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Hey everyone, Selling a counter flow wort chiller. Really solid setup similar to some builds described in the forums. High temp 5/8" rubber hose and 3/8" copper tubing. A really great setup for anyone looking to upgrade to a more efficient chiller. I've used this setup for years and by the...

Long story short, I ran out of propane recently on a batch of Brown Porter. I ended up simmering with an ounce of hops for about an hour, but never got it to a boil. I ended up transferring and pitching with some S-04, fermented nicely. OG: 1043 FG: 1008 Now I'm gonna bottle it up, what'ya...

Hey all looking for some input into my first IPA recipe, particularly with regards to the hop schedule. 10 lbs 2-row 1 lb crystal 40 2.9 oz chocolate malt 1 lb corn sugar Srm: 13.7 1 oz centennial: 60 mins 1 oz citra: 15 mins 1 oz centennial: 10 mins 1 oz citra: 5 mins 1 oz centennial: 0 mins...

Hey all, just bottled last night and after cleaning all the bottles with pbw I didn't rinse it before sanitizing with star San. Although that's not what you want to do, will it be alright? Will the star San take care of it? Thanks.

Ok so I left a half inch or so of the cream ale in the primary as I bottled the other night. I then swirled it all up and put the slurry in a sanitized half gallon jar and put it in the fridge. Now it's obviously settled and the bottom half is settled. How do I go about using this? Do I pitch...

Hey noob question. I boiled water in my erlenmeyer and then took it off the boil and put my DME in. Extract got all clumpy so I swirled and shook it to fully dissolve. Will there be any oxidation issues per oxidizing hot wort? I did boil it again after dissolving. That damn DME gets so sticky.

Alright so I'm working on idea. I currently use 5 gallon food grade buckets from lowes as fermenters. I like it cuz its cheap but they seem to get funky and also scratching can harbor bacteria, etc. So I'm thinking as a solution I'll line the bucket with a food grade plastic bag. This will...

Sorry if this is redundant but I havent found too much solid info on fertilizers for hops. Anyone have personal opinions experiences they could share on compost/manure etc. vs chemical fertilizers for hops? Thanks. Caleb

Alright I know, it's not a perfect situation, but I bought my rhizomes from my lhbs (cascade, nugget, willamette) and I've got them in pots as of yesterday. Planted them with a potting mix and have watered them twice so far. I have no idea how much I should water them or use fertilizer etc. I'm...

Hey everyone, I've been lurking on HBT for a while now. The info is great. Anyway I'm thinking about planting a couple varieties of hops this year and was wondering how people would answer this question: If you could only grow two varieties, what would they be? I'm leaning towards cascade and...