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I just bought a Duxtop 9610 burner to give induction cooking a try, and of course the light bulb went off in my head immediately that it could be used for beer too. But can it? It seems a bit too small to accomodate the large 10g Blichmann kettle I use. I just tried it with a small amount of...

I brought some samples of my kegged lager to a homebrew swap last week and 2 people immediately said there was diacetyl in it. I could taste it myself. My process this time had me ferment at cold temps using Munich Lager 2308, starting at 45 and ramping up to 52, and then doing a d-rest. The...

When I brew my lagers I always split the batch into 2 3 gallon carboys and split the yeast accordingly and the 2 fermenters are always pretty much the same. My latest batch called for dry hopping and rather than deal with 2 bags of hops I put it all on one side. I noticed immediately that the...

I made my first batch in about a year today and tried a few new things for me. First the recipe called for whirlpool/steeping hops, so I added those. I had bought a joint compound mixer to use for whirlpooling yesterday after testing out the mixer I actually used for drywalling in an old...

If I'm making a 2L starter with Omega German Lager 1, what can the minimum temp be? I usually do it at 68 or so but the room where I want to do this is more like 55 at the moment. I'll be using Propper starter wort. I assume I should bring that up to pitch temp too. My house has changed so...

My 4.4 cuft Frigidaire LFPH44M4LM seems to be struggling to maintain a cold temp. I use one of the common temp controllers to set the temps and had it at 3c, where I normally would keep it for my keg. I also use it for fermentation, where 2 3gallon Better Bottles fit side by side just...

I just finished my brew day, 6 hours start to finish, using a stove top, all grain, BIAB, full boil "system". I know of one time reduction I can do by using an outdoor propane burner, but how long does it take for your electric systems? I've been tempted by the all-in-one electric systems but...

I have 6 gallons of brew in my fridge right now dry hopping, and I have a 5 gallon corny for kegging. I want to bottle the last bit but I don't want to fuss with the bottling sugar in a bucket, nor do I have corn sugar to use. I have either DME or common cane sugar. How much of either should...

I couldn't resist. That's my 10g Blichmann wrapped in a towel under an old fleece for BIAB mashing. Note the knobs are off the stove so nobody tries to use it. You just never know in my house what someone will try to do...

I'm brewing tomorrow and I was trying to input the AHS recipe into BeerSmith and it kept crashing. I just had the feeling it was Big Sur because it worked just fine the last time I brewed. The BeerSmith 2 page has it right at the top that it doesn't work and I need to upgrade. I'm not sure I...

I have 2 ounces of each Tettnanger and Hallertau to go into my lager that I'm brewing this week. I'm trying to clone The Crisp from Sixpoint brewery and the only clue I have is this from their website: "the Tettnanger and Hallertau hops in THE CRISP are sourced 100% directly from farmers in...

I went to keg my first batch in almost 4 years today and I found that the PRV leaked. I had replaced the lid and poppett gaskets and those were fine, but the valve itself would leak. I pressure checked the keg, my only one, before I used it and I noticed it leaking but after I jiggled it it...

I made a lager last weekend, 5.5 gallons, that I split between 2 3g Better Bottle carboys so they fit in my fridge. I first let the wort settle in a single glass carboy, then split it by siphoning. The first carboy got all clear wort since I held the siphon up midway and the second got some of...

I did my first brew in a number of years yesterday and it was a frustrating experience. I use a Blichmann kettle on top of my stove burner, a high-output Bosch stove, but still just a kitchen stove not a commercial type. I'd been doing it that way without much trouble in the past but yesterday...

Simple question. The yeast is Wyeast Bohemian Lager 2024. I was going to use it in a 2L starter on a stir plate for a 5g batch. It almost doesn't make sense to wait for it to swell since I'm giving it 2 days to multiply anyway.

It's been a long while but I bought my first ingredients batch the other day after a 4 year hiatus from brewing. I planned on doing this almost a year ago when I retired but nevergotaroundtuit. I had to check out my kegging setup and decided to replace everything except the keg itself as the...

I currently have a Blichmann 10g kettle and a Wilser bag, but not much else specific to BIAB. I use my high-output kitchen stove to provide the heat, and use Beersmith to calculate the water temp needed to get the mash temp right. I lift the bag out manually and place it in a big tray (my...

I'm retiring in a month and this will be one of my retirement hobbies, at least the making if not the drinking. Back when I was doing it I got pretty good at this, usually making lagers that were crystal clear and IPAs with homegrown hops, and the occasional summer saison. I just need to...

Yesterday I was pouring some beer and set the glass down on the top of the mini fridge I use for my keg. The controller sits on top of the fridge too, and the beer foamed up and over. Figuring I didn't want to get the electrical box wet, I picked it up, but then dropped it a few inches. The...

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