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How late is too late? Hi hop experts! I have two questions for you: I have what should be 3rd year Cascade, and I also planted several rhizomes that I got from friends. I put the rhizomes in the ground towards the end of January. One of the rhizomes has sprouted, actually pretty quickly...

I made the decision a while ago to use glycol rather than a fermentation chamber to control temperatures, and paired with a Spike CF5 I'm very very happy with this setup. However, I would like to periodically make some smaller (1-2G) batches, for experiments, SMASH beers, etc. Has anyone found...

Thanks to another HBT member, I now own an RO system, which I'm starting to work on setting up in my brewery. Since I'm in drought-ridden California, I try to stay conscious of how much water I'm using while brewing. I'm setting up a 60 gallon rain-water collection barrel outside of my brewery...

I’ve used Bru’n Water for several years now. It’s always worked pretty well for me, and my measured pH has always been pretty close to what the program estimates. However, my last few batches have ended up pretty far from the estimate, and I was wondering if any of you could help me figure out...

We are in the middle of converting part of our detached garage into a covered open patio; Two walls and the roof will remain, but two walls will be completely open. Of course I am planning on building a brewing setup there! We're going to have NG, electrical, water, drain out there, so it...

I think my hydrometer needs to be recalibrated. If I drop it into plain tap water, it measures 0.997- 0.998 instead of 1.000. I know that 1.000 is for distilled, but should tap water be that far off? And if anything, wouldn't tap water be a higher SG than distilled? I guess the little...

I just built my brewstand, and I'm forced to keep it outside when I'm not using it. The burners are attached to the stand, so I'd like to be able to protect the burners and the shelving from the elements. Right now I have a big grill cover that fits on pretty well, but it isn't quite tall...

It's been well over a year since I brewed last. Since then, we moved out of SF to a city in the suburbs, but my old in-kitchen 2.5 gallon setup just didn't work in the new place. Over the past few months I've been building up equipment to do an outdoor, three-tier, propane fired brewsystem. And...

I've been building up my home brewing equipment to get back into brewing after a break of at least a year. The last thing I need to get before I can start again is a fermentation chamber (my old house had a nice 60 degree closet, but in my new house I need to ferment in my garage which is...

I'm having a lot of trouble setting up my homebuilt immersion chiller. My local hardware store didn't have a long enough piece of 3/8" OD copper tubing, so I went with a 1/4" OD ice maker kit. I've got the copper formed into a coil without too much crimping, and I've got some 1/4" ID / 3/8"...