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I would like to brew a maibock for may and spring time. It would be my first lager, but when I saw I needed like 5l of starter or 5 vials of yeast, I thought - "wait a sec...you're probably doing this wrong." I listened to the old Jamil Show on brewing a maibock and he recommend brewing a...

Hey guys, I've just started a small side project and I'm putting together some brewing calculators. Right now I have force carbonation, hydrometer correction, and keg balancing. Things I found myself needing to look up constantly (especially as I was kegging this last weekend). My goal is to...

I know it's mostly a DIY crowd around here - and I appreciate rolling up my sleeves as much as the next guy, but I'm considering just spending money on this one. I have a chest freezer that I use currently as fermentation chamber / conditioning / serving (just a picnic tap right now, no...

Hey guys, Considering getting the beer gun. I have a 4 way manifold already off of my 1 tank/regulator. Can I skip getting the t or y fitting and just hook up a co2 line from a spare outlet on the manifold? Seems like I should be able to, just want to make sure before making an order. Thanks!

Hey all, I'm looking for a new primary - I currently have a typical 6.5g glass carboy. I was looking at better bottle with a port, but I realized that I typically brew around 6g batches and they aren't cheap! I like the racking arm I like the idea of having a racking arm in the bottom to...

Hey guys, I just got my Brewer's Edge Temp controller II. I'm using it with a fairly new chest freezer and a thermowell in a glass carboy. I have set the temp to 66 degrees with a differential of 2. However, it seems to keep getting the beer pretty significantly below the 64 degrees that...

Howdy All! I want to brew this upcoming Saturday, but I'm going to be leaving town for a week the following Saturday. I'm thinking I'll make the belgian dubbel from Brewing Classic Styles. The recipe recommends pitching at 64 then letting it rise to 70 over the first week. Once I hit 70...

I have a 7 cubic foot chest freeze, that I'm currently using for my keg and other bottled beer around 38 degrees. Unfortunately my old fermentation fridge kicked the bucket, so I no longer have a separate fridge for that. I don't really want to buy a new fridge and temp controller at this...

Hey guys, I have a very simple kegging setup right now - first time doing it in fact! I have my keg at temperature and have had it on co2 at the pressure indicated by BeerSmith - so I don't expect to change the pressure for serving. I'm curious about how the beer is doing - it's been on...

Hey guys - first time racking into my keg tonight! Wow! So much better than bottling - awesome. But I'm left with a couple questions. I racked it into the keg with the beer around 62 degrees. I pumped some CO2 in and bled off for a while to get rid of any air and oxygen. Now it's sitting in...

I have a 60qt brew kettle from AHS (Austin Homebrew Supply) I have added in a ball valve at the bottom from bargain fittings and that's my only embellishment at this point. What are y'alls thoughts on these improvements: Side Pickup (SIDE pickup - Weldless version drain / dip tube SS kit) -...

Hey guys, I love using BeerSmith, but I'm a novice with it. I have input the Scottish Heavy 70/- from Brewing Classic Styles (pg 127). I set the brew size to 6g. Chose the 15 Gallon pot with a 10gallon cooler (same sizes to my equipment). I have set my Total Efficiency to 70%...

Hey guys! The weather just changed and I'm excited to brew some dark, winter beers. I'm looking to expand my setup this year. Currently I have: 2.5 gallon SS pot 15 gallon SS pot w/ ball valve Cooler mash tun March Pump and Counterflow Chiller 1 6 gal Glass Carboy 1 5 gal Glass Carboy...

Ok - so I've decided to get a 10g Rubbermaid drink cooler - they are selling them for $39 bucks at my home depot. I WAS thinking that I would buy 2 of them and fly sparge - don't quite know why I had that in my head. But then I read Bobby_m's great primer PDF on getting started with all grain...

So, I want to take the step and move to all grain. I saw home depot is loaded up on both 10 and 5 gallon drink coolers - the 10 are 39 bucks I think. Should I get: A. 2 x 10 Gallon 1 x 10 Gallon (MLT) and 1 x 5 Gallon (HLT) 2x 5 Gallon I want to be able to make 5 gallon batches for...

So I'm going to get a March pump to move the brew from my kettle through a CFC (going to use bobbyM's tutorial) and into my primary. First, I'm wondering where in the series my pump goes: Kettle -> Pump -> CFC -> Primary? Second, I currently don't have a bulkhead for my kettle. It's...

I'm trying to decide which weldless spigot to get for my SS kettle. I see the reviews for the: Zymico are quite good here. I have a gift cert to Austin Homebrew and I'm wondering if anyone had experience with their fitting...

Hey Guys, I am brewing today and I didn't have time to make a starter last night and I'm looking to brew today. Should I throw a starter on my stirplate now even if it can only work for 4-5 hours before pitching? Or should I just chuck the whitelabs vial in at this point? Thanks in advance.

Hey Guys, I'm not sure the model number, but I have this analog, dial temp controller by Johnson: I have to admit - it's done a great job and holds a consistent temp - but I'm pretty frustrated, because the number on the dial doesn't correspond to the temp inside the fridge. Right now the...

This article popped up today for me on Google Reader from AdAge.com: What Your Taste in Beer Says About You Fairly interesting even though they lump craft brew into one category and that's pretty much all most of us drink - but still a fun brewstraction from the regular work day.