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Brewed 3 AG beers in 2 days with no problems until chilling. I have a Blichmann top tier setup and am using a Shirron plate chiller. The first batch, a honey wheat, would only get to 80 deg. I assumed this was what my water temp from the tap was, and after checking with a different thermometer...

Ok this was my first attempt to use my shirron plate chiller and march pump. I gravity fed to the pump from the boil kettle right after I turned off the fire. Then I pumped to the plate chiller and through to the carboy. 2 things happened, 1 my hoses kept blowing off because of the heat and...

Has anyone else had a problem daring their blichmann draining completely? I filled mine with water to about 5 gallons and it sucked it dry. Now after the boil it won drain past the top of the dip tube. I wondered if it was because I used an emersion chiller. Suggestions?

Made a Fat tire clone on Sunday and all went well until I noticed that I hadn't taken out the yeast bottle to let it warm for the appropriate 3-6 hrs. Just a bit ago the wife opened the pantry said it smelled like beer and noticed that the Primary has bubbled out through the air lock. How did...

OK, I have seen how everyone here has some sort of brewing software, but how exactly do you use them? From the outside looking in, it looks like you take a recipe that you already have and plug it in? How do you actually make your own recipe? Must you have a keen understanding of all types of...

New to the forum, and still wet behind the ears as far a brewing goes. Making the move from kits to all-grain. Getting ready to upgrade my setup to the Blichmann top tier in the next few months. Like what I have seen on here from browsing and am excited to be able to pick your brains so I can...