going on two weeks at 50/55F. I'm going to give it a dyacital rest a 60 for 48 hours then lager for 6 weeks at 40. My question is do you guys lager in secondaries?

Hi guys kwarthe1 and I have been brewing in NE ohio for over a few years now. We're looking for other people in the Tuscarawas County Area that may want to brew with us and learn this craft together. We've been floating the idea of starting a brew club any pointers on getting this off the...

Last Saturday i brewed 10 gal of chocolate bock, starting gravity of 10.65ish if I remember right. I've been fermenting in a temp control fridge at 50F for a week. Looking at carboy activity I'd say the yeast is on the home stretch of being done. Took a gravity reading and it was 10.26. We shook...

Hi I'm in the process of planning a renovation in my basement for a bar. I'm going to put in a draft setup and want to have around 4 handles maybe up to 4 cornys and a sanke. But my question is what are some good ideas to have this keezer a part of the bar but be able to access it to replace...

I cut the tops of some kegs to make kettles out of. The area of the keg that wasn't filled with water is tarnished from the plasma cutter. I've been scrubbing on it with soapy water and a soft sponge and while I"ve gotten some of the tarnish off I think I've hit a wall. Any tricks out there...

Hi everyone I've been searching through the forums a little for info on converting a traditional refrigerator into a Lager Fermentor/ cold condition chamber. I'm able to get my hands on 2 refrigerators that work perfectly fine. I want to start brewing some bocks and such but don't have a way to...