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I have a chest freezer that I really don't use. I was thinking about getting a inkbird and using it for a fermentation chamber, mostly because I want to still be able to use it as a freezer in a pinch. I guess I'm curious if it'll hold steady with just the inkbird plug and play controller? The...

So, just a quick question. I'm tempted to make a Saison with a star anise and wormwood (a play on absinthe). Would this be to insane of an idea to send to competition or should I stick to the simple lemon lavender saison, or keep it simple with plan grain and hop leaving the yeast to lend the...

So, I've gotten three BIAB batches down with the new setup and I have to say that I do indeed enjoy the simplicity of it. Right now I have a few minor concerns though... The first: When I lift the grain bag it tends to expand passed the sides of the kettle and drip down the sides of my...

I'm sitting at a local watering hole and sipping multiple brews before venturing to my next recipe, but I have a couple of concerns - how do I determine what style to brew when I have a flavor I want, and how to create a recipe that will truly be an example to the style I'd like. I just...

This past Saturday (January 28, 2017) I finished up my first ever BIAB brewday. It seemed to be a success, with only a few minor errors and low numbers. Here is the recipe: Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 15.27 gal Post Boil Volume: 13.02 gal Batch Size...

Tomorrow is my first day brewing with my new burner setup for natural gas... I do a boil test today with 16 gallons of water and its completely orange flame under the kettle. I have a 1/2 in. hose (8ft) from my 1/2 in line out the side of my house. I knew it wouldn't be propane, but I wasn't...

Recently I purchased, as some may know, a new 20gal Anvil kettle and a Wilser bag. This will be my first recipe (to follow below) created for a 10gal batch, and also my first shot at BIAB, which I am looking forward to mastering. My current concerns, and let me know if I am right or not, are...

As some may have noted I recently decided to build a new 10 gallon BIAB setup, for now. The future may hold a 2-vessel rims setup, or an outboard HERMS with a CFC -- that is still on the table, but for now I plan on sticking to BIAB and perfecting the technique. Anyway... I need to upgrade my...

I'm looking at building a gas HERMS system utilizing the Tower of Power (I use natural gas and live in South Louisiana. Natural gas is cheaper than the electricity, and well, I just prefer natural gas burners over heating elements.) Anyway. I will be purchasing everything piece by piece, and the...

I'm looking into building a fermentation chamber around a mini-fridge. My first thought was to use a mini-fridge, as I can get one from home depot for about $100. However, I'll be building this thing for a 14.5 conical blichmann. So I'm afraid the smaller 2.6 cu. ft. fridge would keep things...

Could I add a weldless thermometer and HERMS coup to my blichmann terminator? I'm thinking of getting a FTSS from Ss and hooking it up on my current conical rather than dropping $775 for an Ss conical.

I've decided to build my new system using a InfuSsion Mash Tun. It'll be a 2-vessel system similar to the Brew Easy setup (full water volume re-circ/no sparge). My question is should I use the Ss Manifold for re-circulation, or would a auto sparge work better? My thoughts: I feel the...

I'll put the TL:DR up first: Should I begin to upgrade my system to a better, all stainless, three kettle system, or should I begin upgrading to a 10 gallon system? As it is now, I have a 5 gallon system (2x 5 Gallon Coolers for MT/HLT, and a 8 Gallon brew pot. My parents bought me a 14.5...

So, as of late I have been trying to budget my financials better and realized that I had been spending quite a bit of money in brewing. Now I am trying to find a simple brew that is inexpensive. I prefer higher IBU beers (IIPA, ESB, etc... Although I know that explain action is unneeded). I seen...

So I brewed what I called me Bad Luck Pale Ale yesterday, and it is named that because of the unfortunate events that happened during the brew process.Dumped 5 gallons of sanitizer on the floor in the kitchen carrying it to the garage. Turned my back while sparging, and had the hose from my mash...

So I am thinking about moving into using dry yeast after having so many liquid yeast fail for me. My question is if I decided to purchase a 25 count box which would be a better choice considering I mainly brew IPA and the occasional Stout?

I live in South Louisiana, and by south I mean a hope, skip, and a jump from the gulf. It is typically close to a hundred degrees, with 100% humidity might I add, and holding a fermentation below - or at - seventy degrees is next to impossible unless I run my AC at max all day and eat my energy...

When I first starting brewing all grain I would mash my gain in my igloo cooler (1.25/1) at 150 for 60 min, but I would almost always end up with a final gravity of 1.018-1.022. So I then started mashing at 148 for 90 min which has drastically changed those final number to the 1.010-1.012, the...

So I went to a local brew house and had my first hefeweizen, and I fell in love. I decided to come up with my own recipe now here is what I was thinking. Grain 5lbs 2-Row 3lbs White Wheat 1lbs Victory 8oz Biscuit Hops 1oz Amarillo (30 min) Yeast White Labs Hefeweizen (WLP300)...

I made a batch of cider, kegged it up and tasted it... the problem is that it is rather tart. How can I sweeten it up now and add a bit more sweet apple flavor?