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Bariatric surgery forced me out of brewing and I appreciate all of you who have been buying pieces from my quality collection of brewing equipment. The surgery was successful...I'm no longer diabetic and have lost 90 pounds so far. I'll never be able to drink beer again or anything...

Recent bariatric surgery prevents me from ever drinking anything carbonated again, so my homebrew setup needs to go to someone that will use it. Here's a short inventory list and a pic. More pictures available on request. I will take offers on the whole lot or will part it out. You'll be...

Today I brewed a 10 gallon batch of Cream Ale for a BMC type crowd BBQ. I did a 90 minute boil to remove the DMS. I use Beersmith and the total efficiency was set for 72%....but I hit 80%(not a bad thing, just need to note that for next time) The software predicted 4.3 SRM....but after...

I'm planning on making a 10 gal. batch of RIS tomorrow. I've washed the yeast, WLP004, from my previous 10 gal batch of dry stout and have put the results into 3 one half gallon jars. In the past I would typically rack the new batch onto the fresh yeast cakes in my fermenters, but I'm changing...

I currently use a white RV potable water hose during my brew sessions that is very unwieldy and a major PITA. I'm considering using one of those "pocket" hoses...I've tasted the water from it and haven't noticed any vinyl or rubber flavors. I'm looking for feedback....have you ever tried it?

OK...I've upgraded to 10 gallon batches and have a few things for sale that I won't be needing anymore that are all in excellent shape. More pics available on request. Discounted shipping (I get a deal where I work) 10 Gal. Blichmann Kettle w/ 3 piece 1/2 " valve -- $275 10 Gal...

I recently decided to upgrade my 5 gallon per batch system to a 10 gallon per batch system. The previous kettle configuration was a 10 gallon Blichmann w/ false bottom as my MLT; and two 10.25 gallon Polarware economy pots w/ SS 2 piece valve for HLT and boil kettle (no built-in thermometers...

I'd appreciate any helpful suggestions on how to darken my Black IPA without adding more Sinamar. I've brewed a 5 gallon batch of a 10% Imperial Black IPA that has a great taste, but it didn't get as dark as I wanted. The OG was 1.086 and the FG is 1.010. To get the darkness I used 2...

I'm on the cusp of a kettle upgrade. I'm currently doing 5 gallon batches with: single tier brewstand, 2 pumps, and a therminator...MLT is a 10 Gal. Blichmann, HLT and BK and 10 Gal. economy Polarware Kettles My goal is to brew 10 gallon batches and 5 gal high gravity( OG - 1.100+)...

I have 2 out of 3 Perlick 575SS faucets leaking. One is significant. Had it not been for a pitcher under the tap, I would have lost a gallon of a 2 yr.old bourbon barrel aged RIS. The other is a slow leak. I contacted Perlick and they suggested that I inspect the "floating" O-ring between...

Should an RIS aged in an oak bourbon barrel be entered as a 22C or a 23? What about an RIS vanilla mocha ... with vanilla bean, coffee, and cocoa nibs..is this a Specialty or a or a SHV 21A

I'm splitting a 5 gallon batch of stout in half....I want to add cocoa nibs, cold-extracted coffee, and vanilla bean to 2.5 gallons. My recipe for 5 gallons calls for 1/2 lb of coffee, 4oz of cocoa nibs soaked in vodka overnight, and 3 vanilla beans that have been cut and split and also...

I'd recently read Mosher's book, Radical Brewing, and noted a recipe that included Chanterelle mushrooms. My question is what BJCP styles/guidelines are appropriate when using the Chanterelles. Should they be considered as a fruit style(category 20 ), a Spice/Herb/Vegetable ( category 21A )...

How high have you gone without freezing? I'm have a 13.7% Barleywine with WLP001 16.5% Russian Imperial Stout with WLP099 20+% Barleywine with WLP099 If anyone else is using WLP099, what kind of brews are you making, what are your OG's, FG's or ABV's? Once I got to 20% I'm curious...

Are there any mega brewers out there willing to share how big they've gone uisng WLP099 ot freeze fermenting. I went to 20% ABV just with yeast and am curious about how high I can go.

How big have you gone with WLP099. I plan to max out my MLT with 26 lbs of grain and add other fermentables. I'm not sure how to measure gravity on a mega-brew that may have an OG of 1.200 or better. As an example.....how far do you think 1.200 would come down with WLP099 at around 65...

Any Grain Group Buys in Middle TN/Nashville area?

I was just wondering what the Russian Imperial Stout and Barleywine brewers here, like to target their OG's and FG's....not necessarily competition/BJCP guidelines....but personal consumption. I have an RIS that started at 1.134 that I took down to 1.012....there's no heat, plenty of body...

I brewed a new RIS with an OG of 1.116 and had planning on feeding it more sugar to get it to 18% ABV. I initially used a fresh yeast cake of WLP004 from a Dry Irish Stout batch (my propagation batch) and O2 to oxygenate it. After it looked like the yeast was slowing down (3 days), I took...

I just finished brewing an AG imperial IPA and put it in a fermenter to settle so that I could rack it off the trub. As I was racking it to another fermenter with a fresh yeast cake of WLP001, I noticed a 10 gallon cylindrical Rubbermaid cooler that hadn't been used for awhile. The 6 gallon BB...