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I installed a float switch inline with my water solenoid that lets water flow to my HLT; not that it's really necessary, but it is a little peace of mind.

$1200 Runs on a 20a 120v circuit. Great for home or commercial.

I just got my starter working using 2 bottles of Widmer Hefeweizen and I'm VERY excited to see a good looking kraussen! I know that using the right yeast is instrumental in hitting the right flavor profile in a hef. Now I just need the right grain bill and hop schedule. I plan to use pale malt...

I produce 15 - 23 gallons at a time, most of which I want to give away to family and friends to promote my brand. My blichmann beer gun cannot fill fast enough to make the bottling process time efficient. I would like to fill about 100 bombers in a single session...but I can't afford a $6k...

I've never made (or tasted) a better beer...but the recipe seems a bit overkill scaled up to 15 gallons. Check it out. Holy **** IPA 13# Marris otter 2# 20L Crystal 1g gypsum 7gal strike water at 165F -> 6.5gal mash at 154F Mash for 90 mins 90 min 2oz magnum 2oz chinook 75 min...

So here's my predicament: I brewed a 15gallon batch of super-dry imperial porter (almost half the fermentables is dextrose). The OG was 1.088, but it knocked off about 1.042 for nearly a week. During that time I added WLP099 on top of my first strain of 007. From the get-go, I used the relative...

Finally the time (and money) has come for me to begin building a small brewery! My future brewery is planned to contain everything I need to brew, ferment, condition, package and of course CONSUME the beers that I love to brew so much. I'll be logging all my thoughts and processes on this thread...

My last few beers have seemed way stronger than my hydrometer readings suggest...I've had an 11.4% reading feel like it's 14% and now I'm drinking a 6.4% reading that feel like 8%. Friends and family report the same so I don't think I'm crazy. Has anyone else experienced this??? Sent from my...

I may have an electrician come install a few dedicated circuits; one for my bev air cooler and another for a future electric setup. I'd be making 20gallon batches with an electric HLT, BK and probably a few pumps. QUESTION: What should the amp rating be for my future electric setup? 40A? Higher...

Room for 4 corneys. All lines are included and in good condition. Also included is a 4 way gas manifold (tanks and regulator NOT included. All tap components are stainless and like new. This thing is a workhorse. I'd like to sell local. Cannot ship or deliver. $400 Sent from my iPhone...

I made a Stone IPA clone about 48hrs ago and I left my hydrometer out in my garage with a sample. This is what I found when I got home from work tonight: A nice krausen built up over some bubbly beer! The smell is super clean and fruity, like a crisp Belgian. I've never attempted wild yeast...

I just got a three door commercial beverage cooler to use as a keg cooler, bottle storage and lager chamber, supercool. I got it running for a few minutes, but it keeps throwing the circuit breaker built into the outlet in my garage. Can't get it to run for more than a few minutes...what can I...

Poured my imperial porter on top of dry English and super high gravity yeast cake...5 hrs later... Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

My family has recently come into some money and I am at a crossroads as to invest my portion into a nice ELECTRIC or NG all-grain system. I see benefits to both as well as the hazards. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I've recently considered the purchase of a used glass door refrigerator to store extra beer, poured from my kegs via beer gun. Custom labels, nice lighting and friends over to enjoy the beer selection...take your pick from custom selection!! The next big thing??? 7-11 in your garage. Sent from...

This was my original mash cooler setup, but the bazooka screen was leaving me with stuck mash every time: Based in a design that I saw in a local brew shop (brewbrothers llc) I created a pipe system with different size holes and slots to help set a nice grain bed but allow good flow. Plan to...

I scored this side by side fridge on CL for free a couple weeks ago. I just finally had the time to put in a couple shelves, built from salvage wood scraps. I plan to install a stainless faceplate with 4-5 taps, co2 and (eventually) nitro. Should hold +20 gallons. Total cost should be about...

Would it be possible to use a base malt containing excessive enzymes (like 6-row) with a bunch of corn starch to make a corn-beer?? It seems that this could be possible as american whiskey is made of corn derived fermentables... Now that I think about it, maybe a better question would be...

In an attempt to save money, I've been reusing my yeast; I have been pouring off the yeast cake from my primary fermenters into a sanitized jar of water and DME (obviously boiled). I keep this yeast under refrigeration, then I pitch it into a new batch of beer! My method has seemed to work every...