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I have a A19AAT johnson control for my fermentation fridge. It's out in my patio and it's going to get really cold out there, I want to do the thing where I put a light bulb in the fridge to warm it up to ferm temps in the winter. For that I want to "reverse" my control to turn on the lamp when...

I have a A19AAT johnson control for my fermentation fridge. It's out in my patio and it's going to get really cold out there, I want to do the thing where I put a light bulb in the fridge to warm it up to ferm temps in the winter. For that I want to "reverse" my control to turn on the lamp...

All - I am desperate for a brew day today, but can't make it out to get any more 2-row. I have plenty Pilsen, white wheat, rye, and assorted crystal, munich, vienna etc as well as a ton of hops. Can anyone recommend either 1.) a place I can plug these things in and get a list of...

I want to make sure this setup is ok... I'm doing one gallon test batches with the BIAB method. After I factor in grain absorption and boil off rate, I need 7 qts to start with to end with 1 gallon for a 60 minute boil. The issue is my pot is an 8 qt pot. If I fill the pot up to 7 qts then...

All - New brewer question... I'm brewing a few one gallon SMaSH beers to try and isolate some hops and get the hang of BIAB brewing. I have a MO/Chinook ready to go, and want to branch into some better yeasts versus the typical dried yeast packet I use. Any suggestions for a more...

First BIAB tonight with a two gallon batch. Question is how do I account for water volume with grain absorption and boil off? In the past with extract, I would just top off to 5 gallons after cool down. Thanks!

Help, please. My brew friend was called home right as we were sorting, cleaning and prepping the brew. I started and am on the steeping stage, but he accidentally left with the auto siphon tubing. I have no extra tubing, just the auto siphon, I don't think the auto siphon will just pour out...

Looking to build a mash tun from a cooler. New to AG and will be brewing 5 gallon batches, but want to prepare for larger batches in the future. The question is, if I get a 150 QT cooler, that is a large rectangle, will there be issues with five gallon batches where the grain bed will be...

I've been extract brewing for awhile now and want to step up to AG and maybe upgrade my system a bit. I have a $200 budget and the following existing equipment: Bottle capper, racking tubes, wine thief, 40 QT aluminum pot, glass carboy, ferment and bottling buckets, yada yada yada, standard...

All - My wife's grandmother was bohemian and czech and just recently passed away. She loved beer and often talked about the bohemian beers she would drink when she was younger. I want to make a batch of some type of authentic bohemian/czech beer as a gift for the family and as my first...

I'm trying to get a few other friends into home brewing so we are brewing a batch tonight. I picked up a Brewer's Best Dunkelweizen kit (I am not past extract kits yet). Anyone have any advice with this kit? I did some searching here to try and find some advice about how to brew it, I know...

This is a follow up to this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/methods-clearest-beer-205923/ I am going to brew three batches of Brewer's Best American Amber kit. I want to use different combinations of methods that are used to increase the clarity of the beer and compare the...

This may not be the right forum, but wanted to give a plug to the guys at J.W. Dover's in the west side of Cleveland. As a newbie they really helped me out and continue to answer my questions and give advice. Anyone else have a favorite LHBS they want to mention?

This is for all of the experienced brewers on the site that help us n00bies out so much. What ONE piece of advice do you think would have the most impact on increasing the quality of brewing each of these levels of experienced homebrewers: 1.) Newbie - 0 to 10 batches. 2.) Level 2 -...

Hey all - n00b here. I'm a few batches in and have been happy with the flavors, but the clarity is driving me crazy. I know it's almost purely aesthetic, but when I pour a beer for someone who is new to homebrew I'm tired of explaining that the cloudiness is OK. So, what methods have the...