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Got a big starter of wlp820 goin. Was gonna brew a marzen but at last minute I’m changing my mind cuz it’s so damn hot. Now I’m thinking of just making a German light lager. Anyone have experience using this yeast and making fizzy yellow beer with it?

I realize this may be the wrong area to post this, but I can’t post in Equipment/Sanitization for some reason. Just got a new electric ss brewtech kettle. It says specifically not to clean with oxyclean. My old keggle I would just fill with oxyclean and water, dump all my equipment in there...

I’ve been doing BIAB for a few brews now and really like it. I’ve got the ratchet pulley system from the brewbag website and it works great. Only problem is it only lifts up and down. I have no way of moving it away from the kettle to lower it into a bucket, or trash can. Any thoughts? It’s...

Ive read a lot on here about recirculating mash and the general consensus seems to be that recirculating your mash doesn’t always improve efficiency. It’s more related to the crush setting on your mill. I’ve always batch sparged in a 10 gal cooler and never had a problem with efficiency. In...

I want to make the switch to BIAB electric. I make 10 gal batches. According to BeerSmith I need at least 16-17 gal pot to do single vessel BIAB for my batches. What I was thinking was getting a 20 gal pot. The pot would have a port in the bottom for draining. Another port in the bottom and one...

It seems to me a logical question. I’ve been doing 10 gal all-grain batches for about 6-7 years. Propane fired keggle, mashing in a Rubbermaid cooler. After too many stuck sparges I switched to the brew bag just in the mash tun. Loved it so much I’m gonna upgrade to a 20 gal kettle so I can...

I’m looking to make the switch to electric and wanted to see if anyone had a recommendation. I make 10 gal batches. Gonna be doing single vessel BIAB brewing. No recirculating mash. Already got the bag, the hoist, etc. Need a 20 gal elec kettle and controller. Pretty basic. SS Brewtech offers...

New home owner here. I’ve had some bad pool issues since we’ve moved in. Had several pool guys out who could not determine the issues with cloudiness and pool turning green. I brew poolside and empty my jaded copper immersion chiller into the pool. I think that is the cause of my problem...

I’ve got a Barley Crusher grain mill. It’s worked like a champ for 4 years. Recently moved to BIAB so I adjusted the gap to credit card width, very fine crush. Since then, it’s been nothing but problems. It’s a 2 roller mill, so the one roller moved by my electric drill spins fruitlessly while...

I brew 10 gal all-grain batches. It’s mostly for personal consumption. So I keg up two 5 gal kegs for my keezer and drink away. I usually don’t get around to the 2nd keg for about 2 weeks or so. Lately I’ve been getting into IPAs. I late wort hop, dry hop, all that stuff. The first keg is...

Or if u have a link to a good article, post it here. Planning on my first oak barrel aging. Got a 15 gal used charred whiskey barrel from a friend. After much reading on the topic, here’s my plan. Brew a 11% imperial stout. (I can only do 10 gal at a time, so this will be done twice) Fill oak...

Maybe you guys can help me out. I’m thoroughly confused. I have a 4 tap keezer. It has a double pressure gauge and a 4 way manifold. Perlick faucets, everything is in top shape. It’s dialed in and pours perfectly. One of my kegs started pouring extremely slow. Lots of foam, then dribbling out...

I make 5 gal batches of Kombucha out of a 8 gal brew kettle using a continuous brew system. I keg it up after 30 days in ball lock corny kegs and put it on tap in the keezer. I usually add some fresh squeezed juice (tangerine and pineapple) to the keg, then rack the Kombucha on top before I...

Was recently gifted a new 10 gal oak barrel from a friend who quit the hobby. What beer should I age in it first? Before you say “Stout,” keep in mind this is not a used bourbon barrel. It is a brand new barrel. And yes eventually I will put stout and porter in it, and after that it will be...

I use an online yeast calculator, and build up appropriate size starters. Cold crash, decant and pitch. I also save a small mason jar of the starter for future use. It's worked well, although some of the strains in my fridge are getting a little old. How old is too old? What's the oldest strain...

Looking for a 5 gal (ish) fermentor that can sit on the hump of my chest freezer (while it holds my other 2 carboys) which I use as a fermentation chamber. The dimensions are 5"x7" and about 15" tall. I'm assuming a plastic bpa container will do the trick. Anything you can recommend??

I'm in a fortunate situation. My buddy is gonna loan me a picobrew. Can't wait to give it a try, and boy do I love him for the sweet loaner. Anyone out there got experience with one that can give me any advice?

Looking for a 5 gal (ish) fermentor that can sit on the hump of my chest freezer (while it holds my other 2 carboys) which I use as a fermentation chamber. The dimensions are 5"x7" and about 15" tall. I'm assuming a plastic bpa container will do the trick. Anything you can recommend??

Pretty random ques- my keezer is getting pretty full. And I have 10 gallons of beer that need to be kegged soon. I've got plenty of kegs just no room in the fridge. What if I kegged the beer, hooked it up to co2 for a few hours, and then let it sit out at room temp til I have room for them in...

Since I started brewing beer I've always fantasized about the cool gravity fed 3 tiered systems I see in catalogs and online. Or even the 2 tiered system with a pump or two. I've never actually seen anyone brew on one of those systems. I'm an all grain brewer, my current setup is pretty basic...