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Hi, I am currently pricing out a system build, I am looking at compression fittings for sight glass for my HLT and BK, as well as for a pick up tube in the MT( no sight glass on MT, and I think I'm just gonna use a 1/2 npt to sweat copper for the HLT and BK pick up ube). The cheapest I have...

Hi Guys, Way back when I was brewing me and a couple "internet friends" agreed to do a small group buy on dry yeast out of the US, unfortunately the buy fell apart and I had to stop brewing and got stuck with the yeast. Wondering if any of you guys would be interested in it cheap. I'm sure it...

Well, its been 2 years since I brewed :( and I think Im ready to give it another shot. Anyways, I want to get my equipment up to par instead of half a$$ing everything. I have in my possesion 2 poly coated kegs, they are stainless inside with a coating of plastic/rubber which I believe is...

Does anyone have any experience with this fridge(in regards to turning it into a keg fridge? I may have a chance to get one pretty cheap. Thanks Wup

Stupid question, but does any one know the weight of an empty ball lock cornelius keg. Wup

Will the RANCO ETC-111000 work well for controlling the temperatures of a freezer that I plan on using for a fermentation chamber(at ale temps)? Wup

Well. this is how the story goes last spring got fed up with paying $40/case for beer, and went to a Brew On Premise which are common up here in Ontario. Gave them $90 and they said come back in 2 weeks. Go back 2 weeks later with six cases of empties and fill them up. Take it home, tastes like...

Well, for my third all grain I plan on doing a hefe, still trying to keep it simple so I don't want to do too many infusions. This is what I found and am thinking of brewing: 5 lb-2 Row 5 lb - Wheat Malt .5 lb- CaraPils 1 oz-Hallertauer, 60 Minutes .5 oz-Hallertauer, 10 Minutes 132 F...

Well, after lasts years dismall experience with extract brewing, I am back with all grain equipment in hopes or reviving my faith in homebrew. For my first brew I am looking to make something along the lines of a Rickard's Red Clone, I have talked to a person who use to brew and he came up with...

Anyone know where to get a burner and stand big enough for a keg in Canada? I have been looking and the biggest i can find is a 14" square at WalMart while the Keg has about 15.75" diameter. Thanks Wup

I'm going to make the leap to all-grain, looking for coolers I came across http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5623412 It's a 5-dy cooler so it should hold temps pretty well, and the price can't be beat. So what do you think? Wup ..::Edit: I plan on batch sparging::..

Well, the other day I was sanitizing some bottles on my counter. Later that night, there was a bunch of white patches in that area, this is a laminate countertop. Does anyone have an idea for what I can do to try to fix this? Thanks Wup

Well, I have a batch of "champagne" in a keg, carbonated to about 30 psi. I have 15 feet of 3/16 gas line, and the stuff is still flying out of the tap as a glass of foam. Any thoughts on what I should do, do different balancing rules apply at higher pressures? Thanks Wup

Well I am looking to order some hops from hopsdirect (since the cheapest I have found around me is $4/50 grams for most varieties). But I dont really need a pound of each. I was wondering if anyone around Hamilton would like to go in on an order. Right now I am looking at getting, a pound of...

Well, I saved the yeast from my second batch and thought i did a decent job washing. However today, I saw what washed yeast was supposed to look like and it looked nothing like mine. I got two bottles of it, i split one up to pitch into two batches over the weekend. Today I cleaned the other...

Well, I brewed an american pale ale last night, i had the yeast I saved from my last batch. I "guessed" how much of it I should add, and I dont think I added enough. I accidentally left the rest of the bottle out of the fridge overnight. I was wondering if it would be a problem if I added...

I will be getting a Buon Vino Minijet filter today. I was wondering which pads I should use to filter my beer (into a keg). I am guessing probably a 2? Thanks Wup

Hi, I have an easy way to get my immersion chiller Tin plated, I have talked to a few people and they say it would probably be a good idea. I was just wondering if there would be any down side to getting it Tin plated. Wup

Just about to bottle my first batch of beer. I have LME instead of DME for priming and was wondering how much i should use. I think I remeber it being 1 1/2 cups in a couple quarts of boilingwater but can't rember if this is correct and can't find the source. So will 1 1/2 cups of LME in a...

Hi, I was just going to try making a batch of wine, and was wondering if using Star San is a good choice for a sanitizer in making wine? Thanks Wup