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Bear with me.. My normal process is to do 1/2 pint and 1 quart jars of ~1.03 wort with some yeast nutrient. I'm not asking about this part, it has worked well for me for a few years now I will (over)build a starter, and put ~8ml of healthy yeast slurry with ~2ml glycerin into the freezer on...

Let me start by saying I'm mostly a "beer flavored beer" guy. Don't get me wrong, I love well crafted beer, across the BJCP guidelines from smoked to sours, I love them all.. Issue is, I go to 5-9 home-brew fest events a year, all have some competition side that(seems to be) is mostly a...

I have a barley crusher brand 2 row mill. I've been having some issues getting it to mill recently.. I adjust the gaps, fiddle with it a bit and eventually it starts pulling grain. I brew 10 Gals at a time, probably average 10 brews a year. I do brew with a bit of wheat, but it is always mixed...

My daughter had a kid recently, and she got a sanitizer/sterilizer that uses steam. I was thinking I might buy one for all of the small parts used in brewing. Got any thoughts? Looking at something like https://www.amazon.com/HAUTURE-Sterilizer-Electric-Pacifier-Sanitizer/dp/B09CGTPJSL/

Sparge homebrew club (SPARGE Homebrew Club or find us on Facebook), is host our first swap and sell in the parking lot at Beerology in Northampton MA from 10-noon on October 8th. Club members will have excess equipment, things they have grown out of etc.. Feel free to stop by for a deal, bring...

I think I either need to: 1) find more friends that drink. 2) brew smaller batches. 3) brew what I like and bottle some for aging. 4) develop a relationship with the college renter around the corner so I can provide them with sixtels 1-2 times per month. 5) more taps, more kegs(!!!). 6) find a...

Just got feedback on a local comp on my gueze.. 1st place belgian(sour or otherwise..)in the second local comp.. It made it to the last table at national homebrew(but not top 3, so somewhere between 4 and 11), and has been reviewed as "something I would import" by people who do import. This is...

So, I brew 10ish gallons at a time, The family is going to be away for 5-6 days in a month or so.. this gives me a rare opportunity for a few back-to-back brews, I would love to try water from the CFC hitting the next batch as strike water.. fermentor wise, I can probably hit a 15 Gal, 2 x 10...

Just thought I would throw this out there for those using the duotight secondary regulators and have access to 3D printing. Duotight In Line Regulator holder for Kegerator by Toufy has plans for 8mm duotight single, valve, and "T" holders along with locking clips. Not my design. I printed...

Recently moved from outdoor brewing(gas) to indoor(electric). Hot side, and I guess edge of cold side (Brutus Pro, I cannot say enough good things about this chiller Brutus Pro Counterflow Wort Chiller | Exchilerator ) are all currently 1/2 in NPT with barbs for connecting 1/2 in silicone...

I had a friend call me because he was cleaning out a barn and there were some kegs and homebrew stuff, and knew I might be interested. In addition to some kegs, There was this. It has a 1.5 TC "drain" on the bottom, a 1.5" TC looks to be a return arm on the side, and a false bottom. It is just...

For my birthday(I brew it on my birthday), for the past 5 or so years I have brewed what I dub Glassbreaker Triple. (first year, I broke 2 carboys after filling them with water to leave out overnight, Second year I knocked over some glasses when putting this in the fridge, and it's hit upwards...

Dear Brewhouse forums.....(for those of us old enough).. Nope, not one of those posts. I built up an electric system so I could brew through the year. I've got it dialed in a bit, still some to go. Today however, I had a day to brew. So, last night I milled the grain and measured the water...

I've been using PTFE tape for years for NPT fittings.. Is there a non-life-threatning alternative? PFTEs are a bad solution to human life, but I've always added "plumber's tape" to the threading otherwise I get leaking(less deadly immediately, but inconvenient). I suppose I could go do research...

So, I have a brew setup I mostly like. 3V keggle system, electric, 240V, mostly 10G batches, etc.. I've dialed it in pretty well, but every time I brew a hoppier beer(more than 2-3oz of 60min hops), I run into issues with my plate chiller. It tends to clog up. I'm not running QC hoses, just...

What i realized my brewery needs is a clock. Anyone got any good ideas? The space is mostly light maple with stainless steel, I have some black pegboard. I was thinking analog is best, I already have all the digital timers etc.. this is just so I can keep an eye on the time(gets away from me...

So, I brew ~10Gal batches usually once a month(though hoping to step that up a little bit). I usually ferment in 1/2bbl kegs, on with a 4" tri-clamp and the keg king ball-lock top 4 Inch Tri-Clamp Kegmenter Lid with Ball Locks , and one un-modified with a 2" TC fermeter kit Brewers Hardware...

So, a few weeks ago, it was late, I may or may not have been drinking... Anyway, I happen across "Northern Brewer(germany)" hops.. 5lbs for $12.99.. So yesterday I got a box in the mail with 5 lbs of a hop that I have never used.. Do I just assume that I have bittering hops for a while? Are...

So, being stuck at home with my new electric kettles unfinished at the welders, I am looking to do 1 or 2 Gal BIAB. I've got ~70-80 lbs of grain, with ~50 of that being Maris Otter, and the rest being various specialty grains that I've bought to make recipes in the past. I've got ~10 lbs of...