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I'm thinking of getting past the need for siphoning chilled wort out of my boil kettle by adding a weldless ball valve conversion kit to it. Having never used this method of transfer, my biggest concern is ending up with more break material in the fermenter. Does this item work as intended...

I brewed an export strength stout today at OG 1.070 and am using Wyeast 1388 Belgian Strong Ale to ferment it. I plan on tossing in 3 Lbs of raspberries in the secondary. For those with experience using raspberries, what is the gravity/alcohol contribution of a pound in 5 gallons?

Hi all, My landlord is being an ass! I wondered if anyone has dealt with anything similar. I know that landlord/tenant laws very depending on where you are, but for the record, I am in Brooklyn. I moved into this place in April. It is a GREAT find for Brooklyn. Good neighborhood, first floor...

I'm looking for suggestions. I already have two chest freezers in the house and the SWMBO won't let me have another. I want to build an insulated cabinet of sorts (something aesthetically to her taste) with a relatively weak cooling system to keep it at ales temps when the ambient air is up to...

Hi there. MY buddy wants to brew a couple of batches for his wedding. His fiancee is obsessed with coconut and was begging for something with a coconut flavor, so I decided to to a Belgian Blonde with a coconut extract for flavoring (the actual fruit has way too much oil in it). The...

Wondering if this yeast is still good or I should just drop the $6 for another vial. I had a vial each of WLP001 and the white labs Edinburgh yeast ordered from Morebeer. I told them to pack extra ice packs to keep it cool, but they probably thawed by the second day in transit. These vials...

I have a Belgian Quad that has failed to bottle carb after two months. It's evident at this point that the 10.5% ABV (OG 1.090 and FG 1.009) was enough to knock out the WLP500 before it could handle the carbonation. So I need to reinoculate in the bottles, which I haven't done before though I...

I have a Belgian Quad that has failed to bottle carb after two months. It's evident at this point that the 10.5% ABV (OG 1.090 and FG 1.009) was enough to knock out the WLP500 before it could handle the carbonation. So I need to reinoculate in the bottles, which I haven't done before though I...

ARRRRGGGGHHH!!! I have three different kegs that have the same damned problem, and I can't figure out why. They were all shipped to me pressurized, but after cleaning them out and replacing all the O-rings (and lubing the lid O-ring), I can not get them to hold pressure. They all leak at the...

I brewed a Maris Otter EKG smash with WLP001. This was part of a three part series this summer, with the other two being Amarillo and Centennial, and neither of those had these issues. Everything went exactly the same for each of these beers, but this one has a couple of odd features: 1) A...

I revived this question in a thread that was in the beginner's forum, but I thought it would be more useful to post it here and elaborate on it. Certain physical and temporal restraints led me to primary and secondary by brown ale for one week each before bottling. I tasted the beer before...

In my haste, I bought some incompatible hardware to set up my counterpressure filler. I bought a 1/4" MPT QD set from MoreBeer, then I got a couple of female 1/4" FFL swivel nut to 5/16" barb pieces. Obviously, the FFL and MPT fittings don't go together. Does anyone know where to either...

I'm interested in hearing from those who have used these before. A friend of mine who makes gourmet chocolate for a living gave me a bunch of really great cacao nibs to use in a beer, so this weekend I'll be brewing a stout that I can use them with. I know that Sam Adams adds these to the...

So I'm trying to settle on an order for doing this. I know people have their different methods and each has an advantage, but I'm curious to hear what others do. I have an ESB that has spent one week in primary and almost two in secondary. It is just about ready to keg. I'm thinking I...

How crucial is this? I have to keg my porter before I go on vacation in two days. I have no local homebrew store, so the only way i can get more is to order it, and it will not get here in time for me to use it. Will my keg leak if I don't use it? I bought a tube but I've been searching for...

So I work in the EH&S department at a university, and occasionally we harbor surplus chemicals from labs until we can find someone to take them. After unsuccessfully spending a lot of time trying to find out where to buy pure ethanol for a reasonable price, 4L just falls into my lap today...

I'm trying to figure out the best way to set up a blowoff tube with a Better Bottle. The easiest way I could do this now with what I have on hand would be to cap it with an orange carboy hood, and then slide a 1/2" ID vinyl hose over the slimmer of the two ports on the hood. My only concern with...

I'm planning a Quadrupel and I want to do the secondary with some Bourbon-soaked oak chips. Unfortunately I'm not too knowledgeable about Bourbon, so I need recommendations. Can anyone recommend a good Bourbon for this? I'm looking for something tasty but not unreasonably expensive. Nothing...

This will seem like a stupid question. For a keezer with a 2x4 collar, what shank length should I get? I'm not clear on whether the length listed for a given shank is the total length of the piece or just the length of the span that goes through whatever material you are putting it through.

Here's the grain bill for the smoked porter I'm doing today. I just stared my single-step infusion mash. Currently at 155. Will hold here for an hour and mash out at 167 for 10 min. 3 lbs Durst Munich Malt 4 lbs Maris Otter 4 lbs Weyermann Smoked Malt 1 lb Breiss Organic Carapils 0.75 lb...