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Has anyone brewed Jamil's Scottish export? I am wondering when he has done to use white labs cal Ale yeast and not a scottish ale yeast. I am wondering if that is genuine and appropriate. Thanks

I will not get a straight electric car. I would only consider a hybrid that has a gas option. But their pricing is too expensive. I live in Minnesota and if you travel outside of Minneapolis/st paul, there are no chargers to be seen. I have only seen chargers in ramps or the tesla onces at...

Thanks Bobby, I will change the setting. Probe is in the rims tube.

There is a temp probe and it went to the set temp in the program.

I keep having an issue where my heating element keeps scorching a bit. Tube is from brewhardware and also element at 1550w. I open my pump fully. And I set my heat percentage to 40% on my brew commander. Others that do rims on electric. Any ideas to avoid the scorching. No scorching in tube...

You should see my water profile if 100% carbon filter. Water here is very hard. Without a softner it turns utensils that are plastic white. Our drinking water is on hard water with the filter. If I just do RO Water from the store. Not sure what to use besides Calcium Chloride and since...

I am doing a Dunkelweizen this weekend. I am trying to find the Dunkelweizen water profile for Munich. I can only find for dark lagers. Anyone have a link to where I can find it. Here is my current water profile. It is a mix of my carbon filtered and RO Water at 25/75 on percentages. Ca...

I have a rims tube with a heating element from brewhardware.com. My last batch it looks like a little scorching on the heating element. I had the pump all the way open and the ball valve to let back in the kettle open around 1/2 to 3/4. Tubing is 1/2" ID silicone. I have the PID controller...

I just used my worthog ebc-130 the first time this weekend. I noticed that once I hit my mash temp, the pump is still running. I thought it is supposed to stop and turn on when needed to heat the mash. My worthog is programmable with ezboil and spot for 2 pumps. Anyone that using the ebc-130...

Does anyone have a recommendation for yeast calculator? In the past I have been using mrmalty calc. But for my next batch I am using the Omega yeast, which has 150million cells but the calculator is defaulted to 100 million and cannot be changed. I am looking for a good one so I can adjust...

I am trying to find out what malt others use to darken beer but without any flavor added. I have heard using carafa special II, but I tried in vorlaug but had it grind to a powder and I get the roasty bitter flavor. I want something that has NO roast. Any ideas. Erik

I am building a stir plate, and I am following from the byo article. I have a three prong toggle switch and a potentiometer that has a speed control button. I am not sure on the wiring for the toggle since the three prongs has one for power and one for ground. But when I am supposed to take...

I am trying to find out if the regulator and hose for the burner I am planning on getting has enough power to boil my wort. I have a 15 gallon pot and boil close to 12 gallons pre-boil. I am getting a banjo bg14 that does to 200,000 btu's. The hose and regulator says 0-20 psi. Is this hose...

What would be the recommended size for a mini-fridge to be able to store 2 corny kegs in it? I have seen a 3.2 and 4.5 cubic foot on craigslist, but not sure which will hold the kegs. Erik

What does everyone think is the best type of material for a mash paddle? Would you use stainless steel or make your own with wood. What wood would you use? Erik

I am building my own brewing stand, but for the burner I am thinking of the bg12 or the bg14. The BG12 is a 6 inched orface and the a high regulator hose and the bg14 is a 10 inch orface. My question is will the bg12 have enough btus to boil 8.5 gallons of wort from the starting pre-boil or not...