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I have submersible pump that I'm putting in a bucket of PBW or Beer Line cleaner or starsan or just water. Then I have CIP Ball that I'll attach to a 1/2" copper pipe which will attach to the pump. I'll place a Tee then a Tee to branch off two connections for corny keg posts. The idea...

8.5# 2Row 8* Munich 4* Wheat Malt 4* 20L Crystal 4* Victory Columbus 60m 0.5* Columbus 15m 0.5* Columbus 5m 0.5* Chinook 0m 0.5* Nugget 0m 0.5* Whirfloc 5m Yeast Nutrients 5m Orange Blossom Honey 5m 8* 14 Days Primary 7 Days Secondary - Dry HOP Soraci Ace 0.5* Nelson...

Some brewers include a step both at a low conversion temperature (say 145F/63 C) and a second mash step at high conversion temperature (say 155F/68 C). This results in very high sugar conversion, and a very clean, light bodied beer. It does this by activating both the alpha and beta amylase in...

Today is BREW DAY on my first ever 10G brew. Just wanted to challenge myself. 5G brews though fun, just aren't offering much in challenges like they used to. I'm not constantly trying to correct some mistake or worse a mis-perception. First off, I've read the posts and reviewed the pictures...

My buddy, on his fifth brew and second all grain, brews this fabulous Bell's clone. I like it better than the original, it's just awesome. After a couple of weeks of making excuses to visit for the off chance that he'll offer me a glass of his IPA, I notice the beer tastes foul, dank. I'm...

About a month ago, I brewed the below recipe from Revvy, Kiss Your Cousin Kentucky Common. I made one big mistake, left the lid on my kettle the whole boil. So, I didn't realize my true boil off. I had way too much wort with a low SG going into my fermentor. Despite that, the beer is yummy...

Several weeks ago, I went out and bought some grains and hops with a recipe I found here on HBT. 10.5 Pale 1 Munich 1 C20 3 oz Centenial 1 oz Warrior I've lost the recipe. Have no idea what this beer will turn out as. I'm sure I'll remember the recipe, half way through my boil...

Argh, really, an espresso machine for homebrewers. Add ingredients, push a button and forget. Come back three hours later and you have wort in a keg. NO. I happen to enjoy all the time and trials I have put into my brews. Even during the coldest winter, I can count on friends to show up...

I finally went out and secured a 10G cooler to make bigger beers. Now I'm concerned, I don't have a large enough kettle. I have 5, 8 and 10G aluminum stock pots. I can control my waters to keep to the 10G kettle but should I? I'm using ProMash's water needed calculator. I never thought I...

I'm almost done in making my very own maple mash paddle. Once I'm done shaping, sanding and polishing, I'll do what?? My wife is an experienced and gifted pyrographer. I thought and she offered to burn some wicked viking/celtic artic inspired by hops vines and dragons. Ok, so the...

Ok, because I felt I mastered the single infusion mash schedule, I decided to attempt a multi-step mash schedule. My first attempt. We'll keep it simple. Protein Rest, 122F for 20min Sacch'Rest, 152F for 60min Mashout, 170F for 10min I start researching on how to do infusion step...

I started kegging just over a year ago. At first, I was very excited. No more bottling. I could walk over to my 7 cuft freezer, open the chest, grab one of my picnic taps and have a beer. Tall or short with no bottle to rinse and store for the next batch. Then, I started noticing some...

Hello, I bought a Wyeast Smack Pack over a week ago. When I got home I went to put the pack in the fridge and thought it was a little inflated. Today, I take the pack out and I can't feel the yeast pouch inside and the pack is definitely inflated. I have the pack on the counter coming up...

Ok, I've learned over the last year of brewing not to drink (too much) on a brew day. I deliberately start the day sober and will not partake until the grains are in sach's rest. So, while perfectly sober, I set up a tote with 5G of water and forgot to put Starsan in it. The entire day, I...

Ok, I moved my beer pipe line out to the work shed. My wife is so happy and it really is a nice work shed. Now that Fall is here and winter is approaching, I need some advice. I have a freezer that I'm using as a ferm chamber. Not a problem during the summer. However, with winter I had to...

Arghh!! I couldn't leave well enough alone. After a perfect brew session that hit the target OG of 1.068, I found myself staring at a 16oz bottle of blackstrap molasses in the pantry. Hmm, wouldn't that taste great in a stout, I thought. Before I knew what I was doing, I was slowly pouring...

1050am Eastern Strike Water was 165. Dropped grain bag in and stirred. Temp was 152. Just where I wanted it. Placed kettle in oven, pre-heated to 150. Checked temp 10 min later, temp dropped to 146. Added hot water from whistling tea kettle. Increased oven to 155. Mash increased to...

I've extracts with specialty grains. Never once did I look at the grains. I'm going to brew up a NB Partial and this time I actually looked at the grains. Ok, now I don't know how crushed a crushed grain should look. Many grains are indeed crushed, split and cracked but many look quite...

Looking for a base recipe for an Ale. An Ale with no significant or remarkable features. Just an Ale. I've made the move into partial mashes and now I'm looking forward to All Grain. I'm going to BIAB on my first few AG batches until I can amass the capital and space for 3V system. Until...

Yes, my hose are sticky. Seriously, I've soaked them in Star San. Racked Star San through them. They have a sticky or gummy feel to them. They look clean but when dry you would expect to glide your fingers over a dry and smooth tube. You can't and then your fingers feel tacky. Is this normal...