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Hey guys, Got this 50 plate chiller from Keg Cowboy 3-4 yrs ago. Worked Ok when I got it. Took like 8 min to chill 5.5 gal from boil to 70. Has been getting worse and worse it seems over time. Today took 25 min at a trickle from boil to 70. Flow is still good so I dont think it's clogged...

Hey guys. Water chemistry virgin. Been doing a lot of reading the last couple weeks and have a basic understanding of my water with a Ward Labs report. I'm sure to some of you this is simple or maybe not even necessary. Playing with Brewers Friend water calc trying to adjust for a English style...

I've seen alot of threads lately asking what fertilizers and other additions to add or create planting soil with. Over and over I've seen advise for fertilizers, minerals and other additions to be used. I have not seen anyone recommending a soil analysis to determine the PH,NPK of the specific...

I've been doing a lot of research and planning and the Google Machine is probably getting sick of me. This is going to be my first year growing hops. I have 2 choices for a planting area. Both are on a slight slope, have a mix of clay/rock and brown soil and near a wooded area. 1 is grass that...

So I finally got my thermocoupler to complete my RIMS system and was testing it's capabilities. I was amazed at how hot the SSR heat sink was getting, running constantly. I don't know the life span of these things, but thought THAT can't help it. So I remembered the salvage computer I had that I...

Hey Guys, I bought two of these: SPST16A/125VAC Illuminated On/Off Rocker Switch - RadioShack.com After several hours of searching, here, on Google and radioshack, I am unable to find an answer. I plan to use these for my RIMS tube and pump. The wiring diagram is confusing. It looks to be...

My ferm chamber always smells like vinegar if it's not opened for a week or so. If I leave it open for a couple of days after cleaning it down it goes away but always comes back after being closed for a while. I spray it down with starsan also. Is it stahl CO2, starsan or something else??

I'm looking to put a cornelius keg post on a Sanke Keg. I would either weld or nut and washer it with oring.Will this work? http://www.chicompany.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=376_1_3_260&products_id=1146 With this...

Well I got a good deal on some Sankey kegs, and thought they'd be perfect for 12 G batches. Come to find out after brewing and transferring, my chest freezer ferm chamber is 1/2" to small in width for the keg. So Plan B. Swamp cooler. Well wasn't getting enough temp drop out of it, so I figured...

Ive seen other threads like this and like others I'm siked and had to share. 4 ballocks, a 5lb CO2(with some gas), beverage factory regulator, 3 full size kegs and two halves (I don't know). All for $255. Anybody using 15.5 G sankeys as fermentors? How are you attaching airlocks?

I've been All Grain for about six months, one or two 5 gal batches a week. Recently been experiencing high efficiency's. Like the last four batches have been incrementally been increasing in efficiency. I went from batch spargeing to fly spargeing and back to batch because of time. Then I went...

I guess you shouldn't wash yeast in something grain was kept in. I washed and sterilized it but after one night, bam. Oh well, it was a Belgium ardeens and I won't be needing any of that for a while. Does anyone know which bug this is?

I have been brewing for almost a year now and decided to jump into all grain a while back. Well, the turkey fryer was not cutting it anymore, and I decided to make the process simpler. I welded the rig out of 1 5/8" pipe(free from my brother) and the burners are 6" natural gas conversions(...

So a couple of weeks ago I accidentally confused unboiled wort with boiled and cooled wort, made a starter with it and pitched.:( Bubbling kicked off fast and lasted about 3 days. Just tasted a sample after 2 weeks and it taste sourish. After searching infections/soured beer for a couple hours...

So I disconnected the Co2 and went and got it refilled. Brought it back and hooked it up. After setting the psi it hisses out from behind the knob and just keeps on going so I've turned the Co2 off for now and just turn it back on at serving so not to loose all my pressure. Is my regulator...

I'm pretty sure I was supposed to put 1 oz of Lemongrass in the last 5min of boil. But Maybe i misread the recipe and I didnt do it. It's been almost three weeks now. I thought I could boil enough water to cover the 1 oz with it and add like a dry hop. So can I put it in primary for three days...

Hey guys, just finished my new setup for all grain. I was using a stainless mesh hose and pouring my sparge over a strainer. I think this will work much better. It's 3/4 cpvc. The manifold has slots 2/3 through and the sparge is adjustable to sit right on the grain bed and has 1/8 holes through...

I did my first all grain a couple of weeks ago. After doing a thermometer calibration I realized the new thermos that came with the turkey fryer are off by 35'. Wholly crap no wonder I only got 62% efficiency. I guess that's not bad for missing mash temps by 35'. WTF. I'm gonna call and complain.

Siked about my first all grain. Just had to share with somebody besides SWIMBO, ( in one ear out the other). Bought a Boyou Classic and lovin it. SWIMBO doesn't complain about smell with me outside now. Mashed 11.75 lbs at 152 and batch spathes at 171. Boiling as usual now, but I can already...

So this is my second time making this recipe. 3 lbs LIght DME .81 lbs Amber DME 3.3 lbs Amber LME .5 lbs Crystal 60L .25 lbs Chocolate Except this time it was the bottom of the chocolate bag(finer milled and a little dryer). So my question is, does the finer Milled grain and the dyer it is...