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Going to put this on here for a few days to see if anyone wants it before I put it on eBay Full kit (minus the kegs & liquid lines) to serve from 3 kegs & force carb one extra. I think what's pictured here is pretty self explanatory. 2 of the taps are the 630ss models, the 3rd is the older...

Its with great sadness that I have decided to get out of brewing and therefore sell my equipment. Have really loved these past 10 years and learned so much from all of you. At this time, its just the best thing for my family. Below is the system I've used for about 7 years. It would make a...

Anyone know of a website/blog that has insider information or reliable rumors on what the remaining private collection yeasts will be this year? Surely they are already doing propagation for the remaining offerings for this year and someone would have that info.... Trying to plan some brews...

Sorry for the cross post, but I had posted this in the bottling forum and didn't even get a view in 3 hours. Below is a "Brett Saison" I brewed 12/26/15. 12lbs Pils 0.5 Acid malt Hopped to 35 IBUs Mashed at 147* OG 1.058 FG 1.002 Wyeast 3031 PC - Brett Saison blend Ferm temps 68* 2...

Maybe I should have posted this in the wild & lambics forum. Below is a "Brett Saison" I brewed 12/26/15. 12lbs Pils 0.5 Acid malt Hopped to 35 IBUs Mashed at 147* OG 1.058 FG 1.002 Wyeast 3031 PC - Brett Saison blend Ferm temps 68* 2 weeks, 78* 2 weeks, duration at 64* Glass Carboy...

So when buying specific malts by the pound in unmarked packaging, how often do you all think we actually get what we ordered? I went to a fairly prominent online vendor the other day looking for Dingemans pils malt. Their website said they were out of stock. I shot them an email inquiring...

A bit of a rant, but also looking for advice on where to go from here. I've been brewing for about 6 years now. Probably have about 75 brew days logged. I've only dumped 1 beer that was actually drinkable, but had some fusels that I just couldn't get past. Some beers have been good, some...

Quick question.... I've been trying to track down sources of hot side aeration. I used to think hot side aeration was a myth, and did nothing to the beer, but in the past year I've introduced a few new processes to my system, some which could lead to aeration of the wort, and I've noticed a...

I'm currently in the planning stages for my next brewday and need some help & suggestions. Plan is to do 10 gallons of ipa, split it into 2 fermenters, use American ale yeast in one and sour the other one. I'm not too crazy about Belgian yeast strains, so I've been trying to find the best...

My wife has recently admitted that my cooking skills are non existent and anytime I announce that I am cooking something, she dreads eating it. It has gotten so bad that when she doesn't feel like cooking she will often resort to really crappy fast food over my cooking. She says my 2 main...

So yesterday during the whirlpool, I opened the lid to the kettle and noticed that all of the hot break had coagulated into a mass and was floating like an island in the center of about 11 gallons of wort. Usually it all sinks to the bottom. Recipe was: 12.5lbs 2row, 5lbs Pilsner, 0.5lb...

Years ago (10-15), I thought ebay was great. 90% of the sellers were individuals selling used or pre-owned goods. Then came the advent of ebay stores that started to push private sellers out as the basis for eBay's original model. The search results became dominated by "buy it now" items that...

I got a 40 plate duda diesel chiller for chirstmas (the B3-12A). My previous chiller was an 11 plate shirron chiller. It was a decent chiller, but in the summer and fall, it just didn't get me close enough to pitching temps (within reason of course). I've seen many people compare this duda...

Lobbyists for distributors in my state are trying to get lawmakers to close loopholes in the 3 Tier System. Currently, it is mandatory for brewers to use distributors, unless you are a brewery within the state, which allows you to self distribute within the county of production, but no further...

"Don't grieve admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many outweigh (the needs of the few).......or the one." World would be a better place if more people took heed of a silly line in a sci-fi movie. RIP

Last Friday I attempted my first pump driven whirlpool & recirculation. My set-up is pretty simple. Kettle -> Chugger Pump -> Duda Diesel Plate Chiller -> back to Kettle or fermenter. Everything was going well. With about 5 minutes left in the boil, I started circulating the hot wort to...

Had a bunch of sick people quarantined in a bedroom of my house Thursday-Sunday. Couldn't really leave the house because I was the on call nurse, so I decided to take on the long awaited project of building my new brew stand. I heat mash/sparge water in my kettle & mash in a cooler, lauter...

Shirron Plate Chiller. SOLD. Mods Please delete.

Sorry folks, I tried the search function, but couldn't find clear answers on these questions. I got a pump for Christmas, and used it for the first time last weekend. I used probably the bare minimum of its potential, just to figure it out. Basically only used it to pump wort through my plate...

I was reading the latest BYO mag on Pilseners, which was a great article by the way, and it got me excited about brewing some of the recipes. Unfortunately, I have to brew Pseudo-Pils (kolsch yeast & high 50s ferm temps) during the colder months due to groundwater temps and basement temps. I...