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Half ounce of german magnum. Must have been quite the bumpy journey.

Suppose you had a beer with just the right mix of proteins of the right length. And a glass that's just the right amount of dirty and/or etched. And then you took really small sips...

No, this isn't a question about diacetyl. If you wanted to get a buttery flavor in a beer (without relying on unabsorbed diacetyl), how would you do it? Extra points for something that would resemble browned butter. TIA.

I use the free version of Taplist.io, which is supposed to allow 4 kegs on the Taplist at a time. It always worked fine. But now, I have a keg on tap one and taps 2-4 are empty (as I expected, because I had previously removed the kegs from taps 2-4). But now, when I try to add ("connect") a...

My current sanitation process for Stainless Steel Sintered Stones (like O2 stones) is to boil them in distilled water, followed by baking in the oven. But I sort of cringe as the stones roll around in the boil, possibly scratching and/or polishing the surface of the stones, (maybe) causing...

(Not a brewing related order.) I suppose updated delivery estimates are a thing of the past? Somehow I expected more from Justyne. Now get off my lawn!

I've been using an upright fridge as a fermentation chamber for a few years. This morning, the external controller indicated that it's "on," but the fridge wasn't running. Dead silent. The light inside the fridge is still working, so I know it's not the external controller. Unplugging and...

I'm putting together a portable glass rinser. I picked up an assembly that included a pan (sink), nozzle, and inlet/outlet pipes. The pipes are described thusly: "1/2" (DN15=1.5cm) External thread" What kind of connectors/adapters do I need to fit those threads? I want to get down to...

Mods: Please move this if it doesn't fit in Brew Science. Back in January 2020, I analyzed a bunch of beer rating data painstakingly copied and pasted from Beer Advocate, hoping to confirm or disprove something I thought I "knew" already, i.e. that there is a bias in beer ratings associated...

I'm putting together a 6 product jockey box. All 6 kegs will be pushed from a single CO2 tank/regulator. Instead of spending bucks on a 6-way manifold (with its threaded body connections and unneeded (for my purpose) shutoff/check valves), I'm thinking of using "TEEs" connected by gas lines...

Anyone using a 6 or 8 product cold plate (in a jockey box) for festivals? If so, where did you get it, how do you like it, etc. TIA!

Anyone know a source (preferably in the USA, but overseas is ok too, if they will ship here) for 34mm ("TC34"), DN20 Tri-Clamp Gaskets made of EPDM or Buna-N (not silicone)? TIA!

A thread about the IBUs in Sierra Nevada Pale Ale got me thinking about craft brewing's early-ish years, and how many of the early beers are defunct. (I know SNPA is still around. It's just what got me thinking.) If you were putting together a tasting flight of craft beers that were available...

Who uses a scale while filling kegs via closed transfer, to avoid overfilling? What scale do you use? Would you recommend that one? TIA!

Question for anyone with a Spike Flex+... Do you carry the fermenter by the handles when it is full?

Has anyone here built a portable, CO2 pressure powered glass rinser that can easily, temporarily, and securely mount on the edges of various table tops (that can vary from event to event)? If so, please show and tell. TIA!

Let’s have a heart to heart about refractometer Wort Correction Factor (WCF). My hope, though not necessarily my expectation, is to convince people that WCF is primarily intended to account for differences between Worts, and not differences between Refractometers (as I’ve very often seen...

Since my old MoreBeer conical is being retired, and the Stainless options I'm looking at are not in stock, I'm thinking about a 30 liter Speidel fermenter. I would want to do closed transfers via the bottom port (with CO2 push on top). I would also want to be able to take samples. I've...

I've been fermenting most of my batches in an ancient MoreBeer SS conical for (I think) over a decade. It's no longer made, and the replacement lid gaskets now being sold are a different material than the original and are quite finicky with regard to getting a good seal. And to top it off, the...

So, I've made a few meads, and a couple of those included fruit. But beyond that, I haven't used any special ingredients. My question is, when would be the best time(s)/places to add each of the following ingredients, and why? - Cacao Nibs - Cinnamon - Vanilla Beans - Chipotle Peppers TIA.