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OK, so I just finished the second fermentation on my first batch of mead. This is a dry mead (9 lbs of honey for a 5 gallon batch). The honey was from my bee hives and I used a dry mead yeast from Wyeast. I bottled it but the mead had a very medicinal smell. Similar to cough syrup. Is...

Need some advice from the forum as I may have accidentally overheated my Mead. I'm using a fermentation heater and controller to keep the mead at temperature since it's brewing in my garage. The temperature probe accidentally slipped off the side of the fermenter and the mead temp shot to 87...

Hi All: Hoping some of you may recall the name of this company.... At one point, I believe there was a company that let you brew beer using their equipment. It was positioned as a party service where a bunch of guys could get together and make a batch of beer and then come back at a later...

Hi Folks: I'm new to all grain and tried the "Pliny the Elder" clone kit from Austin Homebrew. I followed the instructions in the kit but when I took the OG of the wort it was way too low. I should have had about 5.25 gallons of wort at 1.074. To achieve that gravity, I needed to boil...

Hi All: Fermcap is a anti-foaming agent that can be purchased from a variety of brew shops, but it contains silicone and I've heard you need to be careful using it. Birko sells a product called "Patco 376" which is safer to use because its made of using vegetable oil, but I can't find a...

I am converting a standard size Frigidaire refrigerator into a kegerator. I want to drill holes in the side of the refrigerator to run gas lines from the regulator to the kegs. I'm concerned about drilling through wiring or some other important component. The manual doesn't provide specific...

I picked up two 15 gallon kegs very cheaply from a home brewer who was selling off equipment. Can I use these as primary or secondary fermenters if the the batch size is 5 gallons or is there too much space in the keg? (potential spoilage) Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Folks: I'm planning on purchasing a brew structure and brew pots to all grain brewing in 5 gallon batches. I've been looking at the Blichmann tower system with 10 and 15 gallon pots. (See link: TherminatorTM Stainless Plate Type Wort Chiller ) The blichmann pots are very nice to look...

Hi Folks: I was able to get a good deal on a dented standard sized refrigerator at Best Buy. I'd like to convert this into a 4 tap kegging system for 5 gallon kegs. I am totally new to this and want to ask a few questions before I buy the conversion kits. -Do all 5 gallon "cornelius"...

About 8 years ago, I purchased a basic brewing kit (carboy, wort chiller, fermentation lock etc.) and brewed and bottled several batches from extract kits. The beer turned out great but I got involved in alot of home improvement projects and didn't brew again. A buddy at work asked if he could...