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I'm finally sick of inconsistent brews using the LHBS crushed grains (yeah, I'm blaming them) and looking to get my own grain mill. What do y'all recommend, where's a good buy, and what do I need to know to use it well? If adjustable, tell me about the settings. TIA.

What's the formula for calculating either OG when hitting final post-boil volume or target volume to achieve an OG? For example, pre-boil gravity =1.052, at 6.5 gallon. Target = 1.060, what's final volume? Or, what will OG be when I boil down to 5 gallon? Thanks!

How long is diluted StarSan solution effective? How long can I store a bucket of this? Am I doing myself any favors by storing my carboy with a little StarSan solution in it? Can I consider this sanitized next time I use it? Cheers!

My first yeast starter, and at first glance it seems to be a simple procedure, but... My goal: 1.5L of WLP008 for Summer Ale clone. I'm using a 2L erlenmyer, and 150g light DME. First batch of starter boiled over and left a residue around the neck of the flask, surely this will get contaminated...

Gentlebrewers - I'm looking to make a Vienna lager using White Labs San Francisco yeast. The guy at my LHBS suggested this for summertime Lagering. Yet I forgot to ask what the best temp range should be for this. What's the crowd's experience with this? FWIW, I'm going to keg this and use it to...

I just bottled an imperial stout, might first stab at this style. Three weeks in the primary bucket, then racked to glass carboy. Took a measurement and it came out at 1.030, I was expecting under 1.025 (OG = 1.085). I then added a pack of dry yeast (irish ale) to give it a kick restart. Left in...