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If I were to siphon a beer off a cake in a 6g carboy, break up the cake, and dump that thick slurry into a jar, does anyone know about how much non-yeast material would be in there? I didn't dry-hop, so it would only be the break material and yeast in there. I'm trying to figure out how much of...

I'm doing my first all-grain batch tomorrow using my converted 13g rectangular cooler. Do I have these infusion/sparge calcs right? Dusseldorf Altbier 5.25g OG: 1.051 Efficiency: Estimated 70% since it's my first time doing all-grain 11.3 lbs. grain bill 1.5 qt/lb Initial Grain Temp: 70F Step...

I need to connect my copper manifold together with the fittings so that it doesn't fall apart in the MLT during the mash. I don't need a super secure, waterproof, professional joint. Can I just use superglue or regular epoxy? Are those non-toxic up to mash temps?

I have a spare 5g SS kettle that I'd like to convert to a HLT. I'm thinking I'd drill a hole and create a bulkhead/valve to drain into my MLT. Are there any good how-to's on this? The kettle will be heated on my stovetop - a gas range - or I have a heatstick I could use if that would be better...

I have a saison that is finishing up primary fermentation (pitched Wyeast 3726 PC), and had planned to just bottle and be done with it. But I've been thinking that I might want to experiment a bit. I'd like to pitch both brett and lacto into the beer during a secondary, or at bottling, to get...

I'm considering moving on from BiaB and start doing all-grain the usual way. Right now I have a 10g kettle for the boil, a spare 5g stainless kettle that i don't really use, and a 10g rectangular cooler. I thought about ditching the rectangular cooler and converting a 5g rubbermaid from Lowes...

I have a good friend that is getting married later this year, and I'd love to brew a wedding beer for him. He's a huge scotch whisky fan, and is partial to scottish ales as well. There's one catch - the bride has a hop allergy (lolwut?). I know Scotland has an interesting brewing past and that...

http://www.mcmaster.com/#high-temperature-insulation/=hq1ngy Looking at the ultra high temperature rolls. I can't get 7g of wort to a full boil on my 14,000 BTU stove top - it gets close though. I'm wondering if insulating the kettle would get me there. Can this stuff withstand almost being...

I'm planning a 1.100 OG barleywine and would like to hop it to around 100 IBUs w/ bittering hops. I can get a vigorous boil in my 10g kettle, so is it possible to hit that number during my boil? I get that higher gravity worts decrease the efficiency of hop saturation - are there any calculators...

I'm thinking about getting a microscope to look at yeast with, and was hoping for something around 1000x that I could hook up to my computer and take decent res images and maybe even video. It'd also need to be something I can use to do fun experiments with with my son like scaring him into...

I'm trying to move from brewing with friends at their apartments to brewing in my own. I borrowed a buddy's 8g aluminum (it's cheap) pot to see if I could get a 6g boil on my stovetop. The stove is gas and has always been great for cooking, but we're in a rental so it's a standard mid-low...

Hi - I'm new here. Haven't been brewing long either - usually joining in with a group of guys that does it regularly and watching/helping. I've been thinking about a way to brew two wheat beers at once and am wondering if this is possible: 1. End product would be a hefeweizen and a...