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I just purchased a 3500w induction burner to set up a brew room in my basement and am building a brewstand/counter of sorts which will incorporate a sink. My question is how high do I want the top of the kettle to be? The burner is 4" high and the pot is 14" tall. Putting that at a typical...

Unfortunately I only have 100 amp service at my house, but would like to brew in my basement with a 3500w induction burner that needs 240v. Should I be able to use the two unused spots to install a double breaker?

I was looking for a stainless hop spider and ended up seeing these stainless BIAB baskets too. Has anyone here tried one? http://utahbiodieselsupply.com/brewingfilters.php#biab

So I just added a new keg to my keezer and thought everything was great until I lost all of the CO2 in the tank last night. I think I have the leak narrowed down to the pressure relief valve in the new keg. The other three kegs still are under pressure despite the empty tank, but the new keg...

As I read about going all grain, there is a lot of discussion regarding the fermentability of wort and the fixed fermentability of extract. Then there is also the ability of yeast to attenuate. I just want to make sure I have it all straight. For example if an extract is fixed at 75%...

I want to brew an IPA with what I have available. The base will be: 1/2 lb crystal 40 6 lbs gold lme 2 lbs light dme This should give me an OG of about 1.062. I will be doing a full boil and have the hops available to follow the hop schedule for NB's Jamil's Evil Twin recipe: .25...

I'd like to try the new NB marris otter extract by making a simple SMaSH with just a 6 lb. jug of syrup. Any suggestions on a hop and hop schedule for a full boil recipe? I have never brewed with MO before. Maybe not even strictly a SMaSH, I guess the goal is to make a really simple session...

Anyone ever had any luck using this strain at the higher end tems as cited in Wyeast's info? I was thinking about trying it for a fast turn around lager-ish beer for summer. The attenuation looks better than 2112. YEAST STRAIN: 2124 | Bohemian Lager™ Back to Yeast Strain List This...

Is this burner powerful enough for full boil 5 gallon extract batches? I can get it free, but want to know if it will work well enough. It is a Camp Chef Single Burner 30,000 btu.

I was just given two v vessels and am wondering if it would be possible to add a racking port to one to see if it helps when transferring into kegs so that less sediment is transferred into the keg. Is there a way to do this that would not end up being an invitation for bacteria inside the vessel?

I am going to start doing full boils for 5 gallon batches and am in the market for a new brew pot. I am planning on brewing outdoors and then carrying the pot inside the house to chill. Do I need to be concerned about the weight of the 5 gallons when carrying the kettle? And if so, are there...

Hi, I would like to convert the NB Dry Irish Stout recipe to partial mash so I can get a little Marris Otter and flaked barley in there. The all grain recipe looks like this: MASH INGREDIENTS --6 lbs. English Maris Otter --2 lbs Flaked Barley --1 lb English Roasted Barley Should I...

I am trying to figure out the best way to heat a fermemntation chamber made from a 7 cu ft freezer. The cooling is obviously taken care of by the freezer, but I want a consistent heat throughout the chamber. Do you think you could line the walls of the freezer with flexwatt heat tape and use a...

I'm going to try to make this question as short as possible, but there are a lot of factors. I brewed a batch on Feb. 13. It was an English style ale with willamette, east kent, and styrian goldings and I used S-04 (for the first time). I thermometer on the fermentor read about 66-68 the...

I hnave my analog johnson temp control all set up with my freezer, but the temp is ranging from 36 to 45. I have the temp probe in the freezer near the bottom in an empty glass with a thermometer sensor taped to it so I can gauge the temperature in the freezer. Maybe I am just missing...

I am setting up my freezer and plugged it into a johnson analog controller and set the temp to 42ish. The thing quickly went all the way down to 32. It is supposed to be a 3.5 differential. I don;t know what to do. I'm sure it is simple....please help.

Is there an advantage to using real faucets over picnic taps? Right now I am getting good pours from my picnic taps. I have a temp controlled freezer that I keep everything in and just lift the lid and fill a pint from the picnic tap. My basement is not a finished area, so the kegerator is...

I am going to add a collar to my fridge like this: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/finished-keggerator-someone-switched-my-swmbo-122962/ Do you think I should go with 2" lumber or 3/4" with foam board insulation inside? The 2" might be more structurally solid, but I am not sure about...

I've seen lots of threads on holiday brand keezers, but am just curious if people have been happy with the actual freezer in the long run. I want to buy a 7 cu ft freezer and that is among the best price, but I guess I would be willing to spend a little more if the quality is worth it. Any...

I am trying to make a beer similar to Saranac Pale Pale Ale. It's just a good, refreshing pale ale. My question is which specialty grain I should use. I will be using extract for the base, so I won't be using Maris Otter. Is there a specialty grain that would be better than others for this...