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My father used to be a microbiologist in a lab and he had two sayings. 1. Round objects roll. 2. Glass breaks. The meaning was to watch when you put down a thermometer or hydromerter. They will roll right off the table and when they hit the ground...glass breaks. Also for glass breaks...

I did a basic pale ale yesterday, batch sparged and still had lots of sugar left in the grains. 18.5 lbs 2 row 1.5 lbs 60L Mashed with 6 gallons at 150. Drained and got 3 1/2 gallons at 1.087. I use a brew bag to line my cooler and drain the mash tun. Added 4 gallons at 170 for 15...

I use a 3 vessel setup for 10 gallon batches but use a brew bag as my mash filter. I can drain in a couple of minutes with the valve fully open but, like many others, the bag will get sucked into the valve and slow the flow dramatically. After working this a few different ways I finally solved...

I brewed for a long time with extract before going to all grain so water was not much of an issue. I have since gone all grain and have brewed several pale ales and IPAs using hard water. I do have a water softener in my house but have been getting my brewing water from the line before it goes...

I have an old glass bottle with a logo molded into the glass in the middle of the bottle. The glass is very thick and very heavy. What I want is the logo portion cut off the bottle then mounted into a tap handle. My initial thought is to mount it into a simple square topped handle. My issue...

For the past five or so years I grew cascades up the arbor posts around my patio. Had a good sunny location, lawn has irrigation so they grew really well and had good yields. They looked really good around the patio too. The problem is that I could not keep them reigned in and bines popped...