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Just picked up a 5G round cooler from home depot to convert to a mash tun. I was just going to pick up a standard conversion kit from bargainfittings, but it mentions that the hole can't be bigger than 7/8", so I took the spigot out and measure the hole and it's 1". Is there some sort of work...

After about 25 gallons brewed, I think I finally have a comfortable bottling set up. I have a fairly small kitchen, maybe 7'x15', but the set up works pretty well and very little beer is wasted. First I siphon the brew into my DIY bottling bucket, complete with dip tube (a la Revvy), usually...

I just bottled a batch of edworts apfelwein that i fermented with champagne yeast. I hit the target SG/FG according to the recipe (1.066/0.998) and bottled into regular beer bottles. I added 3.6 oz of priming sugar. I shouldn't worry about bottle bombs since i hit the target FG correct? I...

Hey there, Does anyone have a rule of thumb for estimating their fermentation temperature in a swamp cooler? I have my carboy wrapped in a towel inside a large bucket filled with water and a fan blowing on it(only one side). I have a stick on thermometer on the side of the carboy, which...

Hey there, Trying to take a stab at a winter warmer recipe modelled after the Garrison Brewery Winter Warmer, with a modification to the hops, theirs had 20 IBU and I am shooting for 35. Looking at the label it says it is brewed with cinnamon and cloves as well. Do you suppose these go...

Hey there, I am trying to nail down the extract version of Bier Muncher's redhook esb Clone. This will be my 2nd batch so I want make sure everything looks good. I want to brew a 5g batch and Pmoe's suggestion was: "5 lbs pale LME 2.5 lbs toasted malt 1 lb crystal 60L 0.5 lbs...

Well after 2 weeks in the primary and steady gravity reading I bottled my first batch today. Unfortunately upon bottling the beer (it is technically beer at this point right?) had a slight skunky odor and taste which was a little disappointing, but this was my first batch so I dont expect...

I just want to get a few things straight in my mind so I can better understand how things work. Crystal malts already contain pre converted sugars which will add to the gravity of your wort. Are these sugars fermentable or not? If they are unfermentable then am I correct in assuming that i...

Any thoughts on how to turn this info into an extract/specialty grain recipe? IBU's- 30 Hops- Willamatte, Warrior. Malts- Pale, Crystal and Chocolate. Water- Soft Colour- 15.9°L These are the ingredients for a Propeller ESB Clone http://www.drinkpropeller.ca/beers/7-Bitter

I've been looking through the recipe section and noticing # signs in some of them, as in: 3# carapils .2# patent whats the # sign for?! Also, going to brew my second batch soon, and suggestions on a good recipe? I want to brew a bitter or brown ale, or any great fall/cool weather...

Hey guys/gals, I want to see if my 1st batch of beer is still good, I brewed it last night, I think i've covered most of the bases on noob mistakes, and then some maybe. So here is a list of things that went wrong. 1. Boilover, no hops had been added yet and only half the malt extract i...

Well, I just brewed my first batch last night and i think i've covered most of the things that could have gone wrong so far. First I boiled over, at least the hops weren't in yet. Second thing to happen was pushing the stopper through into the full carboy while trying to insert the airlock...