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Hello all I recently attempted my first kettle soured Berliner. It's currently in the fermenter on sac. I used 5335 for the kettle sour and after 3 days could not get the PH level below 4. Any thoughts on getting the PH level where it needs to be and what a Berliner with a PH of 4 will...

All, I have farmhouse ale sitting in a secondary that I would like to add pears too. Has anyone tried this before? I was thinking of washing and slicing the pears and grilling about a pound of them on a frying pan (to Carmelize) and just dropping whole slices into my secondary. Crazy or...

Hey guys, I have a temp controlled fridge that I use for fermentation. Problem is that it can only hold one vessel at a time. I am about to get into a brewing frenzy over the next month and will need to move a few ales into a secondary for awhile. So my question is if I move one beer into a...

Anyone have a good recipe for a white IPA?

Hello gents, I've put together a low tech Brutus system and have about 60 gallons brewed on it. At first I noticed my gravity readings coming In very close to what my beer ap states they should come in at. Lately it's been a bit varied however. I have using my refractometer and taking an...

Hello gents, I've noticed in my last two batches that when I move beer from my primary to my secondary or my serving keg that there is already some light carbonation. I always leave beer in the primary for 14 days. One of these beers certainly didn't come out right as my abv was only 1.8%...

Hey guys, I'm trying to create an old English IPA and I would love to barrel age my batch but since I'm a small timer I can only use oak chips for the flavor and aroma. My abv in this batch will be about 6.85 %. Any ideas on how many ounces of oak chips I should add to my secondary to get an...

Can someone explain the concept of efficiency and how you determine your efficiency? At this point I use a direct fire rims, my last batch I wash shooting for an og of 1.075 and it actually came out at 1.080 so I'm curious about the efficiency math works.

Hey guys, I'm a newer ag brewer. My last batch didn't turn out and I fear it was due to sloppy cleaning/sanitizing practices. I need to brew up two batches this weekend and here is what I am tthinking. I want to brew 10 gallons of wort and break it up into two five gal batches. I am sure...

Hey guys, I am nearing the end of a direct fire Rims system build and I am having trouble making a decision on a recirculating system or really just a sparging mechanism. I have a keggle mash tun with a false bottom and pumps with quick disconnects but I just can't seem to make a decision on a...

Hello gents, I am the end of my Brutus type three vessel single tier build and am focussing on my mash tun so that I can get to brewing. Here is what I currently have in place. I have two thermometers and a false bottom in place and lids from ikea that look like this I have seen a...

Hello friends, I have three sanke kegs and my intention has been to use one as a primary one as a secondary and one as a serving vessel for use along with my Korney kegs in my kegerator. Has anyone been able to do anything with a sanke like this without having to weld anything? I don't...

Hello gents This is a picture of my future HLT. Unfortunately I think I might have drilled my holes a little to close to indention surrounding the bottom of the keg and my weldless ball valve is leaky. I have tried to make it less tight, more tight and even put a gasket on the outside of...

Hey guys, Finishing up my brew stand and am looking for inspiration on finalizing my mash tun and boil kettle. Who has something cool to share?

Is anyone using a rotating sparge arm that they are totally pleased with?

Hello, Is anyone using a rotating sparge arm that they are totally pleased with?

Hey guys, I've been brewing for about a year and a half. Not long after starting to brew I found hbt and have been a avid reader of this forum ever since. At one point I stumbled upon the DIY pages and was amazed to see all the gadgets and toys that could be incorporated into brewing. I now...

Hello, Just putting together my burners and it appears that there are no instructions included with any of my bayou classic banjo burners. Mine are the bg-14s and they include the air control disc the brass orifice and a spring. Anyone care to let me know where the spring goes?

Hello, I have acquired three extra Sanke kegs and want to use two of them as fermenters and one as a serving vessel. I am currently using two 5.5 gallon corny kegs with a typical ball lock and pink lock setup and am curious how I can use a Sanke in a similar fashion so that I can use co2 to...

Hello, I have acquired three extra Sanke kegs and want to use two of them as fermenters and one as a serving vessel. I am currently using two 5.5 gallon corny kegs with a typical ball lock and pink lock setup and am curious how I can use a Sanke in a similar fashion so that I can use co2 to...