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I had a problem with the oxygenation / oxidation conundrum when I first started so I thought I'd post this. Yeast need oxygen to reproduce and grow. As they grow through their life cycle, they eat the sugar and produce what we're after: CO2 & Alcohol. Boiling the wort removes the oxygen so...

My thirsty brother got into a keg of Belgian that was conditioning in the back of my fridge and pulled a couple of pints off it. What do I do? I thought of racking it back to another keg but since its carbonated I might get a foamy mess. Or should I carefully remove the out valve on the corny...

I just kegged my batch of Trois Pistoles 2 days ago. I started this batch right before Halloween hoping to squeak it out for Xmas. From my researching around this board it seems like this beer can only get better w/ age. It always seems like I get into my kegs before their prime and the last...

I've read a few posts where people tried to recreate the degree symbol using a zero or a lower case "o" A slick way to produce the degree symbol is using the ASCII codes. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Computers can only understand numbers, so an ASCII...

I've been cleaning up an old chest freezer that I got from craigslist for 20 bucks. When I picked it up it was running and cold, but after it warmed up to room temp it stinks like mildew. The insulation in the top was wet so I replaced it. I removed the seals and cleaned them up as best as...

I just picked up one of these and I'm having trouble using it w/ my stir plate. Does your flask have small depression in the bottom or is the bottom of your flask flat. I'm in the trial and error stage getting my stir plate to work and I'm having trouble. I've seen all types magnet...

Any recommendations on temperature controllers that'll do both heating and cooling. I want to use my freezer as a warm room to keep my ale temps constant, but also to do lagering. Any help appreciated. Alex

After fermentation is complete, is it better to go straight to keg and condition under carbonation, or to just let it sit in the secondary or tertiary.

Didn't want to quote Yogi Berra being a Red Sox fan but anyways... About a month or so ago I put up a post about having my carboys exposed to direct sunlight. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=24340 well. I pondered scrapping it over and over in my head. I started going...

I got up this morning and took a leisurely stroll to the basement to watch a lil' fermentation in action only to find the cats had yanked the blanket off my carboy and my IPA was catching a tan!!!:mad: I mean there was a freakin' ray of sunlight blasting through the window right onto my carboy...

I'm a whole leaf / plug kinda guy however I ended up having to use pellets on my last batch. I was left w/ more than an inch of green trub at the bottom of my carboy. Fermentation kicked in and I'm getting more of a vegetation aroma from my carboy. I don't know if this is in my head or I'm...

Any recommendations on removing chill haze besides the Irish moss deal. Fast boils vs slow boils, rapid cool downs, all grain vs extract. etc..., How do the breweries get such clear beer??!!!!!:mad:

I told some people I'd post this as soon as I got into this. So here it goes. I was surprised at how thick the walls were. Definitely strong. The stand however is lacking if not pretty cheesey. It doesn't give enough clearance under conical. I twisted a meatloaf pan under there to dump my...

The post for the EAC Shirts had to be taken down until I got my membership status rectified and my moniker changed to "VENDOR". I'll re-post in the vendors section & or classified section. Thanks Alex

My apologies if this is in the wrong section, but it's graphic orientated. I own an embroidery & screen print company. If anyone's interested in having shirts made with your brewery or beer logo I'd be glad to help out. Whether you want a nice polo shirt or hats embroidered, or need a bunch...

For all who use oxygen tanks and air stones to oxygenate your wort, Do you use medical grade or is oxygen from your local welding supply alright? I spoke with several companies and their doesn't seem to be a big difference except in the treatment of the tanks. Also you don't need a...

Can I get some quick opinions on this product. I'm thinking of going the conical route to shave time off my brew process and to simplify. I'd like to go w/ the stainless but where I ferment and where I'd clean up are on separate floors of my house and I thought the stainless would bee too...

My name's Alex living in Newtown. Used to brew about 10 years ago. Last year my wife thought it'd be neat to brew (not knowing my past)..... So the gear got dusted off, and the kettles fired up, and the brew monster has been once again unleashed.:tank: I try to keep two beers on tap, and...