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Does anyone have the Kegco KM11GM-3R Grain Mill? This looks to be similar to the monster mills but at a much lower price point (175 after shipping). I typically brew ~15 (5 gallon) batches per year so I'm looking for something that will hold up but not break the bank. Amazon link...

I’m trying to cut time off my all grain brew day and I’m thinking I can reduce some of the front end work by preheating the HLT water the night before. I use RO water and make adjustments with bru’n water to hit my water chemistry. It seems like it takes about an hour before I’m ready to mash...

All grain brewer looking for a recipe to see the difference between American 2 row and Marris Otter. I have about 8 AG batches under my belt and want to try Maris Otter malt. Any recommendations on recipes that use MO as the base malt.

I'm two days into fermentation with a new style wide mouth caribou the fermonster. The beer is a clone of zombie dust with an OG of 1.070 pitched with 1.5 packets of rehydrated US-04. A large krausen developed 14 hours post pitch and strong fermentation 20 hours post pitch. The airlock filled...

Hey, Just noticed I have some krausen / hop material in the air lock. Should I clean off the airlock and replace or just leave it as is. It's only been a week and I plan to let this sit another week and then dry hop it. For another week. I do have another airlock so should I swap out airlocks...

Hello, Found a guy on Facebook selling 12 - 64oz twist cap growlers. I typically make 5 gallon batches due to the pain of bottling but might make 10 if I can cut down the number of bottles by using large growlers. Should I have any concern bottling with 64oz twist cap growlers?

I don't have a drying rack and the dishwasher was full so I let my bottles dry right side up after sanitizing with starsan. I might have used a bit too much sanitizer because the water was pretty bubbly. I did notice a few small bubbles remaining in some bottles when I went to fill them. Does...

Hello, I brewed an Oktoberfest on Friday and pitched S 34/70 lager yeast around 75-80 degrees. I have a blow off tube but not much activity. The krausen has formed so I think I am fine but there is a bunch of brown stuff on top. I read that 34/70 should be pitched around 55-60 after the fact...

I over shot my Oktoberfest OG target of 1.058 with a 1.065. Part of the issue is I lost more to evaporation than expected and instead of having extra wort I had about 4.75 gallons. I also might have had better efficiency as well. I added 60 OZ of purified water which should have me close. I...

Looking for input on my first attempt for an AG Oktoberfest: 5 Gallon Brew house Efficiency 67% EST OG 1.057 EST FG 1.010 IBU 19.3 SRM 12.9 6 LBS Munich Malt 5 LBS Vienna Malt 2 Lbs CaraMunich Malt Type 1 Single Infusion Mash @ 152 90 Min boil: 1 oz Czech Saaz Hop Pellets...

I currently have a hybrid English pale ale / amber ale in my secondary. I checked it this morning and found the three piece airlock had came off. I checked two days ago and it was on fine so at most 48 hours of exposure. The OG was 1.070 and the fg was 1.106 so I figure the alochol content...

This is my 4 th extract and it's been 72 hours since pitching an no airlock activity. I understand that a hydrometer is the only true indication of fermentation. I assume fermentation has started but their is not excess co2 being produced in the bucket. My real question is how long should I...

Hello, My brother in law bought me a mr. Beer three pack of hopped malt extract. I currently have a 5 & 6.5 gallon carboy & the mr. Beer is for 2.2 gallon batches. Would I be ok using the 5 gallon carboy or would the extra head space effect the beer? My other thought is to buy one of the 3-4...