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I am getting ready to brew an American style lager in a couple weeks and have been doing some research about how big of a starter I need. I came across the mr malty calculator and that told me that using a stir plate I need a 2L starter using 2 vials of yeast. First of all I have never had to...

Well today I finally tried out my new e-Herms system. Overall I was very impressed. It held my mash temp perfectly, and I used the heat exchanger as a cooling coil to cool down the wort after boiling. The only problems I have are efficiency (68%), and the false bottom in the keggle is not...

I just bought the $49 home depot spa box for my new build. All the wiring, connectors, etc. I bought are rated for 30A (which should be fine for my single 5500W element). In addition to the 50A gfci that came with the box, I want to use a standard 30A breaker to protect the circuits from over...

I have recently built a kegerator out of an old kenmore fridge. I have a johnson controls temperature controller. My problem is that I want the temp of the fridge to be 34-36 F, but the internal thermostat of the fridge keeps it around 40-42. Obviously the johnson controller can only...

I have 2 different bags of grains that were milled and vacuum sealed about 2 years ago. Is there any chance they are still good? They have been stored in a cool dark basement the whole time and I am positive they are sealed air tight. I have some extra yeast already I could use to brew...

I just bought a bunch of equipment for making yeast slants and plates. I want to get some practice with my new toys so I figured I will make some plates and streak them with yeast from my 2 fermenters once I rack the beer out of them. I will probably wash the rest of the slurry and save it...