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I'm new to water chemistry and just got my water report from the local company. The report they gave me has ranges. I know I should go through ward labs to get an official report for my water, do y'all think I should use the high or low range, or just split the difference in the meantime? Here...

Hi everyone, I ran in to a problem today when trying to exchange a 20lb co2 tank here in Boise, ID at Oxarc and at Norco. I purchased the tank yesterday on craigslist for $65. The tank is empty, but I figured it was a pretty good deal for $65 and I'm in desperate need a backup for my 5lb...

Hi Everyone: I'm going to be brewing a double IPA with my brother on the 25th. I've looked at quite a few recipes on here and this is what I came up with. Any advice/suggestions would be helpful. Thanks in advance! Somos Hermanos IIPA Batch Size: 10.00 gal Boil Size: 12.57 gal Color: 9.4...

Hi All, I recently built a fermentation chamber and am preparing to find a way to heat it for Fall/Winter. I have researched and it seems like an inexpensive way to do this is to buy a reptile or seed sprouting mat. I ran across this one on amazon and was wondering if this would suffice to...

Hi everyone, I have a situation with one of my kegs. The dip tube is clogged because I was stupid when I kegged my beer and dry hopped in the keg and did not put the hops in a bag or anything, just dumped me right in. I was quite buzzed at the time so that definitely contributed to my...

I'm trying to clone Widmer's Citra Blonde Summer Ale for the SWMBO. This will be my first attempt at creating my own clone recipe and I used beersmith to help me. I went to Widmers website and it says they use 2-row and Caramel 10L for the grist and Alchemy hops (which from what i read is a...

Hi everyone, I am planning on brewing Alferman's Imperial Berliner Weiss tomorrow. I started the home lactic acid starters on Saturday by mixing a cup of grains with a cup of 130 degree water and covered the mason jars with foil. I used three different grains just to experiment - 2-row...

A friend and I want to make a Jalapeno Pineapple Beer. I've searched online to find a base recipe but I'm having trouble finding someone who has documented making a jalapeno pineapple brew. I've found pineapple brews, and jalapeno brews, but I haven't found any brews that had both ingredients...

Hi everyone, Im having trouble with my new keg system. I've been carbonating my beer at room temp for a week now (still dont have my keezer finished but will finish this weekend) and when I checked the system today my co2 tank was empty. Im carbonating at 30 psi because of the warmer temps...

Hello all, I'm in the process of constructing a keezer. In the past all i've done is bottle and frankly, I'm getting lazy with the bottling and decided to upgrade to kegging. I have two batches of beer that are ready to be kegged, BUT I haven't constructed my keezer yet (I'm in the middle...

Im thinking about purchasing a keg conversion kit from Beverage Factory. Any good or bad experiences with this company?