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I'm trying to pinpoint a leak in my system. When I turn off the gas on my tank, is it normal that the low side gauge on my C02 reg goes all the way down to 0 eventually, like over 48hr period? I was under the impression that if there is no leak, the gauge should be holding pressure even if the...

So I need to send a 6 pack to NHC in Washington at the end of June and I was thinking about using Canada Post. Has anybody ever used their service before? The shipping calculator gave me an estimate of 4 days and didn't mention anything about it being illegal. I just don't want to have...

I’m looking to motorize my Barley Crusher. I’ve got a 12” steel pulley, plus a weld-on hub, that I plan to put on the mill. http://://www.princessauto.com/driveline/driveline/drive-pulleys/components/8033862-12-weld-on-pulley It’ll be run by a 1/2HP, 1750RPM motor. The pulley weighs...

I'm about to drill a hole in the side of a HomeDepot 10 gallon cooler and install a bulkhead to enable me to vorlauf and then sparge using a March pump. I've seen this dedicated port on keggles but not many times on coolers. I'd like to have my lid screwed on my cooler and have my sparge water...

I’m brewing up a pumpkin beer this weekend. Last year’s batch was quite tasty but never really cleared up, despite a very flocculent S-04 English yeast. The pumpkin was added to the mash and I suspect clarity issues are the result of unconverted starches. The pumpkin was cut up and cooked for...

I seem to have a bit of a March pump issue that's getting annoying. Maybe somebody has a solution. When comes time to fly sparge, I'm pumping my 175F water from my HLT to my MT and then letting to wort trickle down via gravity to my BK. I can regulate flow easily during the first 15...

Yesterday, I finally tried out my new rig with March Pump, Camlocks and my diy hopstopper using a 30x30 mesh screen off a Mc-Carr order. The hopstopper didn't work too well and I need tips. (Neither did my first attempt at fly sparging: 64% eff vs the 82% that I consistently get batch...

Is it ok/recommended to add an GFCI on a march pump toolbox if the power is already coming from a GFCI outlet? I'm thinking of adding one directly on the toolbox in case I ever take my equipment where a GFCI is not available, so I can then use it safely. So my circuit would look like this...

Brewing this on Monday. Anybody want to take a stab at the recipe? Recipe for 10 gallons of clean wort in the fermenter OG: 1.051 BU: 35 (Rager) SRM: 31 71% Domestic 2Row 10% Flaked Oats 9% Crystal 60 5% Chocolate 5% Roasted Barley Mash for 60 min @ 154F, boil for 60 min...

After grasping the concept, I’ve been doing water adjustments on the last few batches, using the “EZ water adjustment spreadsheet”. I was under the impression that by adding minerals to get my desired profile, my mash would always be at around 5.2pH. I’m usually lower, whether it be with dark...

I've beer reading a lot on water adjustments this summer and will be attempting to have a go at it this week. My local water supply is quite soft and I'll be adjusting it to brew a porter. I've brewed a few darker beers in the past with ok results. Should I be tasting a huge difference if...

I was having a really hard time finding some calcium chloride to add to my brewing water. I ended buying a product called “Calcium Hardness” from a pool shop. The side sticker says “Contains calcium chloride” and the chemical product data sheet indicates that it contains between 95 and 100%...

This is my first shot at a barley wine. So I came in at 1.100 and I'm at 1.026 about 2 weeks later. Everything went perfectly. The question is should I bottle next week or wait out until begin. of Sept? I'm away all of August. How do you do it?

Brewed my 25th batch today. I've having issues between my measured BG and OG. Today I planned a 1.053 OG batch. I got a higher eff. than usual and my BG came in at 1.052. I adjusted my eff in Brewpal and Brew Target and both software told me that after a one hour boil I should be up to 1.063...

Canadian going camping next weekend in upstate NY and looking for a few good shops to be American craft beer. Any suggestions in either Ogdensburg and Massena?

So I just picked up a 400X microscope from the science teacher at the school where I teach. A few weeks ago, a pro brewer told me that my brown ale was infected. So in the name of science, I figured that checking "up close" would confirm his observations or not. But I'm not sure what I'm...

I just finished my first no sparge batch. Everything went quite well. I took my BG coming out of the mash tun and it came in at 1.056. After boiling for an hour, my OG going into the fermenter was at 1.050. Usually, boiling concentrates the sugars and the OG is higher than the BG. Has...

So I washed some W-1028 recently and it's been in the fridge for about 2 months now. A few days ago, I pitched about 500 ml of it in a 5.25 gallon of 1.057 wort as per Mr. Malty calculator. I did not make I starter because I was under the impression that the Mr. Malty "Repitching from slurry"...

These are my top 4 tips that my last 15 batches have taught me on creating beer foam with good retention. Your mileage may vary. 1. Use late hop additions (10 minutes and under) 2. Don’t boil the snot out of your wort. Bubbles only have to break the surface. 3. If the recipe calls for it...

So I've got some brass fittings, ball valves, barbs the whole bit. Any reason why I shouldn't build one myself for half of what it would cost me at a homebrew shop? Anything specific that I should watch out for?