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    Copper IC Question

    I made a 3/8" copper IC, the copper is not the bright shiny stuff one normally sees. What is the proper procedure to clean the copper and make it shiny???
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    Efficiency Problem

    4th AG batch learned alot from the first 3. All of them had horrible efficiencies. I am able to explain them all and again I learned from the mistakes. My 4th went very well, 1 hour mash at 155. 173 deg sparge water. I fly sparged for 75 minutes. I got 6.5 gal in the BK. I used a...
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    New to AG brewing

    I did my third AG batch this past weekend. The first was a unmitigated disaster. The second went much better and the third went pretty good. My question is this. When you use 170 deg F sparge water what is the expected temperature of the sweet liquor coming out of hte lauter tun??? Should it...
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    Culturing Yeast

    I have successfully created slants and grew the colonies and pitched them. Here's my question I made 6 slants from an original WYeast slap -pack. Now I am down to one slant, what is the proper way to make more slants with this last slant.
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    Automated Gas Valves

    I am looking into using furnace valves for controlling temperature on my HLT and brew kettle. I have the temperature controllers and T/C's Could some one recommend a pilot valve to use with the system. Or would it be better to light the burner and use a proportinal valve to control the...
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    Starting with 2 gallons

    Alot of the recipes I am seeing tell you to start with 2 gallons of water, then when finished to add more cold water. If you have a big enough pot is it ok to just use 5-5.5 gallons to start??
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    Forced carbonation at bottling

    I recently went with a buddy to a place where he brewed beer 3 weeks ago. We were there to bottle. Insert tube into bottle hit CO2 button for 5 sec. then fill bottle and cap. Just wondering where this equipment could be purchased.
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