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Ok my brewday is not starting off so good. I needed s05 i got so4 oh well I am ging to pitch it any way. the original recipe was a 5 gallons i scaled it to 10 with beer smith. the origianal recipe was for 1 hr boil. I usually do 90 min, will it matter if i do a 90 min boil if I use the...

Can you use an air compressor and a filter with a stone attached to aerate your wort? What would be the difference between that and using a fishtank pump?

I am still struggling with measuring mash temps. What does everyone use to measure mash temps?

I have read that you can use a fishtank aerator to aerate my wort. Can you use the same kind of stones on the end of your hose, or do you have to buy a different stone?

Ok so I measured my FG with a newly purchased recfractometer and it came out to 1.023. Not good on my 7th day in the primary, the refractometer seems right on when I put distilled water in it 1.000 it has atomatic temp control so that should not be an issue. I decided to test with my trusty...

Has anyone used a digital temp controller for a Rims system like a ranco or johnson? I was just wondering if it was a viable alternative.

So brewing my first 10 gallon allgrain batch. Mac and Jacks clone. I am using my new stand from pinupbrewery with chugger pumps. ok so i hit my mash temp at 155 everything good to go. Then The problems start. I have use an almost full tank of propane trying to heat 10 gallons of sparge water...

I am brewing a mac and jacks clone today. I put my thermometers in an ice slurry and adjusted them to 32 then I decided to boil some water on the stove and put them in. They were both about 200 degrees. How am I suppose to use these now? I am not sure what to do. They were fine for freezing but...

Ok so I have my rig together enought to brew tomorrow. Today on a test run I recirculated water through my new chugger pumps. I had a horrible time priming them. Is there a trick or something to it.

I bought one of those metal balls that are made out of screen and I was thinking of using it to dryhop in my corny. Does it mater if there is not as much surface area in contact with the hops becasue it is all enclosed in the ball?

Ok so at my lhbs I saw their march pumps wired to what looked like dimmer switches. Can you use these to adjust the rate of the flow? Can this shorten the life of the pump? I have two chugger pumps and I am trying to decide the best way to hook them up.

I am going to start my fermentation cabinet and I was looking trying to find love controllers in ebay and I ran across these http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-Temperature-Controller-Thermostat-Aquarium-99-C-/270655676187?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0455df1b They are about half the price of the...

I think it would be cool if everyone posted pics of their rig's plumbing. From manifolds to disconects. I will post some of mine when I finish my setup.

I was thinking of painting my sankes (hlt and kettle) to dress up my rig a bit. Has anyone done this? Can anyone think of a reason this may not be a good idea?

I saw these on ebay and they are pretty cheap under 20 bucks. What do ya think? http://cgi.ebay.com/0-32-Brix-Wort-SG-Refractometer-Sugar-Wine-Beer-a0-/250716159885?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5fd8ff8d

Ok so I have searched for a couple of days and found some stuff on different fermentaion cabinets. ( aquarium heaters in water, ceramic bulbs) Here is what I want to build but not quite sure how to do it. I want to build a dual controlled Heat/cool fermentation chamber. I want to put it in my...

:confused: Can over carbing my beer cause an off flavor? I tried my all grain blue moon clone when I put it in the keg and it tasted really good. After setting in the keg for about a week it doesnt tase as good. I forced carb fot 2 days @ 30psi at 42 degrees then I backed it down to 11 psi. It...

I drianed my wort from my kettle to the fermenter on my ag batch and saw that I am off i only had about 4.2 gallons instead of 5. my sg is 1.061 i just pitched my yeast. What is going to happen?

I have no idea why my eff is so low please critique what I have done and how is this going to affect my beer overall and abv. Here is my grain bill for a mack and jacks all grain clone 9.81 british 2 row pale 1.15 crystal 80 1.15munich .58 cara/pils total grn bill 12.69...

When do I take my O.G. reading before boil or after? How does the boil affect the O.G.?:drunk: