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my first batch. Followed Recipe exactly. It’s completely finished fermenting down to .990. Took a quick sample from the bucket and both my wife and I felt it didn’t have much flavor. We do plan to backsweeten to around 1.010-1.015ish. Other than sugar are there any good recommendations...

Ok folks. Been brewing beer for 2-years now. Decided to get a wine kit for my wife and give it a run to see if I could make a California sweet moscato with EC1118 from wineexperts, it was on sale! Things went well, my first wine. I like the no cooking thing. Halfway through brewing beer I...

Can anyone who has built this please provide their total height of the unit as a keezer. I know there are a lot of variables like collar size, casters, or base. I’ll take what I can get. Sams has dimensions as 35” high. Just wondering overall with modifications what it comes to...

Thanks so much for the quick comments. I might make both, let ed's sit and condition while I enjoy the graff asap.

Going on short work trip this week and hope to make something this weekend. I'm new to cider. Just set a batch of mead for long storage. I have maxed out beer capped bottles with beer. But have a few cases of swing tops to use. Thoughts on what I should try. I'm all grain now. Maybe a...

I use 5 gal buckets. Normal size racking cane auto siphon. Saw that someone recommended you could use a cloths pin with a rubber band for a cheap clip to hold the autosiohin in place. I also had a buddy give me a plastic autosiohin clip. With both methods, I still find my auto siphon wants...

Folks, There is a nice shipment coming today for me to brew a AG Requiem Raspberry with my GF this weekend, so I will have a good Saturday. Normally, since switching to AG, I make my own recipes or off the database here. However, I am running out of aroma/flavor hops in my fridge and saw a...

During my investigation of the GF, I was reading comments about some mods by the company on the electronic side and functional part side of the unit. So I naturally wanted the new version and maybe wanted to hold off on my purchase. Howeve, upon inquiring, those comments were from folks...

Very nice. Glad you documented it in an article, definately got man thinking "what if I do that!" Wish I had all that time and man power. I know exactly what you went through with the perfumed cleaner/soap!! It's there but it's not type of thing. Still searching for my personal brand name and...

I have been setting up some profiles in brewsmith and used the profile techniques here. I want to setup for 3 gallon (for approx 1 case) batches. Would switching on calculate boil volume automatically and adjusting batch volume keep things adjusted correctly? I don't want to screw something...

Thanks Tex. That is basically what I did. Just very cumbersome compared to the old fryer I used. Judging by your signature I would enjoy your stash of home brew! Next brew is outer limits IPA. Than a cascade/Columbus pale ale is what i am trying to design with the ingriedents I will...

Well I went through a practice run today with an extract recipe. Gotta burn through it and figured it would be better this way than first time all grain. Did the Sierra Nv pale ale clone Things went well. Had the struggles with pellet hops and the pump. Slowed down some but never clogged...

Thanks Seabrew. Few things for discussion. Whats the deal with the discharge pipe fitting with the spring and ball bearing? It won't allow water to be pumped past. I thought my pump was bad or needed primed. More worried about it being air locked and getting hot. I was worried for a bit...

Question on the temp probe. I just got mine and set up the other night. Does the temp probe just freely slide into the insert that protrudes into the kettle? It concerned me that it is free to move in and out. I figured it would have some way to secure in place to prevent movement.

Ordered mine late last night- still need to explain to my wife..... Did a lot of research on pricing and not sure if you can easily get a deal under 700 or not (as mentioned here a few posts back- I tried to use the 10-15%'s on top of $799 price tag with no luck) but as I heard, GF sets the...

I talked to a few sellers/ brew store owners today on the phone and I found they all told the same story Denny. I have until Monday to decide.

I haven't seen that deal...can you share because I haven't stumbled across that ? If a site offers 15-20% off, that is a heck of a savings I was hoping to find. I hear you on NB and MWS. I have had good service through the major online retailers. My local LHBS is pretty pricey but works...

Should I pull trigger on $799 sale this weekend or wait for an all inclusive brand 15 or 20% off at a website? In no big rush as I want to burn through my extract inventory. It will be easier overall to GrainFather than build my own setup due to space and lack of time. Thoughts on...

Yep. Good points. So...it will be boiled, so unless there is hardcore botulinum in there, it is probably okay. I am sure as long as the sealed container isn't compromised it is probably shelf stable. I tasted mine and it tasted fine. This kit had Briess "special dark" 90L and sparkling...

Hi all. Finally got around to using this this past weekend. I trashed the hops after opening them it was evident even after vac sealed they were not useable. I basically used this kit to brew the darth Vader black IPA. The LME was just fine. Tasted ok and wasn't moldy and acted just like...