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Ok I'm hoping someone can help me understand what's wrong with my process... On Saturday I pulled off my first flawless all-grain batch... Measurements were perfect, gravity readings were spot on, everything. It was an Irish red ale, starting gravity of 1.052. About two hours later I pulled...

I've been doing a lot of hemming and hawing about purchasing a new pH meter, especially after seeing that the MW102 is on sale for $85 + s/h... My biggest hang-up is probe life expectancy. The MW102 has passed the HBT quality test, and the unit comes with a 2 year warranty, but the probe...

So I just turned my kitchen faucet on hot and let it run with the thermometer underneath... Our hot water tank is up pretty high, I'm reading 170F coming out of the faucet. Is there any reason why I wouldn't just put hot water from my kitchen sink directly into my mash tun, let it cool to...

So I left work this morning feeling really awful... Had it coming out both ends and I'll leave any further description to your imaginations... No one else in my family felt bad today, we all ate dinner together and had the same home-cooked meal. The only real difference for me was I had one of...

So I built one of the Mother of Fermentation Chillers using the Wort-o-Matic plans (www.wortomatic.com/articles/38DD-Mother-of-a-Fermentation-Chiller) and generally have enjoyed the benefits of increased control over my fermentation temps... However I'm finding there's still some significant...

I spent all day yesterday brewing a Dunkelweizen, and had made a 1000 mL starter the day before. Last night I tossed the starter in the fridge to separate out the yeast from the DME wort with the intention of throwing out the top layer and pitching just the yeast. So this morning I pulled it...

I'm doing my second all-grain batch today, going with an American IPA (5 gallon batch)... My grain bill: - 12.75 lbs - 2 Row Pale Ale - 0.75 lbs - Munich - 0.50 lbs - Crystal 20 - 0.50 lbs - Crystal 10 - 0.25 lbs - Crystal 40 I also purchased 1 oz of the following hops in pellet...

I've got a 7 gallon Rubbermade cylindrical cooler and I'm starting to gather materials to convert it to a mash tun. I'm trying to figure out the pros / cons of a plastic false bottom vs. a ring copper manifold... I've got a copy of Palmer's How To Brew and it sounds like if you make the...

There are tons of pics, tons of plans, and tons of people who have built Son of Fermentation or Mother of Fermentation Chillers on here, but I haven't been able to find much feedback from people about their experiences with them. I've been planning to build a modified 'Mother of...' and post...

I've brewed about 5 batches over the past few months and I'm loving it, so naturally I'm looking into getting some new / different equipment to make life easier and brewing a little more exciting. So far I have the following: - 3.5 gal aluminum stock pot - "ale pale" plastic primary bucket...

Whats up all... joined a while ago and have been reading lots of great stuff on the forums... thought this would be the appropriate place for a first post. Loving the site and loving homebrewing... thanks for all the great information! - B