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I'm headed to Denver middle of this week and would like to try out some good Denver craft beers. Other than New Belgium, which I don't even think is Denver, I'm not knowledgeable on Denver craft beer. Can I get some recommendations, please? I like pales, IPA's, and stouts/porters. thanks...

I wanted to whip up a cranberry "cider" for a friend but only had 2 weeks to get it done. I figured apple juice ferments out pretty quick, within just a few days so the cranberry juice should too. I picked up Cranberry juice coctail from Costco, their Kirkland brand, which only has juice, water...

I figured since there is a Brew Boss thread there might as well be a High Gravity thread. Anyone that has been using the HG BIAB system care to chime in on their experiences, likes/dislikes, any modifications they've done to their HG system, etc. I'm deciding on either the HG BIAB system or...

These are two systems that interest me. I don't have the skills or tools to complete a build of my own electrical system but I know I want to transition to electric brewing. I've been brewing since the mid nineties and all-graining for the last 5 years but am pretty convinced that moving to...

Would someone be willing to show a tutorial on how to wire a computer fan to a cell phone charger so it can be plugged in to 110V and used inside a fermentation chamber. Thanks:mug:

While setting up a new coffee maker for my wife I had an "aha" moment. Most coffee makers these days come with a built in coffee filter that you can use instead of disposable filters. I was looking at that filter and thought that it would make a great BIAB "bag" material. Where can we get a...

I'm out of beer in my keezer so I decided to use it as a fermentation chamber on a batch I just brewed last night. I have it set at 65*F and that is what it is currently reading. I thought I'd check it against my digital thermometer that I just calibrated yesterday and the Johnson controller...

I am looking at switching to BIAB and am super intrigued by the idea of going electric. I've been doing all grain brews for about 4 years now and really like the idea of a simpler approach. I have 2 young kids and a 6 hr brew day is a major damper for the wife and kids. I love the idea of...

I have been all-grain brewing for a couple years now on a pretty simple 2 tier gas system. I'm very interested in moving into the electric design and I think I've got a great location for it in my garage with a 240v source that I can have an electrician wire up for me. I have some questions as...

Here's what happened: I brewed yesterday a batch I was supposed to end up with 5.25 gals of 1.067 beer. When I was done filling my fermentor I only ended up with somewhere between 3.5 to 4 gals ( I don't know exactly as I haven't marked my fermentor for volumes) of 1.074 wort. I'm stumped as...

I'm nearing completion of my fermentation chamber build. I copied the many threads here on HBT on building out a chamber off of a dorm fridge. I built a box with framing and 1/2" plywood off of the fridge. I used that 1/2" pink insulation from Home Depot, R value is 3.0. I was originally...

Dear Brad, BPA is a chemical in some polycarbonate bottles and utensils. Although a few of Coleman products contain BPA, none of Coleman's insulated coolers or jugs contain polycarbonate or BPA. All of the materials used in Coleman Coolers and Jugs are approved for food contact. Our...

I've been using a cooler MLT for the last few years and it works just fine. The only thing that kind of bothers me is the idea of heating up that plastic so much. I don't know if my MLT is made with BPA or not, it's a Coleman XTreme. I already have a keggle that I can convert to a MLT and I...

I'm wanting to use my sanke keggle as a mash tun to get away from mashing in plastic. I've been reading that people will direct fire their keggle mash tun to maintain temps throughout the mashing time. I have a march pump that I've been using for awhile for my plate chiller so I might as well...

I used my new oxygenation system for the first time in my starter a couple days ago. The directions with the oxygenation kit I have said to give 10-15 seconds of O2 initially, then 10 second shots every hour for the first 4-8 hours. All I did was the initial 15 second burst. Who has time to...

I've had a couple starters not get going very well recently and wanted to see if there is anything I'm not considering. They've both been with washed WLP011 European Ale Yeast. I love this yeast for it's malty characteristic. In order to simplify my yeast starter making nights I began...

I've recently incorporated a March pump and plate chiller into by brewing setup but I'd like to build a sort of "pump/chilling" station that holds it all together nicely. Right now my pump and chiller just sit in-line on my garage floor while I'm chilling. I'd love to see how others have built...

Forgive me as I've just recently purchased BS2 and am learning my way around it. I'm getting pretty comfortable with it but have some questions that pop up as I enter my recipes. One of my questions is how can I save certain preferences so that certain steps always show up as a default in every...

I checked with Steinbarts, my LHBS, about their price for a March 809 pump and they are asking $199. When I asked him why the price was so much higher he said that their pump doesn't have any lead in it like some of the March pumps coming out of China and it was real high end. How common is...

I've read many posts on HBT that suggest that IC's might be best for 5 gal batches but that a plate chiller is more for 10+gal batches. Why wouldn't a plate chiller be good for 5 gal batches. I used an IC for about a year and didn't love it's performance. My last few batches I've borrowed my...