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Hello all, I've been searching around and have't quite found a solid answer for my question. I am almost done building my electric system and am ready to get back to brewing after a 2+ year hiatus due to numerous factors. My setup is as follows: Spa panel wired to a 4 prong dryer cord...

I brewed with propane for 2.5 years before having to take a hiatus at the end of 2012 to complete my Ph.D., move for a new job, and have a kid. I now live in an association that isn't keen on me brewing with my propane burner and I've been itching to start brewing again so I'm going to switch...

I found this on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Generator-Power-Cord-40-Foot-L14-30-Plug-to-L14-30-Receptacle-10-4-AWG-30A-/111060488608?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19dbb891a0 I am wondering if anyone sees any issues in using this to connect my spa panel to my control panel (I need a long...

I know there is a lot of information out there and I have tried to read as much as possible as I can as I have formulated my plan to convert my current keggle (serves as both HLT and boil kettle) into an electric kettle. I am currently renting and will be for the foreseeable future so I...

I will be moving to Milwaukee (Greendale) at the end of March. I'm debating finally joining a home brew club, does anyone have any suggestions on one to join? Also, anyone have suggestions for good brew pubs in the area?

I have a question with those more familiar with competitions than me. I'm going to be entering beers into the Upper Mississippi Mashout and one of them is my pumpkin ale. The recipe is a modified Samhain Pumpkin ale that I have tweaked. Last year I received an honorable mention but was dinged...

I normally don't post threads like this however I made my first lager 2-26-12, was a bohemian pils with an OG of 1.058 because I ended up getting far more efficiency from my decoction mash than planned on. The yeast (Wyeast 2001, pilsner urquell) I got form NB was 3 months old so I made a 2L...

Thank you for my first explosion. I had my usual blowoff rigged up and it managed to get plugged leading to my first bucket explosion. Good thing I ferment in my take on the son of fermentation chamber so it was contained. In the past 30 mins since I cleaned it all up, it has blown off...

I have a RIS I am almost ready to rack onto oak cubes. My basement is between 75-80 right now and barring another heat wave, should stay at that temperature and slowly start to drop down to the mid 50s as winter comes. I have the option to take it to a family members house to age in a...

I brewed a RIS almost a month ago, pitched 3 packets of rehydrated US-05, oxygenated at pitching then again 12 hours later. Mashed at 149, temp was accurate with a calibrated thermometer. Starting gravity was 1.122, it chewed down to 1.048 quickly and has been sitting there. I started...

I am about to keg my Belgian wit brewed with this strain and plan on washing the cake. I want to make a Belgian IPA and am wondering if anyone had any thoughts or experiences using this strain in a Belgian IPA. Thanks.

I had to laugh at a comment on a score sheet I got recently. It was a hoppy wheat ale which I knew would probably score poorly for being out of style. However I had a certified judge tell me it was massively under attenuated and way too sweet. It started at 1.042 and ended at 1.010, please...

Went to a restaurant that has a lot of Belgian beers tonight, tried a Kwak. Absolutely love the glass and stand and the beer was quite tasty to boot. I need to find a couple of those glasses for my bar.

So Stone is finally making its way to Minnesota and they have a week of events planned. Tomorrow evening they are taking over all 32 taps at Stub and Herbs which is conveniently 2 blocks from my office/lab. Out of this list they are having there, are there any that you would say are a must try...

Hello all, my wife recently tried a Belgian strong wit at a brewpub and she really liked it so I am going to try to make something similar next. Here is the recipe I came up with after reading around. 7 Gallon Boil Volume 5.5 Gallon Batch 7 lbs Belgian Pils 6 lbs Flaked Wheat 1 lb...

I recently made what would be considered my first big beer. I made a DIPA that started at 1.080 and has fermented down to 1.010, its been in primary for a month. I used a lot of late addition hops for aroma and flavor and plan to dry hop it in the keg. I have read plenty about the merits...

After my last brew day which was a complete disaster (had friends over and I think we were concentrated on shooting the breeze and drinking beer than brewing) I had what was a perfect brew day until the end yesterday. I was brewing a DIPA I had been planning for a while, hit my mash temps...

I was thinking about this today and decided to post to see if anyone else has thought of trying this. First, does anyone know if a standard propane torch head will fit an oxygen tank? If so, I was thinking of just getting some tubing to fit over the torch head and putting an aeration stone on...

I just acquired an old keg (my uncle found one in his shed hes had for 10+ years and donated it to my cause) and am going to be cutting/drilling it to make a brew kettle to step up to 10 gallon batches. My question comes in the valve, is it worth the extra money to go with the 3 piece or...