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Bear with me, this might get lengthy. I always assumed my RIMS system gave me a pretty efficient mash, but about 5-6 months ago, I experienced a more than 10% drop in my numbers. Concerned, I started learning more about crush, and water chemistry to try to figure out the problem and...

Like many brewers, I have grand brewing plans, but a sadly limited number of kegs/fridge space. Sometimes I'll lose track of pours and kick a keg without realizing it was close to empty, but more often than not I'll need the keg before it's empty. When that happens, I usually use my handy...

Can anyone tell me off the top of their head of the grain size on MO malt is smaller than American 2-row? I ask because my efficiencies on the last two batches (both Irish reds with MO malt) have been in the gutter. I'm used to hitting 79-83% on my RIMS system, but I'm barely pushing mid-60s...

Once the gelatin is ready to be poured into the bright vessel, do you stir it at all? Or just pour it in and forget it?

Just feeling frustrated. I'm a cautious guy, but sometimes the dumbest things happen, and instead of thinking through the problem for the best solution, I compound the problem. Case in point: I kegged an IPA this weekend, burst method. Because I shake the keg, I didn't want to add my dry...

I just brewed the Dogfish Head 90m clone recipe, and it calls for 4oz of dry hops. I've never used more than 2oz in any of my IPA recipes and still get a pretty powerful face punch from the aroma. Note: all my dry hopping is in the keg. It got me thinking, at what point in a 5g recipe are...

Logic question: I haven't historically done many lagers, but I seem to be increasing them in my rotation lately. I have a traditional bock that's lagering right now, and I can definitely see a settlement line where the chill haze is dropping. I assume I can speed the process with gelatin...

I just posted this in the Recipes/Ingredients forum, and thought I'd add it to the database since I wrote it up anyway. (Anyone know why the porter database lacks the pre-filled forms of the other styles?) I love, love, love Ballast Point's Victory at Sea porter. It's a coffee vanilla...

[Note: as with all my brews, this is named after my wife, because I know what's good for me.] Grain Bill: 8lbs of Pale 2-Row 3lbs of German Munich Malt (light) 0.5lbs of CaraRed I have a RIMS system, and mashed this for 70 minutes at 150F. Collected about 7 gallons of 1.047 wort, which is...

I have a 3-burner, single tier system put together by a friend of a friend. I've emailed him about this issue, but thought I'd throw it out to the group as well while I wait: I have BG10 burners, and I happen (don't remember why) to look underneath the stand while boiling my latest batch a...

I am having a problem with my IPAs. Every batch I dry hop seems to develop an off-flavor about a week after the dry hop addition. I've been meaning to take a bottle to my LHBS to see what they think the flavor is (diacetyl or some oxidation issue). I don't know that I would call it...

What's your average shelf life for hop aroma when dry hopping in the keg? I made a gonzo-recipe IPA, and dry hopped it with 1.5oz of amarillo and let it sit for about a week. After that, my first week's worth of pulls were amazing, total grapefruit bombs in flavor and aroma. Now, a mere...

Curious to know, from those who add vanilla to their brews, what's the consensus on extract vs. whole/scraped beans? As a sub-category, for those who use whole beans, after soaking the beans in some high proof spirit for a few days, do you add the whole thing to secondary, or just the liquid...

Brewing up my first bock, and in looking at recipes online there seems two different schools of thought on the grain bill. On one hand there are recipes that are 100% Munich or some ratio of Munich and Vienna malts (which I assume is the most traditional), while on the other hand, I see recipes...

Seriously. Do yourself a favor and go try one (if you can). Ballast Point is a brewery in San Diego, CA that started as, and still operates as a HB shop. Not sure if their people ever post here or what their distribution is like, but I'm in the SF Bay area, and it's all over up here, so...

I just scored a free refrigerator from a friend to use as my ferm chamber, and in cleaning it, I noticed this socket/plug loose at the bottom. This is looking straight at the fridge, and is above the wheel on the lower left side (it's a side-by-side fridge/freezer, so technically, this is below...

I'm using the stainless quick disconnects (QDs) from MoreBeer. Most are ok, but some of them are so tight, I can't make a locked connection no matter how much I push. I assume it's the o-ring. I remove that and they click in no problem, light as a feather. Re-insert the o-ring and no can...

For those who use in-fermenter thermowells with their STC1000 probes, do you just insert the probe into the well and leave it at that, or do you fill the well with water or other substance (thermal paste, thermopaste or whatever) to ensue a better contact? Any recommendations? Thanks! :mug:

After weeks of agonizing research, I decided to purchase a Rebel Mill only to finally notice they are out of stock for the foreseeable future! Grrr! Anyone have a Rebel Grain Mill they are looking to offload? Happy to help dispose of it for you!

Anyone know if the stainless quick disconnect (QDs) are interchangeable between the ones at MoreBeer, and the ones at Bargain Fittings? I live 3 miles from MoreBeer, but they don't sell the male QD with female threads, and I need a pair of them. Bargain fittings does, and I wanted to make sure...