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I'm brewing my first Milkshake IPA with lactose and strawberries. Went into the conical at 1.060. 66 deg F. 5 days later it dropped to 1.035. Dry hopped for 3 days, SG didn't move. I ramped up to 72 deg F for 2 days, dropped to 1.032. Dropped the temp to 50 deg F for 3 days while I did a second...

Wondering what other's suggestions are on an entry still. I don't have a propane heater. I moved to eBIAB a little ways back. So there's that limitation. But the heating element and the controller are on 1.5" TC ports, so that should help. I was looking at some of those small stovetop units...

How long does it take for mead to drop clear? I've made some meads years ago and it typically took a year or so before it was ready. Listening to some podcasts on mead making that suggested a mead would be ready in two months or so and I realized my system was antiquated. So I made a new batch...

I have a 15g Spike kettle I use for eBIAB. It has a 5500w heating element in the bottom, and a 1.5" TC port at the top of the kettle (used for a whirlpool arm, as well as a steam condenser during boiling). Would it be possible to add a reflux column and condenser to the top port, and use it as a...

I'm so tired of getting screwed by homebrew shops on out of date CO2 tanks. I've exchanged CO2 tanks in the past only to find out they were out of date, and had to pay a fee. Doesn't seem right when the LHBS I'm exchanging from gave me an either outdated, or close to outdated tank. I took a...

Just picked up a Kegland Flow Control Ball Lock and I can't get it to work. In a bag from Morebeer came the FC and a o'ring washer. No instructions. I'm assuming the o'ring goes on the underside of the FC (it fits perfectly and I can't figure out where else it would go). Once I put the o'ring...

I'm hoping someone can help me get my Brewpi remix working. I got all the hardware listed here: https://www.brewpiremix.com/brewpi-hardware/ I wired everything according to this...

I took a trip to Montreal a few months back. I enjoy visiting local breweries when I travel, taking (or buying, depending on the brewery) a sticker or coaster, turning it into a magnet for my beer fridge. I stopped in at Bistro Brasserie Les Soeurs Grises in Montreal. Great food and beer, but...

I've been fortunate that over the past 45 brews, I haven't had anything that was infected (that I knew about at least). I made my first Gose a few weeks ago (kettle soured with cultured lacto from Omega). It kettle soured for about 36 hours, got down to the target pH, boiled to sanitize, and the...

I feel like my mead making experience and knowledge is lacking. I made a mead several years ago, and after a long time of aging it ended up like rocket fuel and almost turned me off to making another batch. Some members on this and another forum convinced me to give a JAOM a try, and I'm glad...

I'm designing an eBIAB basket from Utah Biodiesel, and considering the price I wanted a second opinion before I pulled the trigger. I have a 15 gallon Spike Kettle (dimensions attached). I got a few custom ports put on it (see attached pre-order dimensions). The bottom three ports are for the...

I'm designing an eBIAB basket from Utah Biodiesel, and considering the price I wanted a second opinion before I pulled the trigger. I have a 15 gallon Spike Kettle (dimensions attached). I got a few custom ports put on it (see attached pre-order dimensions). The bottom three ports are for the...

I had a delightful Beet Gose when I was at Small Batch Beer Co. in Winston-Salem a few weeks back (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/small-batch-the-beet-gose-on/392962/), and would like to give it a try and homebrewing it. I saw a few other breweries that did a similar beet gose (Trophy, 10 Barrel...

Nevermind - figured it out. Incorrect neutral wiring. Sorry.

I posted this in the electric brewing section, but didn't get any takers. Maybe it belonged here instead. I currently use a Spike 15g single vessel eBIAB set up with a Nylon Brew-in-a-Bag and a 5,500 ULWD heating element, and a Still Dragon controller. I still have two extra tri-clover ports on...

I currently use a Spike 15g single vessel eBIAB set up with a Nylon Brew-in-a-Bag and a 5,500 ULWD heating element, and a Still Dragon controller. I still have two extra tri-clover ports on the kettle that "haven't been spoken for yet" during the mash (the intention was to have the bottom one...

I used my Counter Pressure Bottle Filler (https://www.morebeer.com/products/counter-pressure-bottle-filler.html) for the first time last weekend. I have to get used to how it works, as none of the bottles ended up being filled to the proper level, and beer ended up all over the kitchen (a few...

I do single infusion, single vessel eBIAB, with a mesh bag, a 5500 ULWD heating element and a dragonstill controller. I typically get my strike temp, kill the element, mash in, and wrap the kettle in a sleeping bag. Despite my best efforts, I still end up losing 8-12 degrees per hour during...

I buy most of my brewing ingredients in bulk (grains, hops, and make overbuilt starters to harvest extra yeast). But DME for starters has always been something I keep around in 1 lb. or 3 lb. bags. I noticed a retailer selling a 50 lb. bag of DME for $2.09 /lb. I never thought about buying DME...

For what it's worth, I've been using a hydrometer for 15 years. I'm not new to it. Had no issues with it . . . until recently. I've never really measured my boil off rate. Instead I use an OG/FG calculator, and adjust for the starting/ending specific gravity to find the boil off rate. It's...