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Need advice on the Inkbird ITC308 Temperature controller that seems popular here. I have been brewing for years and fermenting in a small refrigerator with a cheap STC-1000 temperature controller. I have had too many failures and am looking to upgrade. What other choices are there in the $50...

My STC-1000 does not turn on a heater when needed. What should the voltmeter read at the output terminals? I think open, (off) should be 120vac, closed (on) should read zero. The controller I used last year reads zero, open or closed, and the heater never comes on. Same readings on a new...

Chilling a beer at 34 F in a carboy after fermenting for 2 weeks will prevent chill haze. Why does chilling a bottled beer not cure chill haze? Just tried chilling my bottled beer for 30 days at 34 F and no change. What is the difference between a non-carbonated fermented beer in a carboy and a...

I typically keep the finished beer at 38 F for a week before bottling but didn't this time. Now I have chill haze. Will keeping the bottled beer at 38 F for a week help clear the beer?

How long should I pre-heat the MT from room temp? Currently using 2 gal boiling water for half hour. Brew Smith asks for MT temp. Any thought on how to accurately measure the MT temp? Dump out the water and tape thermometer probe to inside wall?

Should I add a second packet of yeast to this beer? Despite the activity, (see photo) am concerned there won't be enough yeast to produce 10% ABV. Didn't see 2 packets of yeast were required. One fresh packet of dry Nottingham, re-hydrated, produced these results in 12 hours. Fermenting at 70...

Uinta Hop Nosh AG clone. Posted this in general Discussion, not realizing it was an old post. Sorry for any duplication. Has anyone made this? What brewing method did you use? Have a recipe to share? There was a recipe for a 4 gal BIAB in the old post. I adjusted that recipe to a 5 gal AG...

Built this set up originally to use a Blichmann Auto sparge with a 10 gal Igloo cooler as a mash tun. Worked great but not any better than what I came up with, which was a lot cheaper. As you can see, the sparge arm is for fly sparging. The aluminium bar with 3/4" hole was to hold the...

Bulit this sparge arm for fly sparging. After using it a couple of times then got concerned it would aerate the mash. Then I realized all sparge arms drop water onto the surface of the mash. I think this sparge arm is safe, just thought I'd ask some more experienced brewers. The photos show...

For sale is an all Stainless Steel 10 gallon Polar Wear Mega Pot, Brew Pot, Brew Kettle in excellent condition purchased 2 years ago from Northern Brewer. Pot includes a new, never used, SS ball valve with locking handle and a Blichmann Brewmometer. The pot is all heavy-duty, 18-8 stainless...

For sale is an all Stainless Steel 10 gallon Polar Wear Mega Pot, Brew Pot, Brew Kettle in excellent condition purchased 2 years ago from Northern Brewer. Pot includes a new, never used, SS ball valve with locking handle and a Blichmann Brewmometer. The pot is all heavy-duty, 18-8 stainless...

Someone posted an excellent "How To" on making a small beer from the spent grains of an imperial beer using Beersmith. I can't find it now. Anyone know where I might find that posting?

Want to set up a 10 gallon Polar Wear brew pot with SS spigot as a mash tun. The inside diameter measures 15.7", same as the Megapot 15 gallon pot so the 15 gal FB should fit the 10 gal pot I have. The three false bottoms are: Universal False Bottom $49.99...

For sale is a 10 gallon Polar Wear Mega Pot, Brew Pot, Brew Kettle in excellent condition purchased 2 years ago from Northern Brewer. Pot includes a SS weldless ball valve and a weldless Blichmann Brewmometer. The pot is all heavy-duty, 18-8 stainless steel and has a two layer stainless steel...

Hello all you hop heads, I just discovered a beer called Hop Nosh. This may be old news to some but it is new to me. The beer is made by Uinta ( pronounced You-In-Ta ) Brewing in Salt Lake City, Utah. The beer is a 7.3% ABV beer with a great hoppy aroma, a pleasant hoppy taste and a great...

Just made a 6 gallon 12% ABV Barleywine using Lallemand Nottingham dry yeast with a BBD of 9/2015, 90% viability and 180 billion cells. Beer Smith yeast starter tells me 421 billion cells are needed and recommended three packs of dry yeast or one package dry yeast in a 1700 ml starter. Also...

Would making a 1700 ml dry yeast starter from re-hydrated yeast in a flask on a stir plate help grow yeast cells for a 12% ABV Barleywine? OK, this question has been asked a million times. I read the sticky Dry Yeast FAQ by Boydster and other posts on this subject. The term I hear often in...

Getting conflicting information on the size of a yeast starter using White Lab's WPL 0001. Making 5 gal batch imperial IPA at 10%. White Labs says use 2 pints / 1000 ml but then has a video showing to make 1500 ml. BeerSmith says to make 2 quarts / 2000 ml. The point is to grow yeast cells. Will...

Looking for tips on how to make the best use of wet hops. Already know to use 5 times the weight of pellet hops.

We have a source for wild hops. Any guess what they might be. Smell and taste like Cascade and Centennial but that is just a guess. Looks like there are 3 and 5 lobe leaves on the bine. Is that right or could it be there are 2 types of hops growing there?