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This freezer is about 10 years old but is suppose to still work great its 8 Cubic feet. I can get it for $50. I want to make a keezer I am wondering if it is worth it to save money on this or if I should splurge and get a newer one...

I had my city Send me a report on our water. I don't know which of the contaminants are important for home brew so I was hoping for a little help, it will save my 10 bucks every brew going and buying spring water. Chlorine is 200 units(not sure how its measured) is said legally it can have...

I haven't posted in a while after 6 months off I brewed a few batches this weekend and have a couple more apfelwines going. I have been doing all grain and I have no stand I am lifting like crazy. I don't have much of a budget right now for a stand, Are there some cheap alternatives you can...

I'm buying this Keggle for $120. Good deal or no? Keep in mind kegs are hard to come buy in Utah. They are illegal to buy unless you own a liquor license

Just a quick question I have 10 gallons of apfelwein that have been sitting in a sanke for a month I was going to transfer to a secondary for a while. Question is I know I can cut the bottom of the stem off to get it out but I really don't want to do that. What other options do I have? How can I...

I am going to brew my next beer in the next few days for a Superbowl party. Super bowl is feb 6th (5 weeks from today) so that will give me a good 3 in the primary and two in the keg to carb. The question is most of my friends don't drink craft brews and I want to make some delicious but...

I'm trying to figure out what the ABV of my Hefeweizen will be. I started a little low at 1.043 I just added three pounds of blueberries. My question how do you calculate ABV now that the blueberries have been added. Won't that throw off the OG-FG?

So I am making a hefeweizen I am using Ed Worts recipe https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f70/bee-cave-brewery-bavarian-hefeweizen-35679/ My OG came out low at 1.043. I have only had this in the primary one week, he says to keg it after 10 days. His recipe is does not add fruit I am adding some...

So I have done three all grain brews, I had a broken hydrometer for the first two so they don't help much. This last brew I did a simple hefeweizen. 7 lbs of German wheat and 4lbs of German pils. I expected an OG of 1.052 and ended up with 1.041. I had a mash of about 3.5 gallons of water at...

So I am making a 15 gallon batch of apfelwein. I have a few large bags of opened corn sugar. Do I need to boil the sugar to sanitize if so how? Put Apple juice in pan and boil?

So I havent had much airlock activity even though I can see some signs of fermentation my question is if I didn't take an OG how can I know I don't have a stuck fermentation

So I bought a couple batches today and I forgot which hops are which.I am making a hefeweizen and a oatmeal stout. I'm brewing the oatmeal stout in a few minutes and forgot which hops are for this recipe. I know dumb. I have: 1 oz amarillo 7.5 1 oz willamette 4.6 1 oz east kent goldings 5.9...

So I have an old keg I converted into a fermentor, I was thinking about making a 15 gallon batch of ed's apfelwein in there. Has anyone tried this? If I have to let it sit for a long time I might as well get alot out of it. If so can I leave it in the keg for a long time or will I need to transfer?

So I have an old keg I converted into a fermentor, I was thinking about making a 15 gallon batch of ed's apfelwein in there. Has anyone tried this? If I have to let it sit for a long time I might as well get alot out of it. If so can I leave it in the keg for a long time or will I need to transfer?

so my wife is asking what I want for Christmas (obviously beer stuff) I can't narrow it down. We gave each other a two hundred dollar budget. So far I have a 15 gallon aluminum brew pot, Converted cooler for mash tun, two bucket fermentors and one 5 gallon carboy, a keg that I am converting to a...

So I finally found a keg, bought it for 40 and realized with a lot of work I could remove the rubber on the top and bottom, however I also realized before I did anything that the rubber on the bottom was not just a covering but it was the entire bottom so if I do remove it I'll just be left with...

I have one of these and this is for free on a local classified site, could this be used as a secondary or primary for ed's apfelwein. If so what could be used to cover the top

Hard to find kegs in Utah because they are only legal for restaurants and bars. This Keg http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=13526073&cat=&lpid=&search=beer is for sale, I want to make a couple keggles, would this work or does it look too old Edit: I just saw the picture with the hole in...

Ok for Christmas I am giving myself a new brew stand I am making (if I can find any kegs for keggles) I want to make the one tier setup with the pumps. What dimensions are usually used? The way it appears to me in pictures they seem to high. Wouldn't you want the top of the keggle to be below...

I am new to all grain I have only done a couple bathes but i want to get some of the main grains in bulk, what would you suggest getting for grains to store in bulk?