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Hi, I’m selling my HERMS system that I’ve incrementally built and upgraded over the last several years. Selling due to limited time/funds during grad school while house shopping, but it’s been a fun ride. Listed below are the main components of the setup. If I forgot to mention something but...

Photo is 14 hours into my two stepped yeast starter. I’ve never seen red stuff floating like that. Does that look like an infection and if it is, can I still decant and save the yeast or is it sink food/time to start from scratch. Lastly, if end up needing to get more yeast (since I’m in the...

If a beer hits target gravity and you don't want it to continue to ferment, is it possible to still do a diacetyl rest?

I've (5) kegs on CO2 each with a liquid line running to Perlick taps. Two of the five kegs were just moved to the keezer today (were in conditioning freezer previously), I connected them to CO2 and then liquid lines and when I went for a first pour nothing happened. All of the connection...

Hi All, I posted this question in DIY reddit but wanted to extend it to those specifically in brewing to see if I can get some good ideas from y'all: I'm planning on installing a sink and RO water treatment system in my garage for my homebrew setup and need guidance for adding (3) cold water...

Force carbonated Altbier, normal?

I brewed several beers last Friday and was in a hurry, so didn't fully separate/decant my 2-step yeast starter. (First was 2L 200g DME, decanted & added 3.5L w/ 350g DME) I'm fairly convinced that even with vigorous swishing, the bottom of the starter contained most of the yeast. The wort that...

I don't have a ton of overhead room with my layout and the garage door, but I'd still like to get some type of vent taking out the condensation. I plan on making something similar to this: I have two questions: 1) Is it possible to run the exhaust down, so that instead of cutting a hole in...

I got my HERMS setup the way I want it (for now). Let's say I'm mashing an altbier recipe and the starting dough-in is supposed to begin @ 100'F, and then multiple step mashes. For the sake of this discussion let's say that I have targets of 120, 140, 148, 156, and then a 170 mashout. Is...

In a facebook group (Advanced Home Brewing) topic/discussion there was a note about how pH drops throughout the mash process. Is it important to monitor the pH throughout the 60 mins and attempt to adjust accordingly to keep it exactly where you want it. Or, is the change during 60 minutes...

I'm currently using bottled water for brewing but want to invest in (at the very least) a carbon & 1 micron filter side by side as well as a water line to draw cold water into my HLT for beginning my brew day. Looking into the future (if not right away), I'd like to easily be able to retro fit...

According to this article a decoction should pull off grain and just enough water so that the grain isn't scorched while boiling. If using a false bottom I'm not going to be able to pull grain from my ball valve. Seems like a silly question but can a person simply "grab" grain off the top of...

I've read a few different threads on here detailing the fact that gas/liquid ball lock connections are not interchangeable and that you shouldn't use one for the other. That said, before kegging my Munich Helles late last week I disassembled, cleaned and sanitized both connections. I didn't pay...

My current HERMS setup has ~10 different ports that are all threaded. Several ball valves have quick connects attached to them but replacing washers/o-rings is annoying and testing/hoping that they don't leak in the middle of a session has made me consider going to a welded tri-clamp route. I...

Lady at the homebrew shop said the smaller tubing in the photo would work fine for my primary regulator valve. I set my primary at 40-50 PSI. This tubing isn’t very thick but it’s what she recommended and my run is very short so it was less than $3. I could find out myself if it’ll work in...

Ive read that both of the gaskets attached (regular gasket and silicon regulator stem o ring) can be used for the shown regulator. The original one I removed looked like it was placed similar to how I have the silicone sitting in the image. Should I be using just that as the setup or a different...

It's my first time using my DIY stainless fermenter. The 6 gallon pot had a hole punched through the top for the bung/airlock, and I purchased a seal and followed instructions based off the following thread...

14 Gallon Blichmann Conical Fermentor with Tri-Clamp fittings for sale. I've used it once, it's literally still in new condition. Reason for selling is I just have too much equipment/gear in the garage, am going through remodeling and just need space. And, obviously it isn't being used...

I bottled my NE HAZY DIPA about a month ago using Fizz Drops (I think they're called) and so far I have practically no carbonation. Beer is roughly 9% (1.083 OG / 1.014 FG) conditioning in a cabinet with temps @ mid 60's at the lowest and high 70's during warmer days. Used one fizz drop per 12...

I've been bottling for years and kegging for about 2. After a lot of testing and tweaking my carbonation levels I feel like the beers poured out of my kegs taste about right to be carbonated (roughly) correctly. That said, my beers (majority of them being some form of pale ale, IPA, or some...