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I finally got my counterflow chiller made and may be buying a 60 quart pot in addition to the 32 quart pots I have right now. I also have my xtreme cooler/mash tun done and may be buying a march pump to tie it all together. I was hoping to maybe come up with some type of stand on wheels that I...

I tried some of this in late Feb maybe just before the keg ran out and it was gone for the year. Awesome taste, not too hoppy and went down smooth. Wondering if anyone has made a copy of this yet? Since I normally do not drink browns, I wasn't sure if they all taste similar or if some are way...

Stopped in at WalMart on Thursday night and saw they still had the Musselman's apple cider but the price was rolled back to $1.97 a gallon! I promptly grabbed a cart and loaded it up with 11 gallons. 10 for me and 1 for the kids.:ban: May try and head back on Payday and see if there is any...

I am using a 32 quart pot currently for brewing but will be getting a 60 quart pot for 10 gallon batches. I also have 50' of 3/8" copper tubing in my posession to build a coil chiller. My problem is that I don't know what the proper size of coil I should make. If I wrap it around a corny, I...

Well, I've used every beer line length calculation I can find and I am getting a lot of foam. My regulator (MM Premium) is set at 12psi. According to all charts I can find, if I use 3/16" beer line I should have no problems between 4ft and 5ft. Trouble is, I am at 5 ft and I get a ton of foam. I...

I was skeptical about this and put off trying the program for months now. Finally gave in and am really glad I did. Found two things yesterday I was going to purchase, but did the cashback instead and will get ~$60 back. Also looking at a 60 quart commercial thickness aluminum brewpot...

Have three kegs sitting out in the garage (detached) and it is supposed to get down to about 20-25 here in the next day or so. If the ABV is 5% and I have it pressurized to about 12 psi, will it stay liquid at these temps?

I'm going to be picking up a new regulator soon and am wondering just how much better the so called premium regulators are. I am looking at a few different ones from beveragefactory. They have a premium one for about $45 and a regular one for $40. I've also seen some tapright (I think that's the...

Want to make a red ale or lager and want to keep it lighter. (OG .050 or less.) Also don't like a ton of bitterness. I've seen a few made by members but obviously never tasted them. Also saw a red ale on Northern Brewer for like $20 for the kit. If anyone can recommend a store bought kit...

Local supply house just got two more "local" juices in. The first is Catawba blush and the other is Sour Cherry blush. Price for the Catawba is $6.65 a gallon and the Sour Cherry is $8.10 a gallon. I'm looking at doing a small batch, just because I already have 6 gallons of Niagara...

OK, I have a post going upstairs but I'm also posting here because beer is different than wine. I have an RO machine at the grocery store nearby and for 5 gallons it is $1.25. Upstairs in brewing they say the water needs some minerals to add character to the beer and for yeast. In this...

What type of water do you all use? We have hard water here in Cleveland and where I brew is at the end of a line and we frequently get sediment and orr colored water. the local grocery store there has a reverse osmosis machine that dispenses gallons of pure water for $.25 a gallon. I was...

I did the first mash in my new 62qt coleman extreme converted cooler yesterday. I actually did two mashes but the first gave me problems. According to the AHS sheets I got with my kit I warmed up the water to 170*. (20* warmer than their quoted mash temp) I dumped in the appropriate amount...

Some Niagara white wine that I have going seems to be done fermenting and I'm going to rack into a carboy. Problem is that I somehow managed to lose my pack of Campden tablets in my truck. Is it ok to rack today and then add the tablets tomorrow? I don't think one day will matter but I figure I...

I know you can all pop the valves out and was wondering if anyone has actually just refilled and re-used a standard keg? My BIL has two kegs sitting at his place and a tap for them I figures I could make a large batch for some of his parties and just refill his keg and then force carb it...

This confuses me a little bit because I use sanitizer religiously and have never had a problem with racking or contact from sanitized "tools". I need to prepare a few starters and picked up a few 1000ml beakers. Everything I have read says to boil water in it and create a wort and then cool so...

OK, this is a dumb question since I actually live like 15 minutes from the place, but can anyone describe either of the two lagers to me? one is described on the box as a light lager and the other an amber lager. I just don't feel like gambling $9 for a six pack only then to take a sip and not...

Local place is getting in their annual batch of "apple juice" from PA in a few weeks. I've already bought some grape juice from them as they got most in on Friday. Anyway, the juice is unpasturized and as natural as it gets from what I can tell. What would be a good recipe for something like...

Wondering how many of you guys have the wired digital thermometers with the probe on a long wire. I've been looking at a few at BedBath&Beyond and they all look like they would be perfect for brewing. (water safe, high temp capable) One they sell even has remote capabilityso you can walk away...

I live in an apartment but have been brewing at work on a large kitchen stove. This limits me to Saturday mornings for brewing. My apartment has a 240v plug in the wall where my A/C is plugged in and in the winter it would be nice to hook up an electric brew pot and just make the batch inside...