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Hi all; I have a 10" jsp mill that has a worn spot towards the middle. The ends of the mill feel brand new (2" each). The current funnel/hopper only has a 1.5" opening in the center for the grain to fall. I see the smaller mills have a full width hopper. I would like to redistribute the grain...

First session using digimash - for mashing. I brewed an oktoberfest with a target gravity of 1.047 before boil. The recipe, from beersmith, specified 21qts mash water and 8qts sparge water. Sparge went quite quick - too quick in my opinion and I was unable to track the gravity as it went. I...

I have about 12 oz. Anyone interested ? Stored vaccuum sealed in foil bag in freezer the whole time.

I'm trying to clone Warsteiner Dunkel. I'm pretty close, but the commercial has a bit more sweetness, and is smoother. I checked the pH of the two. Commercial is around 4 (3.97). Homebrew is 4.32. Would this difference account for smoothness or sweetness perception ?

I'm trying to brew a warsteiner dunkel clone. But all my attempts are missing the roasted flavors (and some of its particular sweetness) I've tried amber malty / black malty water profiles, as well as various suppliers for roasted barley, chocoate, etc. Roasted barley is the correct grain...

My ph probe (MW101 based) is 12 mo old. It doesn't easily resolve pool water ph unless the probe is transferred from 10ph solution (vs 7ph). Mfg suggests checking probe and recommends new probe as lifetime is 12-14 mo. My probe reads wort ph quite well... Wondering how much longer I should...

Consequently, the beer is not balanced, tasting a bit bitter. Normally, I'd just drink the mistake away... But I'm having a halloween party and I'd like people to enjoy the oktoberfest a bit more. If I add .005 points of sugar to the beer to bring it up to 1.010-1.012, is there going to...

I'm trying to have my Altbier finish bitter. Rahr's Gravel Road and Shiner's Old time Alt both had a great malt taste at the beginning and then finished with a great bitter taste. What can I do to replicate this taste ?

I've got a BM23 kegerator that doesn't seem to shut off. I've set the dial to #4, and I've been waiting for the temps to stabilize. I've found the temps to be stabilizing at 34deg F. What have you seen with your BM23 ? It does shut off when I turn the dial to off. Maybe a new thermostat...

I have to buy some more calibration solutions. I bought Atlas Scientific solutions last time. I was reading that the accuracy of some solutions available is not great. Does anyone recommend a particular solution maker ? I use a MW101 meter. I'm trying to use distilled water + minerals to...

My mash tun developed a wrinkle in the lining in the beginning of brewing. Now, I see some beginnings of what looks like cracks starting on the wrinkle. Looks like I need to start planning for another mash tun. How long did your cooler based mash tun last before it broke ?

Those who use these tanks for oxygenating wort, where do YOU get these filled ? Thanks.

What is the status of the various spunding valves build the last few years. How are they holding up ? What didn't work ?

My dual regulator fell over while on the bottle(co2). Now it leaks out the weep hole (taprite) I bought a gasket kit, but it doesn't help. What else can I do? I have another regulator but can separate any of the fittings to substitute.

Those who have brewed a clone... What yeast did you use An american yeast, or the belgian wit 3944 ?

I've got a mini brew conical fermenter with some brownish stuff on the sides. It doesn't wash off. I can scrspe it off slowly with my fingernail. Any ideas to more easily clean it? No sanitation issues. Just unsightly.

And I transferred to the keg. This is a doppelbock (1.074) I took some of the dropped yeast cone and mixed it into suspension and poured it into the keg, hoping that it will restart some fermentation. But it doesn't look good. All I see is a few tiny clumps of bubbles (I've never seen what a...

Is there an inexpensive way to make stickers like these in this picture ? Specifically, I want the dark hefe-weizen sticker. I've got this tap handle with the regular hefe-weizen sticker.

When I was making a starter I opened the yeast and it smelled strange. But I made the starter anyway and it produced yeast and I poured off most of the liquid to leave the remaining 150ml or so of yeast + wort. Now 3 days later in the fermenter, the beer has the same smell. Its still...

I'm trying to get a warsteiner dunkel clone. But my current attempts have been too low on the roasted flavor end. I've been using 1/4 lb chocolate with 90/10 or 60/30 split of pilsner and munich. I'm trying to keep the color down and the munich down since I got a scoresheet that suggested...