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I (very) recently started paying attention to my water, and my two most recent brews have resulted in my adding chalk. I've got a scale that reads out to hundredths, but my issue is whatever vessel I place on the scale and tare out to measure additions seems to hold onto the chalk I'm trying to...

Hello all, After brewing for awhile, I've finally decided to pay attention to water. I had my water tested by Ward Labs, and here were the results: pH 9.6 TDS 196 Sodium 23 Potassium 5 Calcium 24 Magnesium 8 Total Hardness as CaCO3 93 Nitrate 1.2 Sulfate 25 Chloride 16...

I've been looking at getting an RO set up, as I'm having issues locating a decent water report in St. Louis to figure out my baseline. I'm considering going RO to simplify things. I found this guy on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DOG63OY/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 It's...

I just finished wiring up a spa panel and four prong outlet off my main breaker box, and I have a few questions about wiring up my controller. 1) All of the diagrams online show the wiring diagram for the Still Dragon DIY Controller Kit with a 3 wire set up. Given that I'm working with four...

Hey folks, Looking to get ahold of one of the older style Perlick faucets. I've got two of the old ones on my kegerator and room for one more keg in there, so I figure I may as well take the pluge. I'll end up needing a shank for it as well. If anybody has either used or new they're looking...

About a year ago I brewed a very high gravity hop-heavy brown ale. After a few weeks of fermentation, I opened up the fermenter and was hit by a wave of cidery smelling air. I decreed the beer had been infected and disregarded its existence. Fast forward to yesterday. Out of sheer laziness...

Hey folks, I've got an extra spot in my kegerator and I need one faucet to complete the set. I've got two 425SS faucets and would prefer not to have mismatched faucets. Anybody have one they're looking to sell? I'm fine with used as long as it functions well.

I'm unsure what I did here and I can't seem to figure it out. My gas disconnect fits on the in just fine but my liquid one will only dispense if I push it down. It sits on it the correct way, so the post is the correct size, but unless I physically push the disconnect down (I assume it's not...

Is anybody looking to get rid of one? I'm looking to upgrade from my 5#.

I brewed an Oktoberfest a few weeks ago, and when I transferred from primary to a Corny to lager it came out SOUR. Really sour. Like Lambic sour. I'm not a huge fan of sour beers, especially ones without fruit flavor. Is this something that may drop out in lagering? I've had it in cold...

I'm starting to build a keezer with the remnants of my dearly departed Oster 5.0. My goal with this one is to keep everyone done in such a way that if something goes wrong, I can quickly revert the thing back to factory status and get warranty coverage from the manufacturer. I figure with a...

I've got a carboy full of an APA I brewed about two weeks ago in primary as we speak. My plan is to dry hop it with 2oz of Simcoe for a week. Here is the issue, I leave town for Spring Break this Friday for a full week. I assume I don't want this dry hopping for two weeks, so I don't want to...

The topic on this one is pretty self explanatory. Can I use one of: Bazooka T Sanke Adapter :: Midwest Supplies Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies Those as a standin? It looks like a pretty similar idea, only it allows me to be a heck of a lot lazier.

As I was brewing my latest batch, I heard my hydrometer, which was drying on the counter, fall to the ground. I wasn't able to get a replacement until two days into fermentation, there's already fun coming out of the blowoff tube (as graphic as that sounds). Is it even worth getting a gravity...

I just bought one of those skinny nylon bags for dry hopping. I've got an ounce of Simcoe plugs I'm going to throw in when the time comes. With plugs, should I use this bag for dry hopping in the carboy, or should I just throw them in and try and siphon around them when I rack into a keg?

I just placed some orders for my next batch of brew, still doing extract. My keggle is off being welded right now, and my previous pot is a 1.5-2 gallon one that came with my turkey fryer. I'd like to jump to full boils as soon as I can, but I don't have a chiller yet. Do I need to wait until I...

I've been playing with the Brew Builder on Brewmasters Warehouse (awesome site, looking forward to placing my first order there!) and drawing up an APA recipe. I've pulled something together, but I'd like some takes on it before I go ahead and pull the trigger. 4.5# DME 1.5# Caramel Pils...

Here's the article from the St. Louis Post Dispatch: 02/04/2009 - House of beer opens in Chesterfield - STLtoday.com I'll be heading back to St. Louis this weekend from college down in Columbia, and I'm making it a plan to pop in and visit!

Yesterday I began fooling around with getting a fan box running in my Oster kegerator (which I STILL haven't been able to get anything tapped from) to push air up to the tower. After getting it working perfectly, on full cooling settings it's holding a chilly sixty degrees. Did I ruin the...

I've got a keg sitting around in my garage (rental house in a college town, it was inherited by previous owners who hate getting their deposits back, so it seems) and I'm looking at converting it into a keggle. I've also happened upon some free plasma cutting/welding services, so I'm thinking...