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I brewed a Japanese rice lager a couple of weeks ago---I did a step mash with my electric brewing element (the 220v hot rod is amazing). But unbeknownst to me, the element fried some of my CPVC false bottom and the plastic bottom of my cooler mash tun, exposing the stryofoam beneath...

For the last four years, I took a brewing hiatus. But as I get back into brewing, I have discovered what must have been the grains purchased for a recipe now long forgotten. I need help solving the mystery so that I can construct a viable recipe. I'm brewing 11 gallon batches, and this is what...

To get a nice dry keezer environment, it's not necessary to spend $20-40 bucks on an evadry. The internals are only silica gel and a heating element. Far cheaper to buy bulk silica gel in the form of the newly-marketed crystal cat litter, dump it in a sack (for instance, an old pillow case), and...

For Christmas, I've been fortunate to get a kegging setup. But I've had a hard time getting any beer out of the keg: I've got a pin lock setup with about 20psi to the keg and about 12' of 1/4'' ID of poly tubing. Despite that pressure, I cannot get beer out. The line barely fills when I open the...

I bottled a sweet caramel apple cider on Friday, and four days later I cracked one open to check the carbonation and I got a gusher. I had intended to use the stovetop method to kill the yeast, but now that's not an option. It would be a real pain to uncap and rebottle all of these, and it seems...

I've got the opportunity to buy a batch of cornies off CL for a decent price. Besides replacing poppets, o-rings (and perhaps other things?... I'm never kegged before) are there any dangers of buying cornies off CL? Do I need to pressure check them or anything like that?

I've been brewing 11 gallon batches for a couple of years now, and up to now I've just bottled, holding out for an eventual kegging system. This past month I got a sufficiently decent job to justify the expense of a kegging system, and my wife and I have plenty of space to fit a keezer, but the...

Hi, I've recently moved to PA (Westmoreland county) for a year and need help interpreting my local water report. I'm in the "Beaver run system." I'm particularly confused about my sulfate and magnesium levels, as they don't seem to be included. Apart from testing, is there any way to figure...

I'm trying to use something readily available to lower the ph of my mash. I could wait to brew in a few weeks when phosphoric acid arrives, but I'd rather try something with what's on hand. What's on hand? Either citric acid from the canning section of a local Wal-Mart or star san. I hesitate...

I've got a corona mill that I'm trying to dial in. Any input appreciated.

I've searched around and haven't been able to find an answer to the following question: I slightly pierced the side of my mash tun (an 120 quart Coleman) and would like to patch it. Silicone does not work, because it peels off. I was wondering if it would be fine to either (1) melt the plastic...

I believe I've discovered a new technique for infusing beer with hop flavor and aroma that avoids actual dry hopping. First, the technique and its parallels, then the advantages. The technique is quite simple: take pure, neutral grain spirits (i.e. Everclear) and mix it with a small quantity...