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All my beers are coming out well. However. All my IPAs are coming out non bitter, no aroma and have a banana taste to them. I'm using good hops from local Homebrew shop. Projected IBU is 70+. Using yeast starters and varying healthy yeast packets. Maris otter as base grain. Mashing at 148-152...

Hey everyone! I'm struggling to find any stores around my area that sell the products for me to build my own RIMS tube. My best bet so far is to sodder a bunch of lead free brass parts together an hope for the best. Are there any companies that don't charge a arm and a leg for a tube that are...

Hey everyone! Hope all is well. Warming weather here in the Midwest means more brewing outside in comfort!!!! A and with that being said... I'm upgrading my knowledge into a refusing mash setup. I think I have a basic understanding of what I need. However.... If any of you would be able to send...

Hey guys have a question. My beer is coming out nothing but foam. I have 8' 3/16" beer tubing. Serving pressure of 6 pounds. I use PBW to clean per directions and Star San as my sterilizer. Im force carbing according to software. Im lost on cause. Ive scrubbed and rinsed and sterilzed. Not sure...

So I spent over 11 hours building yesterday. Mostly because my bandsaw was **** and took forever. But. Here is what I have so far. I'm painting. I have the 10" Bayou Banjo Burners to install and the gas lines. Weighs about 500 lbs lol Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Ok so riddle me this. I had a Scottish Ale I brewed, waaaaaaay over carbonated it. Or so I thought. Spent a few days bleeding off pressure thinking it would help... It didn't. So I started to think beer lines were too short. Went from a 5' line to a 10' line. Foam got worse. I pop the keg open...

I currently use a generic cooler style mash ton. Thinking of upgrading it some to include a thermometer to monitor mash temp and adding an additional ball valve so I can recirculate my wort an raise mash temps easier. Curious if any of you have fudged around with adding gadgets on your coolers...

So I'm ready to build my stand this winter. Looking at a few different designs. However I would like all your input on what burners you use, what pumps, etc. best place to buy your burners an pumps. I have the hookup on steel. Post pictures as well please if you so desire. Thanks all. Happy...

What is everyone using for controlling mash temperature? I'm reading up on raising my mash temp over certain time frames... What are you using to do so? Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Rehydrating yeast vs non rehydrating. I've done the rehydration and fermentation took as long as 48 hours to start. Last batch I just tossed the yeast into my wort after transferred to my fermenter and I was fermenting in <12 hours. What do you normally do? Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Like title says? What's your secretes. I was thinking heating pads but can't control temps specific enough. Thought about adjust house temps... Nixed that. I'm drunk an out of ideas haha. Thanks all!! Happy brewing Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

So my very first batch looked amazing. Perfect color and smell. But blew up all over my kitchen. This batch with same ingredients, same mash temp and time, same everything looks more cloudy. More suspended particles and smells slightly different. I though infection but I cleaned everything...