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So, I just made my third attempt at all-grain brewing. My first two attempts were 5-gallon batches that were prepared recipes from AHBS. I did them a day apart and nailed my numbers across the board on both beers. It's important to note that this was around 8 months ago, and I basically...

I transferred my first all-grain beer to a secondary fermenter for dry-hopping this past weekend. The hose on my racking cane is very curly at the moment (I plan to straighten it out under some hot water before using it again), so I was having a hard time getting it to lie at the bottom of the...

Can I use a length of 3/4" PVC pipe to measure wort and boil off? Would it damage the beer or impart any dangerous chemicals is the brief amount of time it would be in the wort? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm about to start my first two all-grain batches this weekend, and I had a quick question: Should I bother messing with my water? The water in Austin, TX appears to be quite alkaline (pH of 9.6, according to my most recent water report), and the calcium content looks to be very low (15...

Hello there, this is my first real post outside of the intro forum. I just purchased a GE 7.0 cu ft chest freezer and a Johnson Controls A19 temp controller. I intend to use them to first ferment two five-gallon batches, and then to store the beer once it's ready to drink. So, at least for...

Hello, everyone. I've been getting a lot of good information off of the site recently, and I figured I would sign up. I'm just about to start all-grain brewing. I've been doing mini-mash for a few years now. I'm actually expecting my 7 cu ft chest freezer to arrive sometime today, which is...