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Has anyone tried to build a wort chiller out of a window unit? Generally the evaporator coil temp would be sub 50 deg F. The thought would be do the following: 1. Dismantle the casing 2. Build a aluminum "tank" around the cooling coil. JB weld it water tight. 3. Wrap the cooling coil with a...

Quick Question: Is there a particular reason that in an E-HERMS system or similar setup, the mash is recirculated rather than the HLT water circulated through a heat exchanger in the MLT? I call it typical b/c most of the diagrams that I see have the wort circulating through a HX in the HLT. Is...

Quick question: I am working on my first starter and think that I may have run into an issue with temperature. I pitched about 6hrs ago and think that the stir plate is driving up my temp. It is sitting out on the kitchen counter at 73-74 deg room temp. OG is about 1030 and I am using...

Has anyone used an Ozarka 5 gallon water jug for fermentation? I assume that they are food-grade since they hold potable water, but has anyone used one? -D

Has anyone tried making their own hybrid yeast by combining different harvested yeast or starters, ect? I am wondering what the fermentation results would be....

OK. I am about a year into my home brewing adventures and have done south of 20 batches. I have a very basic question. What is the right length of time before a beer can be consumed? I have been watching Brewmasters on TV and have heard several references to beers being ready in 10-14 days...

Hey all, Thisay not be the right location for the post, but what are the opinions on the ABG distance ed course? It is full through the end of 2012 so I assume that it is pretty decent. Me personally, I don't necessarily want to change career paths at the moment, but would love the training...

So, this may be a dumb question, but I am getting larger than expected volumes calculated by brew pal. Maybe I am not understanding something related to process, but please straighten me out.... Trying to trouble shoot the issue here...

OK, so I am a bit of a newbie to partial mash and just made a MLT from a 2 gallon Rubbermaid cooler and took a shot at my first PM batch tonight. I took the precaution of padding my recepie a bit in the event that I had some issues and it was a good thing that I did. Currently, I am rehashing...

So, I am new to the forum and have been brewing for about 8 months and felt it was time to contribute. I read a very extensive thread from '06 that was focused on the PM brewer and options for a space efficient/inexpensive mash tun. With inspiration and grain in hand I set off to Lowes/Home...