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Good afternoon! We are planning on moving back to Europe so it is time to sell off my brewing gear that has kept me happy and busy for several years now. Ideally I would like to sell everything to one lucky customer but I understand that this would be a bit of a monetary stretch at once. I...

I just came across this for the first time in a resume of a candidate for a lab technician position. I had no idea what it was and looked it up: http://www.pharmtech.com/pharmtech/Article/Innovation-in-Biological-Indicator-Evaluator-Resis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/445558 Pretty cool but...

I noticed that one of my 2-piece SS ball valves was leaking so I took it apart. I saw that one of the white plastic washers (right next to the ball) was bent and out of shape and I didn't fit anymore. If necessary I can post a picture later. Is there a way to replace just this piece? I would...

This is the third time I brewed a Kölsch (own recipe) using a double decoction. The first two times were successful but a bit dry and bitter so I tried to modify the recipe and temps to yield a somewhat sweeter beer. Here's the Beersmith recipe (ignore the mash part since it never works for me...

The house I recently moved into has a nice 100 gal LP tank that is just waiting to be put to use in brewing. It was hooked up to a BBQ on the patio and also has a connection on the inside of the house, most likely for indoor heating (but I'm not sure). I purchased all the connectors that I...

It so happened that I hit a homebrew drought in the middle of this endless winter so I decided to brew. I wasn't idle in the downtime and managed to switch from using a drill to power my Monster Mill to using a garage door opener. After a few issues I managed to get a crush that I was happy with...

I am using a side-by-side fridge/freezer (GE model# GSH25JFTE BB) to house my kegs and bottles. The freezer is still a freezer so I only use the fridge side. I have a 7# CO2 tank which is fairly slim but I still would like to move it outside the fridge to make more room for the important stuff -...

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/08/21365924-bottle-of-warm-beer-more-effective-than-psychotherapy-german-official-sparks-outrage?lite There's a saying in Germany that warm beer is good for (against) colds. Not sure if it's psychological but hey, any excuse to drink beer! Cheers...

I know that "missing my OG" threads are abundant here but please help me figure out what I can do in my particular situation. I will list everything that I think needs improvement but I'm not exactly sure how I can do that. I'm doing all-grain and mill the grain myself (I'm sure the grain...

When working with bacteria the concentration of cells for certain applications (like IPTG induction) can be approximated by taking the optical density (OD) reading of the culture. I was wondering if anyone here knows something about using the OD method to test a yeast starter culture and...

I planted some hop rhizomes this year and it looks like I'm fortunate enough to harvest quite a bit soon. Two varieties, Centennial and Cascade, should be ready by next week and I expect probably 4-5 oz of Cascade and maybe 3-4 of Centennial. I have plenty of other hops to complement the fresh...

Found this on Google+ today and thought I'd share it (original link here): :mug:

I tried to find some advice in other threads but couldn't quite find what I was looking for. I planted 4 rhizomes in early April and all of them are taking off. My Magnum is the most prolific so far and has produced a decent amount of cones already. Most of them are tiny but there are already...

Growing up in Germany taught me thing or two. One of them is that metal and beer just go together like, well, beer and metal! Is it coincidence that the drinking age (for beer and wine) is 16 in Germany and the metal crowd is huge? I don't think so! No stupid "X" on hand of under-21s or BS like...

I want to try carbonating my double IPA using the kräusening method. Unfortunately, Kai's instructions are not detailed enough (surprisingly!). So I still have a few questions that I hope someone here can help answer: Oxygen in wort - I added some oxygen to the wort I set aside for the...

Well, I did some research on here but couldn't find what I needed. I brewed a blonde ale on Mother's Day (May 12th), left it in primary for 6 days (65 F) and then another 10 days in secondary (67 F one day then 63 F; placed the fermenter at room temp the evening before bottling day). FG...

Planning on doing my second all-grain, fourth total beer this weekend. Since I'll be brewing on Mother's Day, and I have two baby girls, I decided to call it "Mother's D'Ale". It's based on Brulosopher's Blonde Ale (http://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/17560/brulosophers-best-blonde-ale) but I...