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This will be the first time I've tried to build up my water from RO, so I've run my IPA recipe and additions through Beersmith, Brewer's Friend and EZ Water Calculator. Of course, I'm getting a range of results... Was wondering if someone might take a peek and let me know if this looks...

Quick opinion check: gonna mount my ChillZilla counterflow chiller and Chugger pump on one of these: https://www.healthykin.com/images/Product/medium/5265.jpg My idea is to have the chiller sitting with the cane going thru it (the tubing running “around” the cane) and the pump mounted...

Recently became interested in doing a cider, so I've read a bunch of different sources and pieced together the recipe based on others I've seen here and around the tubes. Would appreciate y'all giving it the once over and pushing me in the right direction if something seems screwy. • 5...

I have a Danby DWC3509EBLS wine fridge that I use for fermentation. Currently, I have a blowoff setup that involves a silicone hose running down under the fermenter into a plastic box filled with Star San. This works well, but is a pain in the ass to setup just right, and in the event of a major...

I'll be doing a middle-of-the road IPA as my first BIAB batch. Trying to decide if I should start with RO or DI water and build it from there, or use my tap water and adjust. Our most recent water report is over here...

Craigslist deal (not my ad): Brand new 10 gallon Igloo Cooler - $35 (San Antonio) http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/for/4073914725.html

Again, not my ad. August is a really horrible time for me financially, so I'm out. Somebody go get this stuff, 'cos I don't think the seller knows what he could be asking for all this! http://austin.craigslist.org/hsh/4037751989.html

I realize this has been covered a million times, but I wanted to pose a question specifically as to my current situation: I've had the AHS West Coast Pale Ale sitting in secondary for one week come tomorrow (dry hopping with an ounce of Amarillo). I'd like to keg this batch and have it ready...

Who's headed to the 10-day salute to sausage and beer in New Braunfels? It's the one event that I really get excited about every fall... :cross: And if you're going during the first week, be sure not to miss The Alex Meixner Band playing in Das Grosse Zelt! That's my (then) 5-year-old...

Been spending a little time tinkering with this extract recipe... It'll be awhile before I finalize and tackle, so any thoughts, advice and feedback appreciated! HellaNutella Milk Stout Brew Method: Extract Style Name: Sweet Stout Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5 gallons Boil Size: 7.2...

Just knocked this one out this afternoon: Eye Pee, Eh? :mug: One Gallon batch Brew Method: Extract Style Name: American IPA Boil Time: 20 min Batch Size: 1 gallons Boil Size: 1.4 gallons Efficiency: 70% STATS: Original Gravity: 1.080 Target Final Gravity: 1.021 ABV (standard)...

A coworker had a 15-gallon keg sitting in his garage for the last year that he wanted to get rid of. I asked what he wanted for it, and to my surprise he said, "Oh, I dunno... Twenty bucks?" Snag. :rockin: Here's video of the disassembly and top-cutting... http://youtu.be/ULJvCbk0xL8...

Brewed the stout from this thread yesterday: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/feedback-idea-christmas-fruitcake-stout-340227/ ... First time using a starter, which did about ~ 30 hours on the stir plate. Wyeast CA Lager 2112, 1 smack pack. Didn't settle out the yeast, just pitched the whole 1L...

I'm going to be brewing tomorrow, and as it's 5000 degrees outside here in Central Texas, I'll have a ghetto swamp cooler in place to keep the temps down. I currently have a stick-on Fermometer on my 6.5 gallon carboy, and a cheap digital thermometer with a stainless steel probe...

I'll be making my first starter this week using my just-completed homemade stir plate and a 1000 mL Erlenmeyer flask, and I have a question regarding what volume to shoot for. Be gentle, now! ;) The recommended water/DME ratio I've found is 2 cups water to 1 cup DME (from the BeerGeekNation...

I was reading a review of a commercial Imperial Stout, and the author made several references to notes of raisins, dates, prunes and dried figs... This got me to thinking about doing a "Christmas Fruitcake Stout" using those exact additions. My thought is that the dates and figs would possibly...

Anyone have a recommendation for an online start-to-finish primer for someone interested in kegging? I realize there's TONS of info right here, but I'm wondering if there is a good, reliable, all-in-one illustrated tutorial for kegging beginners available. I'm waaaay out from even thinking...

Just ran by Austin Homebrew and picked up the Saint Arnold Weedwacker clone extract kit. Anyone tried this one before? I have the Cooper's Irish Stout all bottled and put away, so I wanted to do something my wife would be interested in as well. I didn't bother asking about the yeast fuel or...

Hey everybody, first-timer here with a Cooper's Irish Stout extract, OG reading of 1.046 at about 70˚... I had meant to top-up my fermenter with my final gallon of purified water for a total of 5 gallons, but in the heat of the moment, I forgot to add it. I'm about 20 hours in on...