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I'm looking to get a water filter and wondering what the best/cheapest option would. I understand that best and cheapest don't really go hand and hand but I digress. I have very rusty well water.... I've never taken it to get tested. I'd like something that was easy to build and easy to move...

I'm building a fermentation chamber with an a/c unit. The A/C unit that I have picked out is a standard analog dial with a high and low setting. My question is inside the unit is there still a temperature probe that I would want to route outside the chamber? I originally thought no since...

Ok here is my situation. I have a DIY single tier converted keg setup with a single pump. Boil kettle, direct fired mash tun, and HLT. My brew days go something like this.... Put water in Mash tun and heat to 165, add grains and temperature drops to 153, stir good and then stir a few more...

I'm looking to build a fermentation chamber and put it in my garage. For space reasons I'm needing to make it long and skinny. My thought was 8' long 2' wide and 3' tall. I plan to insulate it with 1" foam board and use an a/c unit for the cooling that will be located on one end. The door is...

I thought I would start a post on my bar for anyone look for a very easy very cheap bar build. It's build from 3 pallets and a scrap peice of what I believe is high density fiber board. I'm far from a carpenter and this took me about 1 hour to build and like the title says cost $3 which was...

So i went out a few days ago to my detached/uninsulated garage and found that my kegs had turned to slush. I just got done building a single tier brew stand so I don't want to spend any money to keep the fridge warm in the winter months. I have no temp controller. What about plugging in some...

I brewed last night for the first time on my new single tier setup. Well it didn't go so hot..... I had a tall/wide yellow sooty flame and couldn't heat anything like I thought. Not even boil! I am running brand new BG12 low pressure burners. The burners did not come with the jet, there...

I'm in the mitts of building a single tier brew stand. 3 kegs, 3 burners, and 1 pump. I have the tops cut off my kegs and I'm in the middle of drilling holes for the outlet valves. I'm looking for a good cheap diy option for a false bottom. I found in my kitchen a collapsible vegetable...

All grain. 2 hearted IPA clone. OG - 1.060 Wyeast 1056 with a starter. I went down into my nasty basement this morning where I ferment (not brew) and my lid had blown off. It was laying on the floor and the bucket top was fully exposed. I did not check the beer for a day or so...it could...

Ok guys I'm wondering if anyone has a Victory Headwaters clone recipe. I've only had it a couple times but man did I love it! I've only been brewing about 11 months and have about 11 brews to my name so I'd have no clue how to break down the beer and come up with a recipe. I'm looking for an...

Ok so here is the situation. Brewed an all-grain Surly Bender clone pitched yeast 38 hours ago. I finally see the airlock bubble every 40-60 seconds however there is no krosen. Should I re-pitch? I saw no airlock movement at 30 hours. I mashed at 151. I pitched at 68 and the ferment is...

So with the new set up I'm planning on this.... 1. Boil up on the main floor kitchen. 2. Take fermenter down to very nasty basement. 3. Bring fermenter back upstairs to put into a secondary(when needed) 4. Bring fermenter back upstairs to bottle I don't want to bottle or anything down in...

OK so my daughter is about to start walking which means my Primary is going to have to find a new home. My "best" option is my 100 year old basement realy nasty down there and cold! My plan was to get rubber maid containers and fill them with water put the fermenters in with an aquarium heater...

Ok so I have a "good" beer fridge. Works great nice and roomy...old. The only problem is that there are no shelves and all the "clips" that hold the wire shelves have been broken off. What are my options for making my own shelves in an old old fridge?

My next beer I want to try a Austin Clone extract kit, will I need a wort chiller with these kits?

Ok, I have another question my sample readings have been stuck around 1015 for over 24 hours now. The OG was 1036 and I thought I wanted to get it down around 1008. Is there anything I should do to get it back going or am I being to impatient? The top foam has started to go down...just a little...

Hey guys Im new to brewing. I started my first batch a few days ago. It was the coopers lager extract kit. I followed all the directions and hope everything is going good. Its been in the fermentor for about 52 hours.... i took a reading and took a sip and it tastes very watery. Is this...