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Unbelievable! Brew day goes well. Brew buddy removed the five Stay Fresh packets from the foil vac pack. Half pound of Centennial whole leaf hops into the mesh bag. Boil. Clean-up. Dumped out the hop bag and out comes packet #6, damn! Boiled for 10 mins in a 10gal batch. Is the...

Made a Belgian Wit with orange peel. Bottled half and force carbed half the batch in a keg. Any thoughts as to why I make have gotten very different flavors between the two? The keg is very smooth, pleasant and easily drinkable. Whereas each bottle Ive opened has been very tart, almost sour...

Still undecided about how to cool the coffin part of my keezer. I've purchased a couple of fans, a 4" (with dryer hose) to draw cold air up from the bottom of the freezer and a 3" to return back into the chest. Has anyone just cut a hole in the lid to match the inside size of the coffin...

Looking to trade (3 or 4) 1" tap shanks for (2) 3" versions. Any thoughts or am I out of my mind?

Does flaked wheat go through the grain mill? First time I've used it in a recipe.

UPDATED: Here's what's left.... Got this stuff cheap, took what I need and only want to get my $$ to break even. Quality is OK, could use a little scrubbing (but selling for cheap). - 4 7-8 ft lengths (plus smaller remnants) of 5/16" gas line (red), black liquid line with keg fittings...

I have a 20# CO2 tank that I got from a distributor going out of bus. The stamp on it is '06. I'm guessing they've used and refilled it since, but not sure just how long ago. Can the CO2 go bad or stale? It doesn't smell bad or musty or anything...

Would a high mash temp and accidently prolonged mash time produce a high FG?

In doing some further research on temp controllers https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/coffin-cooling-other-lessons-i-learned-while-building-keezer-201489/ , what to use, how many to use (especially for a coffin), it got me to thinkin'. (Yeah, I know, look out) Instead of buying a dual...

What should I be looking for in an electric motor for powering my grain mill? Barley Crusher (dual adj, two roller) HP? RPM? What else? Thanks, SD.

If you were going to do, or re-do your keggle, which mount would you solder to your keggle? 1" hex nut or a 1" 1/2-coupling?

Anyone use this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Universal-Digital-PID-Temperature-Controller-SSR-Control-output-1-alarm-/110811569453?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cce25d2d F/C SSR output Don't know how much less programmability this has than Auberins, but for $15 bucks less...

GONE..... Have a 30amp GFCI breaker - SquareD QO type. New Don't need, just looking to get my $$ back out of it. Todd.

This may be a no-brainer but, if I have a 220, 50a welder outlet, is that breaker going to be too big for brewing? Im guessing my setup would burn down before the breaker ever tripped. Thoughts?

If you were going to build, or have built cam-lock hoses, which fitting (female vs male) would you put on the hose, and which on the pump/kettle? Also, if the price between 304 and 316 was the same, would you opt for the 316 stainless? Thanks.

How do you go about cleaning after the brew day? - Lines - Pumps - Coils - Etc. Do you pump a cleaning solution through the whole system? Dismantle and clean manually? What sanitizing product do you use that is safe for hoses, stainless, copper and the pumps?

Current setup: Gravity fed, three tier, brew ladder. HLT - 6 gal stainless milking bucket, handle, ball valve and cover MLT - 10 gal round cooler, ball valve and braid screen BK - 12 gal stainless pot, ball valve, one extra bung Extra 5 gal round cooler 1/2bbl (not drilled yet) Want to go...

Other than trying to keep your grains in an air tight container in a cool, dry place, with the fluctuations of a Wisconsin winter/summer, how do you keep moisture out of your grain? Those little packs from a bag of jerky? Can they be purchased? Other thoughts?

5gal - derived (yet modified) from the Dirty Bastard recipe posted. 9# Rahr 2-row Base (2# roasted 350deg for 60 min) 4# Maris Otter 1# Special B .5# CaraPils .5# CaraMunich .5# CaraVienne .25# Plack Patent .25# Smoked/Peated Malt 1 oz. Golding @60 .5 oz. Perle @40 .5 oz. Golding...

What do you think of this recipe? Kolsch 6-C 3# German pilsen malt (partial mash 148-52 for 90 min) 2# 2-row pale (partial mash 148-52 for 90 min) 1/3#caramunich (steep with partial mash 148-52 for 90 min) 1/3#carapils (steep with partial mash 148-52 for 90 min) 3# extra light DME (90...