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Trying to run a short length of line up out of a Sanyo minifridge to the bar top ~3 feet above. Right now the lines are exposed and get too warm. I know some people use copper pipe to run the lines through and let the exposed copper inside the fridge cool the lines on the way up. Anyone ever try...

I brew some batches for a buddy of mine who has a Sanyo 4912 kegerator that can fit two kegs. Depending on my schedule he sometimes has two Cornys and sometimes he swaps them out with a locally-filled Sankey keg. What is the best way to be able to swap the beer line from the pin lock beer out to...

Looking at getting this used 20# CO2 tank on Craigslist. Am I right in reading that this was retested in 2010, so it should be fine until 2015? Thanks

Edit: This is not a Burton Union, but is a good way to harvest happy, healthy yeast for future brews. Thanks to all the great ideas here. It goes right into my 2L flask. I preboil water and cool it in my flask so the yeast drop right into an oxygen depleted water environment and go to sleep...

I have read a ton of threads and it seems the consensus is that a diactyl rest won't hurt and is good insurance against butter beer. So here's the question. I pitched a stepped up starter (~350 billion cells) of Wyeast 2278 Czech pils at 48 degrees and let it free-rise to 50, where it has been...

A buddy of mine purchased a 4912 kegerator setup from a friend a few months ago. It is drilled through the top. Beer lines, in a PVC pipe surrounded by insulation, run up into a ceramic draft tower on top of the bar. The CO2 tank sits outside and the gas line also runs out of the top. A small...

First, I have read some mixed reviews of the customer service at Barley Crusher. Put me in the "Highly recommended" category. Got a BC from a friend. Knurls weren't grabbing the grain effectively and while I was toying with it trying to get it to work more efficiently, I dropped it and bent the...

Hi all, I'm brewing up a Founder's Breakfast Stout recipe that I've based on several recipes I have found floating around HBT. The recipes tend to call for S-04 or S-05. I also have some washed 1056 on hand that I could step up for much cheaper than buying two packs of the dry yeast. Any...

I am brewing a Founder's Breakfast Stout clone as follows: 13.5# 2 row 1# Chocolate 12oz Roasted barley 9oz Black patent 7oz Crytal 105 Mash 155 for 1 hour. I normally use 1.25qts/lb for mash thickness, but if I do that I'm only going to be able to batch sparge with ~3 gallons in my...

I use Durham, NC city water treated with 1/4 Campden tablet to remove chloramine. pH - 7.5 Ca - 4.8 Mg - 2.1 Hardness - 22 Na - 29 BiCarb - 28 Sulfate - 46 Chloride - 12 I have tried several of the water chemistry spread sheets and just am terrible at it. I haven't been adding...

I just recently started all grain and have been drifting around the mid 60's for efficiency. The best batch I had was the only dark beer I have made so far, making me think it has something to do with water chemistry. I also had a false bottom that was giving me fits, so I replaced it with a...

I have been having nothing but trouble with a false bottom in my 10 gallon Igloo mash tun so I just took it out and make a CPVC manifold. 1/2" pipe with hack saw cuts every half inch on the bottom side. What is the best way to drain the mash tun with a manifold like this (i.e. open it...

Harvested some yeast from the bottom of 2 750mL bottles of Ommegang. Stepped up the starters over the course of ~10 days. Had a nice thick layer of yeast. Starter tasted good (although it never fermented dry). Brewed a Hennepin clone. 8# Pilsener 3# 2 row 2# Corn sugar (last 15 minutes)...

I have been on a yeast culturing kick recently and just cultured the yeast from the bottom of an Ommegang Hennepin bottle. Going to brew up a clone with 8 lbs of pilsner, 3lbs of 2-row and 2 pounds of table sugar with an ounce of Styrian Goldings at 60' and an ounce of Saaz at 10 minutes (with...

Holy moley. It's a good thing I am on a stir plate or else I might launch the lid off my starter. 1.5L starter with recently harvested Bell's yeast from a Pale Ale. I guess I am good to go with my Two Hearted clone this weekend! :rockin:

Not worried or anything, just curious what you guys think of this. Made an AG batch of the smooth oatmeal stout. Aerated by shaking really well for 5 minutes and pitched the yeast from this 1.4L starter of washed 1056. Pitched it at ~66. Had airlock activity (I know revvy) at 5 hours and...

Set out to make my first all-grain batch, planning to make a Two-Hearted clone (not knowing about the great centennial shortage). Made a few changes, including swapping out the Centennial for Falconer's Flight. Used my new 10 gallon converted Igloo with false bottom. 5 Gallon batch Grain bill...

Hello all. Moved to Durham about a year ago from Ann Arbor, MI. Had been an extract brewer during and after college (before the kids came). Finally got started back up again. Did my first all-grain batch with a modified Two-Hearted clone (replaced Centennial with Falconer's Flight and used...