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I pulled the trigger on CuS.S. Brewing's Tricoil 1.2. I went with them over JaDeD cause their chiller was a little cheaper and I saw the company phone number is local to me. On the CuS.S. website if gave the rates for chilling 5 gallons of wort but I couldn't find anything on a 10 gallon batch...

SO my equipment on hand is 2 10 gal pots, 1 burner, 2 10 gal coolers that I use for mashing (one round with a false bottom and one square with a homemade manifold), one 5 gal round that I use for a HLT, plenty of kegs and carboys. For those that have made the jump from 5 to 10 have you done it...

Just replaced my stock PVC lines with new ones and eww. Just do right bad, awful everything. My old lines were about 4' and the 1st pour was 80% foam unless I had my regulator set to 4-6 psi. With 3 taps this didn't really work with having 1 regulator and a 3-way manifold. So I bout 30' of PVC...

I picked up a pound of Equniox hops for $16 with shipping and didn't really know what to do with them since some people pick up a green pepper taste from them. I figured I'd throw in some rye to complement any spiciness that came through. Also so I could name it after my daughter if it turned...

So I've read hours worth of contradicting info on carbing and back sweetening cider that my head is spinning. I racked to a keg last night with plans to back sweeten while it was carbing then move from the keg to bottles in 2 weeks once its carbed up. I added 5 crushed campden tabs and 2.5 tsp...

Adventures in homebrewing has 5 gal ball locks on sale for $75 that are new. Anyone have any idea on the quality? They are made in China but the site has great reviews on them. If anyone has them how do you like them? Any issues with seals or durability?

I've never use a premade kit but I was lucky enough to win one in an online give away. I plugged the grain bill into my phones app and to get the expected 1.050 efficiency at 5 gal I need to be at 100%. The grain bill is for an Irish Red and consists of: 6 lbs Pilsner 0.75 lbs Special Roast...

can we get a candle or air freshener that smells like mashed grains or various hops? I'll take a dozen.

So Uncle Sam (kind of) bought me my first mill. I have been using my LHBS's mill and my efficiency was anywhere from 55% to 72%. Average was 68% unless I used any type of wheat. My wheat recipes always ended up with horrible efficiency. I'm guessing cause the grain was small enough to fall...

As a tribute to the late and great Han Solo I decided to make an IPA that paired Millennium hops with Falconer's Flight hops. I've never used either in a brew but the inner Star Wars nerd in me being a child of the 80s came raging forward. The name was originally going to be Millennium Falcon...

I have no financial interest in this program but this popped up on my facebook feed and it sparked my interest. https://www.cicerone.org/us-en/products/off-flavor-training-course There are multiple Chicago dates over the next few months as well as one in MI and NC. I'd love to attend...

Brewed this for my son's baptism and it was the hit of party of the 3 beers on tap. Numbers are based on 65% efficiency 9lbs Maris Otter 2lbs Aromatic Malt 1lb Special B 1lb 60L Caramel 12oz Flaked Oats 4oz Chocolate Malt 1oz Cascade @ 60min 0.5oz Willamette @ 60min 2.5oz Willamette...

So I poped open a mason jar to make a starter of some Wyeast American Ale I harvested in early November. As soon as I took of the outer ring the seal broke and the top broke its seal. The yeast in the jar started to bubble like it had some how carbonated during storage. I dumped the liquid off...

So I've been home brewing for about a year and have primary made IPAs. Recently I was able to get my hands on the equipment needed to have multiple brews at once. With the birth of my son this year I brewed a brown ale to celebrate (recipe to follow). The maltiness was a good change so I'm...

Has anyone used a wine fridge vs a mini fridge for a fermentation chamber? With their temp range of 40s-60s they could be ideal and eliminate the need for an additional thermostat. The only thing I'm unsure of is if a smaller 8 or 12 bottle wine fridge can cool a wood/ridged foam box enough. I'd...

So I've burned up a 5# tank and now a 20# tank of CO2. After the 5# tank I hooked up the 20# and found I had a loosish nut on one of the quick lock gas connections. I tightened it and found no other problems. So I rehooked up my three kegs and all was fine for 3 weeks. Then I found the 20# was...

Mostly a set back with the wife. Had a 1L ez swing bottle blow out from the bottom in a coat closet . Not 100% on the cause. FG came in high at 1.018, had it in the primary for 5 weeks at 68 degrees, pitched a wyeast pack for a 3 gal batch, calculated for 3.5 vols. The beer did have some...

So I have my 1st two all grain brews bottled, one stout and one IPA. Both had lower than expected FG due to to much water being used. The batch size in the fermenters were 3 gal, I didn't use a yeast starter but I pitched an entire Wyeast smash pack in each carboy figuring the extra yeast would...

So my wife thinks she made the biggest mistake of her life besides marrying me when she bought me a 1 gal all grain home brew kit for Christmas. After brewing the 1 gal kit, which turned out better then expected since I was under prepared with sanitation, equipment needed and time invested. For...