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I have an upright freezer that I use to ferment in with a digital temperature controller. It worked great in the summer. Now with winter the garage gets quite cold. I'm considering switching to a 2 stage temp controller and using a reptile heating pad which is similar and cheaper than...

It's great to clean out your liquid posts and lines. Before you reconnect them, remember to screw the liquid post all the way back together and to close the tap. What a mess. Also if you are trying to force carb via the gas post remember any change in pressure has the potential to make...

Most of the beers I've made and have force carbed I just set at 11psi and forget about them leaving them at 11psi through serving them. I just finished a Belgian, AHS Dutch Magic Castle and I think to fit to the style I should be giving this more gas. Does 15psi @ 43F sound alright and to...

This is my first attempt at formulating a recipe, so any help would be greatly appreciated. I figure Ephemere is essentially a Wit with Apple flavors. Extract + Steeping grains 6.00 lb Wheat Liquid Extract [Boil for 15 min] Extract 70.59 % 1.00 lb Pilsner DME 1.00 lb White Wheat Malt...

I purchased the Dutch Magic Castle from AHS during their sale, anyways it's my first high gravity AG. The recipe is 14.5 lbs belgian pale .25 lb Biscuit .25 lb Munich .25 lb Special B .25 lb Caramel Wheat 2lbs Candi Sugar(added at start of boil) 1 can of Lyle's Golden Syrup 2oz Saaz(60 min) .5...

I'm wondering if anyone might help me pick some kits as it is the Oktoberfest sale today! I was looking at the AHS La Fin du Monde AG, as a friend of mine has never liked a triple(though he has only had new belgium). Maybe adding some coriander and fresh orange zest at the end of boil...

Just finished my first AG batch. I used Ed Wort's Haus Pale. A few mistakes occurred. I meant to divide my sparge in half and sparge twice like Bobby M suggests on his website: All Grain. I mashed in with 3.5 gallons, and sparged with a total of 4 gallons. I unfortunately did not check how...

Are there any propane burners that someone would recommend for a keggle? I'd prefer something I don't have to modify, as I've never done any metal work. Fuel efficiency would be a plus. My keggle's diameter is ~15.5 inches. Would one solution be to just pick up something like BBQ Cooking...

I'm wondering if anyone has had experience with setting up a homebrew club at their college or university? I know a few professors that brew, in fact they are the ones that got me into this hobby(addiction). I've heard there are other students as well that are into brewing. I'm hoping by...

I'll soon be switching to all-grain and I am wanting to fit a keg with ball valve and thermometer. Ball Valve: I'm looking at: Weld-B-Gone Basic + KETTLE Conversion- Brass with 1/2" Barb - $29.95 Weld-B-Gone Deluxe + KETTLE Conversion- Stainless Steel with 1/2" Barb - $44.95 Is there a...

I finally got my kegs and dual regulator set up. Adjusting the regulator to have both outputs set at 10 psi was a little new to me. I kept having issue with the second gauge to the second keg where it would keep increasing on pressure. At first I just figured that the beer was just...

Where I'm currently living my roommates keep the house at 80F coming from the midwest we always had our house around 72 and a closet would be a perfect place for brewing. I'm planning on brewing a Belgian Wit in a few weeks and don't think 80F is going to be too good for the resulting beer...

I was just wondering if anyone has heard of this and opinions on it: http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4650 I'm moving to partial mash next batch and when I return to my hometown going all-grain. This seemed like a neat way to add an extra step in between there or...

I'm currently working out in california and I want to keg 2 brews and take them back to missouri and set up a keezer. This way I can get some instant gratification once I have my keezer set up. I'm looking at: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=7739...

I'm bottling my first mead today and I wanted to see how my corker worked. This is what happened: I dipped the cork in water and then tried corking the bottle and I noticed the cork cracking. Is this a big deal? Do I need to soak the cork a slight bit longer? My mead's gravity...

I brewed the AHS Scotch Ale(which smelled amazing when I racked it) back on March 15 2008, racked it March 29. I was planning on bottling it this weekend and I was wondering am I going to need to add the same type of yeast I used(Wyeast Scottish Ale) in the bottling bucket? Or should there...

I started Malkore's Not So Ancient Orange two days ago. There has been no fermentation, the airlock hasn't bubbled once. I think there may be an issue with the honey separating from the water? I'm considering removing the airlock, covering the bung with something sanitized and giving it a...

I'm starting a scotch ale soon. I have a few questions regarding starters and blowoff tubes. This is my first time using a starter, and also my first time using liquid yeast. As for the starter, I'm using Wyeast. Should I "pop" the Wyeast as per directions? I have one of those chemistry...

I recently made a cider and left in in a carboy to age for a month or so. When I bottled I added the usual amount of corn sugar to give it carbonation. I just opened the first one 4 weeks after bottling and there is no carbonation. In this case it isn't a bad thing, my next apfelwein batch...

I'm moving to southern california for a coop on the 14th. Anyways I was planning on doing a mead and maybe some sort of fruit mead. I was also thinking some sort of big beer. Then when I return in 8 months have a get together with some friends and decent homebrew. One idea was a...