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I'm getting ready to brew my first sour and I am intrigued by the kettle sour process because it means I don't have to have as much dedicated plastics. The problem I have is keeping the wort at an appropriate temperature for during the souring process. Here is my plan: Mash as normal (I've got...

So I had my first infection after more than 5 years of brewing. I was moving a batch of beer from my fermentation chamber to a fridge to crash and I pulled my Beer Bug out and the overwhelming smell of vinegar struck me. It smells like a very strong sour or just plain vinegar. I'm not sure where...

I want to move my CO2 tank out of my keezer but keep the regulator inside (I don't want to have to drill 3 more holes in my collar), what hardware is needed to make this happen. I've done some searching but must of what I see is people running the low pressure lines through the collar but I want...

I've got this adapter and a 20oz CO2 tank. When I screw the tank into the adapter, CO2 just expels out of the small hole on the side of the adapter that I presume is for pressure relief. The tank screws into my old paintball marker no problem but I can't get it to work with this adapter. Has...

Last summer I built a single tier brewstand and I got 3 batches under my belt before the winter (if you can call it that, i don't think we have but a couple of days with lows in the 30s) and a kitchen remodel removed any time I might have had to brew. During that time I brewed and ESB and a Rye...

In the BCS dry stout recipe, Jamil recommends running the roasted barley through a coffee grinder. Anyone do this? What setting do you use on the grinder?

Do the threads on the small oxygen tanks match what is found on full size tanks? For example, if I wanted to use this tank with this regulator with a hose and stone, would that be possible? I realize this is a significantly more expensive way of getting oxygen in my beer than some of the other...

So I took a half day off work to brew. After some issues getting my grain crushed I was off. Heated my strike water and mashed in. After the temps had stabilized I noticed I was a few degrees low. I figured I'd run the burners for a few minutes and bring the temps back up. Fired up the burners...

I almost hate to post another thread with brew stand build pics but I'm just so dang excited... It's a single tier based loosely off bobbym's design. 1.5"x16ga. square tube. Chugger Pump. Propane burners from AgriSupply. Fittings from Bargain Fittings. Sightglasses and thermometers from BobbyM...

I am in the midst of planning out my single tier brew stand and I wonder what materials people use. I've settled on steel but I can decide on a size. What is the smallest that people use reliably? Angle or square or tube? So many variables...

Is there any reason that you can't use a SS braid in a converted keg mash tun? Assuming you batch sparge and don't have to worry about channeling, just like in a cooler, that is.

I was browsing around on Harbor Freight and i saw this http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-air-flow-regulator-98426.html What do you guys think? Would it be dangerous to use this? It's probably (read: definitely) not designed to be near food but is that a concern? I thought I might pick up 3...

My last brewday (Monday), I had an ounce of Nugget hops sitting as backup because I was changing my process and if my efficiency jumped, my IPA was going to need to become an IIPA. I did gain 10% but that wasn't nearly enough to require the extra ounce of Nugget. I tossed the unopened package of...

So when I built my MLT (a la Flyguy), I didn't realize that the supply hose I bought wasn't SS. I've done 6 or 7 batches always getting about 60% efficiency each time toying with one thing or another trying to get a better rate. I've now moved onto looking at my manifold and discovered that it...

I decided to try and use a drill mounted paint mixer to get a whirlpool going in my freshly boiled wort. I went to Home Depot and then to Lowe's and bought one at each place because I couldn't decide. I am now worried that neither of them are going to be good for my purpose. The Home Depot one...

I've been brewing all grain now for a few months and I've got a few questions. 1. My cooler seems to lose a few degrees (2 or 3) during a 60 minute mash. Do you guys mash in a few degrees higher to finish at the target temp or do you start at your target and finish lower? Or, do you split the...

I've decided to attempt this build but I've got a few questions. First, why is it that that thermistor is moved? Could you not mount the thermostat inside the freezer? Seems like extra work. Second, I know the OP used a solid state relay but would a mechanical relay work the same? Something...

I planted my rhizomes (1 each of Cascade, Magnum, and Nugget) April 4th and I still haven't seen any sprouts. I was under the impression that I could see sprouts as early as 1 week. What may have happened is that I buried them them too deep. I read that they should be 3-5 inches under the soil...

I've got a recipe that calls for a pound of corn sugar and I have 4 5 oz. packets of L.D. Carlson Priming Sugar that came with a few kits that I didn't use because I started kegging. Can I use this in place of the corn sugar or do I need to make a quick run to the LHBS? The Midwest Supplies...

I don't know if there is a US-05 fan club but if there is, sign me up. I'm sitting next to an American amber ale and it sounds like it might get up and run away at any minute. I liked the way WLP001 worked but US-05 seems like it's way more powerful (part of that could be my lack of a started...