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Man, I'm happy to say this project is finally done. Now I can get back to brewing! I spent a lot of time on these forums piecing together ideas from many awesome systems to design a nearly perfect 3-tier system for my brewing process. Unfortunately, I have very little electrical knowledge...

'Cause you never know what you will get. This started out as a batch of EdWort's Haus Pale Ale but I decided to put my own spin on it. First, measure out 2 lbs Vienna and 0.5 lbs Crystal 10L into a bag. Next, measure out 8 lbs 2-row into a bucket. Then, instead of pouring the Vienna and...

The documentation on these pilots indicates that you need a new compression fitting when changing out the orifice. I wasn't sure which orifice to use but my pilot looks like a flame-thrower so I obviously installed the wrong one. Can you find these compression fittings at a hardware store or am...

I brewed a Dogfish head 90-min IPA clone on Saturday and saying it did not go smoothly would be an understatement. I did a 3.5 L yeast starter last Sunday. My thermometer with wired sensor had acted up a little the batch before so I was afraid it was probably going to go TU on me and it did...

I'm planning on making a Dogfish Head 90-min IPA clone in the near future. The recipe calls for Warrior hops and, since I was in my LHBS today buying supplies for my next brew, I asked the manager if he carried Warrior hops because they weren't listed on his hops price list. He proceeded to...

Just got controller new a couple of weeks ago. It worked fine when I started using it to control fermentation temp of a lager but since I started increasing the temp in the fridge for the diacetyl rest it's wigging out on me. It will run for a few minutes, then it shuts power to the fridge and...

Did my second AG batch last weekend and I still can't figure out where I went wrong. My first batch went w/o a hitch. Hit 73% brewhouse efficiency and hit all my volumes, etc. This batch was a different animal though. Did a Munich Dunkel. Grainbill was 10.5 lbs Munich 10L and 2 oz Carafa...

I just got 7lbs of whole hops today from hopsdirect:rockin: but now I need to figure out what to do with them. If I freeze them in the 1lb bags they came in, am I going to be dealing with a solid 16oz hopcicle when I go to use them or are they pretty easy to divide out at that point? I'd like...

How do you like my ultra-low profile, ultra low cost drip trays? They cost me $1.31 each at Home Depot. They consist of one shower strainer and one KO test cap. The strainer is about 1/8" too wide so I had to sand/melt a little indent on two sides to make it fit right. Then...

I'm looking at mounting one of these towers on a Frigidaire FRC445GB mini-fridge. Beer Tower, 2 Faucet, 3' Stainless Steel. The only concern I have is the number of mounting bolts and their location. The description doesn't give this information. I saw a post on converting this fridge and the...

I'm planning on building a kegerator using a Frigidaire FRC445GB mini-fridge and installing a dual-faucet tower. I would like get my tower with Perlick faucets installed as opposed to buying the tower with standard faucets, buying Perlicks, and throwing away brand new, stick-prone faucets. That...

I'm putting together a Widmer Drifter clone recipe using just Summit hops (18% AA). Widmer website says Drifter bitterness= 32 IBUs. According to Brewsmith I can hit the target using 0.25oz for 60 min. and 0.5oz at 15 min. I'm doing a partial mash adding all but 1lb of my DME 15 min. before end...

Does Special B need to be mashed? My understanding is that it is just a dark Belgian crystal malt, therfore, it shouldn't need to be mashed but Beersmith indicates that it must be mashed. What gives?

I've got a belgian dubbel that I've been aging in the secondary for about 5 weeks and I'm wondering if anyone has any opinions on continuing to age it in the secondary at room temp. vs. racking it to the keg, force carbonating it and continuing to age at room temp. My plan is to let it age for 3...

Just finished brewing a hefeweizen with my brand new bayou classic propane burner. Love it. The burner kicks a$$!!! The burner also came with a shiny aluminum? 7 gallon kettle. Don't love it- doesn't kick a$$. After my brew water came to a boil, my shiny new brewpot turned an a$$-ugly brown...