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I have started using Brewfather a short time ago and have made 5 batches so far. I had been using BeerSmith 3.0 for several years and I especially like the inventory control on BS3. I have some BrewFather recipes entered and I clicked the Show Stock button to see if my inventory has all the...

I started using a pH meter so I have a Milwaukee M101 meter and it is behaving somewhat unexpectedly. I calibrated the meter at 68 degrees with the 7.0 and 4.1 pH liquids, fine. I collected 5 gallons of filtered tap water at 68 degrees and began checking the pH. Adding phosphoric acid a little...

I've been using my Brew-Boss 20-gallon system for a few years now and never gave extract brewing a minute of thought.....until now. I am recovering from a major surgery and living here in the Mid-South, the summers can be brutally hot and humid. In years past I have brewed throughout the summer...

I know that you can hold back a small amount of wort from the primary fermenter and dose it with some yeast to determine approximate final gravity, but....if I make a starter for the batch, would I get close enough if I test the beer from the starter? It's the same yeast I intend to use in the...

Anyone notice that since Northern Brewer reinstated their free shipping on orders over $59 that most of the prices have increased dramatically, some as much as 30%, many grains increased by 50 cents a pound. Outrageous.

Has anyone used this? Advertised to be like Star-San only NO FOAM! Well, I've tried it and it is indeed less foamy but the smell....it is like an intense plastic smell. I have not used this on any of my brewing equipment for fear of this smell being imparted into my beer. I would be interested...

I am looking for some kind of software to handle multiple fermenters and fermentation chambers (read: fridges). I have several fridges that I have made into fermentation chambers and several fermenters varying in size from 1 to 6.5 gallons. I would like to be able to schedule when I can brew (5...

I decided to make use of an old air conditioner laying around the attic and put it work as a glycol chiller for my Exchillerator counterflow chiller. I live in the mid-south and ground water temps are mid to upper 70s, chilling 5 or 10 gallon batches takes a LOT of water, most of which runs down...

Lately I've been filling my corny kegs from the fermenter (primary and secondary) through the liquid post, the fermenter airlock is replaced with a hose to the gas post to equalize the pressure. I have read several posts where some brewers fill the receiving keg with StarSan and force it out...

Recently, my Mypin PID controller starts up cold ok, then after a minute or so it shuts off and restarts continuously. It behaves this way until I let it "cool down" for several minutes. I have had this working successfully for quite sometime until I tried to use it for controlling my electric...

My Blichman adjustable thermometer may be stuck. The faceplate, that is. The user manual describes the installation as screw it into the weldless fitting, then rotate the adjuster for orienting the dial up or down, then rotate the faceplate. It's the last part that won't move. I can tighten the...

I got my STC1000 from Amazon the other day and proceeded to wire it up, following the advice and techniques from the many fine people of HBT. I then tested the connections after programming the controller for 30 degrees C and 1 minute compressor delay. The STC1000 responded by enabling the...

I brewed up a 5 gallon batch of American Session Ale, an extract kit from Northern Brewer yesterday and used my new copper 25' 3/8" immersion chiller. I've read several posts and articles about ICs, CFs, and plate chillers so I thought I'd start out with the basic copper IC. Previously, I was...

I have returned to brewing beer after a long absence. I grew up in Wisconsin which is famous for beer, among other things. I brewed beer from extracts back in the late '70s and things have really changed since the Carter administration. I started out brewing a batch of TrueBrew Amber ale and...