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Hey all After picking up a used chest freezer for next to nothing on CL, I used the 4th to build out my keezer. It went off like a charm. I want to expressly thank the folks on this site who have posted their pics and ideas regarding keezers as it made the process of building mine MUCH...

Sunday - brewed 10G of braukaiser's Helles recipe, placed in my fermentation chamber made from a large chest freezer. Monday-Wednesday - chugging happily away at 8C. Today - Leaving for work, checked chamber as I normally do - 10.8C. WTF? Controller was calling for cooling but freezer...

I have a dumb question for which I can't find the answer. Due to not having enough space to cold lager several cornies, I wonder if I could use my fermentation chamber, set to 46-48F to mature lagers in cornies while I ferment new ones. What would be the effects of lagering 1.050-1.060...

Hey all Looking to get a 4L Erlenmeyer to facilitate large lager starters. Most every online place I've checked (ColePalmer, Amazon, Fischer, etc) is essentially the same - Pyrex brand flasks around $85. AHS sells what I assume is a generic version for $40. Question is this: where's...

I made a 1L starter (WLP830) then decanted and threw that into a 1G starter. Let that ferment all the way, chilled for 2 days, then decanted and threw that into my 1.050 Helles at 6*C. I used an aquarium pump and stone from AHS to aerate the wort for 50 minutes prior to placing in the...

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I'm planning my first step mash for a Helles-style lager and I've got a dumb question. I'm trying to replicate this mash schedule within the limitations of my equipment. I'm planning to do a 3-step infusion mash instead of the triple decoction. FWIW, I use a 10G Igloo with braid. My...

I'm so psyched! I have some washed yeast in the downstairs beer fridge that's been there since the spring of '09. Decided to see if any of it was still viable, so on Wednesday I pulled one of my jars of WLP300. The cake in the bottom of the jar was quite gray. But when I poured off the...

Hey all. I may have the need to ship some empty corny kegs in the near future and wondered what the best (cheapest) shipping method might be. Boxed, unboxed? Fedex, UPS, other? Any help would be appreciated.

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Looking for used ball lock Cornelius (soda) kegs if anyone has some that they can part with. Willing to travel a reasonable distance to pick up. Please respond with quantity, location, and price.

Anyone using these? Just ordered a couple from AHS as they seems to fit my soon-to-be-kegging needs. (Not going to mount tap on fridge door. Will have complete setup inside fridge.) Wondering about balancing concerns as that seems to be quite a popular topic in the kegging forum. Did a...

I've made a mistake that I need help getting out of. I bought this fryer setup recently, thinking I could finally move up to 10 gallon batches. Burner is listed as 150k BTU. Burner looks like this: I have a bulk LP tank for my house and a Tee in the basement. I ran black iron pipe...

Yesterday, on my way to lunch, my boss stopped me, saying "Hey, need to talk to you a minute. Walked in his office and there sat an HR guy. Crap. Told I was let go "solely due to business conditions". yada yada. "Nothing personal" yada yada. "Let me have your phone." I was then...

Planted two cascade and two hallertau rhizomes this past spring. I've gotten 9 oz (dried) so far from the cascade, nothing from the hallertau. Frankly, I wasn't expecting anything the first year, so the 9oz. I consider a bonus. The hops themselves were mostly small, say the size of large...

Just started AG, full boils, and the like. I'm wondering if the foam that boils up as I aerate will have a negative effect on the final product with regards to head retention. I aerate in my BK after using the wort chiller, then rack to my carboy from there, leaving several inches of foam in...

Did my first all-grain this weekend and had a question regarding the round cooler MLT's. I personally have the 10G Home Depot version. I was brewing BM's Centennial Blonde, which calls for a 60 minute mash at 150F. Beersmith called for strike water to be at 165.3F. I heated my strike...

OK, searched and didn't find where anyone else has asked these questions regarding E-Keggles: What, if any, precautions or special procedures are required for cleaning an E-Keggle after the brew session? Does break material and/or hops stick to the heating elements? Any issues...

Anyone ever thought of using/modifying a water heater thermostat for use in a EHLT? LINK Seems like a ghetto-way to get temperature control. I'm sure the hysteresis, etc with this thing is ridiculously bad. However, I'm sure it would beat manual adjustment of a Variac.