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I made my first all grain batch and it went ok. I had a stuck sparge so I had to remove the thick grain puch around my bazooka screen and It got stuck a few time (I think I opened the valve way to high but that's another story). Now the beer is in the fermentor and I took a sample to check...

I was wondering how do you (if you do) protect your wort when you brew outside. Specially when you're cooling the wort. Flies could drop inside (That's sweet heh) along many other dirty things. I cannot put a lit on top since I have a immersion chiller that prevent the lit from sitting on it...

I make 6GAL (23L) batches. I'm about to buy a 8.45GAL(32L) SS kettle (2 holes, 1 for probe, 1 valve) for 32$ (about 50$ with the probe and valve). Would that be enough for the batch I make? Any Pros and cons?

Currently planning to move soon to AG. I currently do 6 GAL batches, but plan to be able to also make 10 GAL batches. So to make a 10 GAL batch I should get a 40+ QT kettle. Most likely 52QT because my LHBS have these. But will the bigger kettle size harm when I do 6 GAL batches? Like loss of...

So I'm looking to get out of the house with a propane burner so I can do full boil (Glass stove top doesn't support the weight). I currently do 6.07GAL batches. I might push it to 10GAL in the future so I could fill 2 keg. I searched a lot on the internet and I'm still puzzled on what to buy...

I'd like to know when can you declare the lag time is done and fermentation has begun? Last brew I threw a good cell count, oxygenated with my new O2 with .5 micro stone and pitched at 19c (66f) and kept at 19 the whole time with my new fridge and stc-1000 controller. I ferment in a plastic...

It's my first time using dry yeast and I'd like to know how much pack do I need for my brew. It's an american IPA 1.064 OG, 6 GAL and I will use Safale US-05. Using a calculator online it says 1.3 pack, not sure how valid it is. Should I use 1 or 2?

I'm about to buy this : http://www.ebay.com/itm/130892097368 Got tired of shaking the carboy! (My back hurts after that...) I was wondering, what's the good way to sanitize and store this item? Should I remove every part and sanitize them or can I just leave the whole thing together and...

Craft brewery have beer they make all year long. But how do they manage to reproduce the same beer every time? I know that controlling your yeast (Aeration, generation count, fermentation temperature, cell pitched etc etc etc) will get you to a point to achieve a similar fermentation but is...

My plastic tube I use with my auto siphon has white stain inside. Like it was soap. I washed it again, then put it in water with oxyclean and rinse. And the white stain are here again. Is there a good way to remove it or is it permanent? And should I get a new tube ( I used it like 4...

I read that Pilsner malt should be boiled longer because it produce more DMS. Does it apply to Pilsner malt in DME form? Or can I just do a 60 minute boil?

How does the bittering hop (60 minutes) change the profile of your brew. I know it's bitter, but I'm talking more about flavor/aroma. I read a lot of people that say they didn't like X hop as bittering hop. Is it only because it lend harsh bitter profile? or does it leave a flavor/aroma? I...

I'm currently thinking about subscribing to this magazine and I wanted to get reviews from people who have read/currently read this magazine. Is this any good? What's the main focus of the magazine... Is it about USA (local) brewery? or more Home brew ingredients/techniques focused? I live...

I'm preparing to build a controller for a fermentation chamber in a refregirator and I'm about to buy this : http://www.ebay.ca/itm/110V-120V-All-purpose-Digital-Temperature-Controller-STC-1000-With-sensor-/221218317516?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3381a3a4cc&_uhb=1#ht_3687wt_1163 I saw many...

Planning to build myself a homemade stir plate. I've read couple of tutorials and I'm left with some questions lol. I'd like to wire the fan to a potentiometer so I can control the speed. 1. I intend to use a pc fan (80mm) or something. I've read against using brushless fan as you can't...

I'm currently looking into brewing with grains and building my mash tun out of a cooler. Since I don't have much time when I brew, I'll batch sparge instead of fly sparging (I don't mind the lower efficiency). So I'd like to know if it is necessary to make a manifold in my mash tun if I...

I'm currently looking to get some stuff to be able to make starters for liquid yeast. At my LHMS they have ERLENMEYER , 2L / Glass - 9.50$ ERLENMEYER , 2L / BORSILICATE - 38.75$ I don't know what Borsilicate is. Is it worth is really? I read that it's more resistant to temperature...

I'm currently reading "The joy of homebrewing 3rd edition". At some point the author says : "10 determine alcohol content by means of the specific gravity scale, like* wise subtract the final specinc gravity from the original specinc gravity and multiply by 105 to get percent alcohol by...

So since Summer is comming, the temperature of my basement will start to move up and down. (Currently I only need to heat so it's easy to "manage"). I'd like to build myself a fermentation chamber not only because in summer I have variable temperature, but also for a better control of the...

So I'm planning to brew a blonde ale with Chinook as the single hop in it. I'd like to do that so I get a good idea of what Chinook contribute as the hops in my recipes. I was wondering if other people had experiences with Chinook in a single hop beer and how they like it. I read that it's a...