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Hey all, I just received my water report from Ward Lab recently. It looks like I have hard water that is relatively neutral yet high in bicarbonates. When I plug this profile into the sheet, it says it is ideal for amber colored beers. Here are my numbers: Sodium Na: 12 Calcium Ca: 38...

Hey all, There is a open top style chest freezer for sale on craigslist near me. This is the kind of freezer that holds ice cream and what not at the grocery store. There is no lid. According to the seller there is a coil pack that runs all around the freezer so a lid isn't necessary. Here...

Just a quick question. I am making some starters tonight for a IPA. I never really worried about making sure my starters were at the recommended OG of 1.040. Can someone enlighten on how much DME to add to 1/2 gallon of water to achieve this? Thanks in advance.

I recently brewed a 10 gallon batch of oatmeal stout. I used Wyeast Irish and Wyeast London ESB with 900ml starters each with 5 gallons in each carboy. Fermentation took off by the time I woke up. I have never seen such activity in the airlock before. I took a gravity reading from each carboy...

Hello all, I have a standard full sized fridge in my detached garage. During the summer I use it to ferment my brews with a temp controller. I am concerned about using the fridge during the winter. Since the garage is detached the temp in there is usually the same as outdoors. This means that...

I am going to cold crash a pale ale with a bucket and Ice water. My questions are these: The bucket will be in my basement @ around 68F. How long will the ice last in the water before it melts away? Also, How long will I have to leave the glass carboy in the water bath? Last, If I just rack...

Hey all, My local Brew shop gave me a free bag of grains to brew last time I was there. He told me that he had a canceled order and if I wanted it. I of course took it and told him I was going to brew it up!! I wanted to share this with all of you for critique and feedback. The grains are...

Hey all, I am brewing Jamil's American IPA from his book "Brewing Classic Styles". The recipe calls for Horizon hops as the bittering hop but all I have on hand for bittering are: 1/2 ounce Warrior 3oz Chinook 2oz Columbus I am thinking about doing the 1/2 ounce Warrior along with 1/4...

I have an IPA and a pale ale in my fermentation fridge as we speak. Both beers have Wyeast 1056 activator @ 68F. the IPA got a nice krausen ring but nothing explosive or ridiculous. The pale ale has clogged the airlock twice now because the krausen was all the way up the neck of the carboy...

I simply cannot believe my luck!! I am not sure how many of you out there are familiar with Three Floyd's Beer in Munster Indiana and their annual "Dark Lord Day". This is an event that is held in the celebration of their Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout. The beer is only sold once a year. This...

Man oh man I know I am going to get raked over the coals for asking this one, but that's ok I can take it! I would like someone to take a glance at the following formula and clearly define this: H = Total height from the center of the keg to faucet in feet Yes, believe it or not, I am not...

Ok so I have a Micromatic dual C02 regulator for my two tap Sanyo 4912 kegerator. I bought this so I would be able to run different styles of beer at their proper carb levels (high carb levels for a wheat and low carb for an English bitter). I have 5' of 3/16" ID beer line @ 36F using a temp...

Rat Bastard Pale Ale Grains 88.9 10.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2 4.4 0.50 lbs. Maris Otter Great Britain 1.038 3 4.4 0.50 lbs. Victory Malt America 1.034 25 2.2 0.25 lbs. Crystal...

Hey everyone, I searched the forums before posting, so you EAC's back off!!!! :cross: Every posting I saw consisted of kegging after the cold crash and keeping the beer at fridge temps. I am about to cold crash a pale ale I made that is going to end up in bottles for a trip. I stopped...

Hello all, I need some help. I kegged my first beer about a week ago. I set my MicroMatic regulator to 30 PSI and tried the shake routine to force carbonate. I have 5 feet of 3/16" beer line in my system. The temp in my fridge is a steady 36F. I was pouring foam like crazy, so I purged the...

Quick and easy one: Will 3/16" ID tube fit onto a 1/4" ball lock disconnect? And if not, how are you lads using the 3/16" lines?

2oz Columbus 10oz Cascade 1oz centennial 1oz amarillo 4oz fuggle What do you guys think? I know I can do a centennial/cascade pale ale.... any other thoughts out there? I am trying to make my hops stash last awhile.... thanks!

I always like to post my new recipe attempts here so I dpn't brew 5.5 gallons of bad beer. Any advice is always appreciated. Special Patrol Group A ProMash Recipe Report Recipe Specifics ---------------- Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50 Total Grain (Lbs)...

I have read about this quite a bit and I decided to post here to get some cut-and-dry advice. I am not completely clear on how long to let beer age after kegging. . I do know that higher gravity beers need to age longer than low gravity beers; but I have no idea why. For instance, I was...

I am kegging my first beer into a 5 gallon corny. I usually brew about 5.5 gallons of beer per batch. I want to bottle the remaining .5 gallons of beer so I don't waste it! Can any of the wise ones out there recommend a proper amount of priming sugar for roughly .5 gallons of brew? Thanks as...