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I've recently changed my mind about my initial investment in controlling the temperature of my fermenters. Placing a carboy in a bath of water that is controlled by an inexpensive fish tank heater worked for years until I purchased a conical fermenter. There is no way to fit a conical into a...

Although I am familiar with cold crashing and using gelatin as a fining agent, I would like to experiment with using Polyclar (aka PVPP). The problem is there seems to be a wide variety of answers on the internet forums about how to use Polyclar as a fining agent. Nothing consistent. So...

Hi All ! There are so many recommendations for a "Winter Warmer". I searched Google and also here on the forum only to find that a "Winter Warmer" is not a very well defined style. Can someone recommend an all-grain recipe that has become an "heirloom" that you have personally brewed...

Here is a quick video about how I switched to purchasing plastic carboys from the wine industry rather than using plastic carboys from Better Bottles or the Big Mouth Bubbler. The switch has resulted in less particulate matter that was trapped on the sides of the fermenter from getting...

In order to help achieve really clear beers (for non-wheat beers), here is a short video about how I've been able to maximize Hot Break materials and Cold Break materials by: - Going with a VERY vigorous boil during the first 15 minutes, and then backing down to a normal rolling boil. -...

Here is a brief video that shows how I clean and store my bottles using FastRacks and SnapWare storage containers so the bottles are ready to be sanitized and filled on bottling day. https://youtu.be/L1Q5Gf2sXbs Cheers,

I love new gadgets / toys. Who doesn't ? If you walk into most micro brewery or nano brewery tasting rooms, the SRM is also listed on their chalk boards along with the ABV and the IBU. After recently adding too much crystal to one of my recipes it would have been nice to confirm the color...

I've always been a fan of refractometers (and I still am), but I added a new product that can not only thief out a sample for taking a "taste test", but you can also return a sanitized sample back to the fermenter without wasting beer if you only need to perform a gravity check using your...

I think nearly everyone here has seen the ads for Northern Brewer's Caribou Slobber brown ale. It certainly gets great reviews, so I figured I'd give it a try. Here is the video from my brew day . . . https://youtu.be/f6K4poyvU9k Cheers, Jim

I just started to age a bourbon barrel porter that is going to be in the fermenter for at least 2 months, and I always wanted to come up with an inexpensive method of purging the head space of any oxygen once all of the air lock activity died out. ( other examples would be aging lagers, sours...

Using vodka in my air locks for long-term aging of wines rather than StarSan was the norm, but now that I am learning about aging beers I questioned whether either one of these liquids lose their effectiveness as they began to evaporate from the air lock over time. The answer for one of them...

Unfortunately I was scheduled to work during the international brew weekend for Paul Wicksteed, but his recipe for the SuperCharger APA had to be brewed ! When Paul ( RIP brew brother ) named this brew "SuperCharger" he wasn't kidding. I've brewed similar grain bills for APA's and this thing...

Here is the link to a short video about how I cold crash by Ales, Lagers, and Pilsners using Gelatin as a fining agent and to also minimize any remaining proteins that may cause Chill Haze. Cheers !

After benefitting some much from all of the great brewestand makers here, I would like to post a video of my design. https://youtu.be/wXWvRBxusUU Cheers !

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I was thinking about adding a pressure gauge to my high pressure propane gas beam / gas manifold, but I'm not sure which range to select. Pressure gauges come in ranges of 0-15 PSI or 0-30 PSI For the brewers out there that are running high pressure burners with a 0-30 PSI regulator and...

This is the first time that I had to visit the Glutton Free forum. But while visiting the "Last Chance Cheese Cafe" in the Catskill Mountains, Tannersville NY this week, I was 100% positive that this cafe had a brew in their huge collection that was Glutton Free for my sister in-law. The...

After searching for weeks, I finally found the perfect size storage container for my Fast Racks. These are a perfect fit, with no extra room for the rack to be sliding all over the place. I purchased 5 of them from Kmart, but here is the SKU info from the mfg Snapware . . . SKU...

Regarding the book: Clone Brew Recipes, from Tess & Mark Szamatulski I received an awesome book from my kids that was written by Tess & Mark Szamatulski. It’s called . . . . CLONE BREWS, RECIPES FROM 200 COMMERCIAL BEERS The only problem is I can’t find one source to purchase all of...

I almost chose to ask my question to the members who have already posted that they "shake their fermenters" by sending them a PM. But because I have too many variables going on right now since switching from stock pots and a cooler to all grain via a HERMS, so I decided to ask all of the grain...