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To preface, I have only completed a single all-grain brew where I got ~60% efficiency. I have a 52 qt Igloo cooler where the bulkhead is approximately 1" off the bottom of the cooler. My first mash was using a stainless steel braid that had trouble draining the mash throughout - even when...

I was at my local Ace Hardware today and I was looking at Submersible Pumps that I could use to attach to my wort chiller to save water. Ace Hardware has one that is 1/6 HP rated at 950GPH for $69.99 but it says it is an oil-filled motor. I had a few questions about this from people who...

Well, I brewed my first stout and had my first airlock blow off. It looked healthy and only had a 2" head of foam when I left town, then came back to find a mess! I guess from now on I will be a firm believer in blow-off tubes! I know the cardinal rule, without pictures these types of threads...

I just got a kit from Xtreme Brewing (xtremebrewing.com) that has some confusing instructions. I have done plenty of steeping special grains in extract kits. The ingredients are: 8 oz Black patent malt 8 oz Roasted barely 1 lb 60L Crystal 1 lb Flaked Barely 6 lb Dark DME 3/4 oz Warrior...

I recently got a Co2 tank to carb up a keg I have sitting inside. I hit the keg with just about 30 psi and sprayed down the connections with a starsan mixture I had in a spray bottle but didn't see any signs of leaking. I checked for a few days with the same results.. Well, I didn't check the...

Perlick 425's are discontinued and looks like they are slowly becoming harder and harder to find. My issue is that I don't have a kegerator yet but it is something I am working to achieve. I prefer the 425 design over the newer 525 visually so for my dream setup I would like to have the 425's...

Came home today from work to find one of my brand new swing-top bottles blew up... It was contained and didn't make too big of a mess, but it is a shame that 1 liter of beer is wasted! This is the first time I bottled with them, so I put on eye protection, gloves, covered my neck and I...

Before I start I want to say I'm a relatively new brewer, still doing extract and have been only bottling up to now. This is maybe my 5th or 6th brew and I decided to experience a little... I can't afford a full keg setup right now and I plan to gather pieces as I go. Since it is getting...

I am new to home brewing and I'm trying to acquire a keg to create into a brew kettle myself. The place where I work does stainless steel welding for airplane grade metal / applications, so the welder is able to do a stainless steel weld while using argon gas to prevent oxidizing the steel...

Hello everyone from Home Brew Talk! I've been browsing the forums, reading posts and trying to learn everything I can as a new brewer. I decided it was about time to register and start posting for my self. I am from Milton, Delaware which some of you may know is where the Dogfish head brewery...