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I brewed a huge Imperial Stout, 11.5% ABV, about two months ago. I gave it a month in the primary, and then racked over to a keg. I have it in the kegerator, around 40, and I'm wondering if this will slow the maturing of the beer. I can't seem to find much on the effect temperature has on bulk...

Hi All, Looking to do my first brew with Brett. I want to do a Belgian golden strong that I'd ferment all the way out with trappist high gravity first, then pitch brett brux. In the interest of keeping brett contained, and also for transport purposes (I'll be moving soon), can I rack to a keg...

I had entered a competition recently that had the online entry system (so scores are available quicker, which I love). I checked after judging and got a 40 on a Belgian Dark Strong, which I was thrilled about, only to find it didn't even place in the category. So HBT, what was the highest...

Anyone get these? NY comp that was about 3 weeks ago, was hoping to get scoresheets.

Living in NYC provides a lot of challenges for brewing, most of them space related. After going all grain a few years back, I decided to upgrade to a HERMS system, which again, with space restrictions, was tricky. The entire system is designed to be completely packed into the mash tun after use...

Anybody know where you can find results for this? Comp was yesterday afternoon and I'm not sure where they might get posted.

Just wanted to post this as a heads up for anyone who may be trying to use lactic acid to lower their mash pH. There's little info about the actual quantity to use; you want to use a LITTLE. I mean grab your eye dropper little. This stuff is crazy effective, and just a few drops will lower your...

Hi All, I recently build a eHERMS control box, and used it flawlessly once. Now, every time the probe goes into the mash OR the HLT (I put it in there to get the HLT to temp for the HEX before the mash), the PV temp jumps everywhere (145, 156, 130, 142, all within 5 seconds). Strangely, when...

Will these switches be any good for a 2000W element? How would they be wired, just in-line? http://www.ebrewsupply.com/index.php/2-way-1-no-contact-switch.html

Hi All, I'm getting into a semi-HERMS setup where I'll be using a heatstick in the MLT with a copper coil for the HEX. My question is, can I use a STC-1000 (a la the ebay aquarium build) as a controller for a 1500W, 120V heatstick? The STC is rated to 10A/250 VAC, but I've noticed people...

I've been having some efficiency issues lately, went through all the steps (adjusted the mill with feeler gaugues, made sure all my water volumes were spot on in Beersmith, etc) so I did one more experiment. Pre-heated my tun, the old orange rubbermaid cooler, and filled it with water. Started...

So I bottled up a serious Imperial Stout (14.5%) about 6 months ago, and upon opening one last night it was flat as a board. Tasted great, but a little carbonation would go a long way in helping it out. At the time I didn't have kegging equipment, but I do now. I want to empty the bottles into a...

I recently ordered 2 6-ers of bell's, Amer and Two-Hearted, since they're fantastic and you can't get them here in NY. I want to harvest the yeast, but i'd also like to enjoy the beers 1-2 at a time. Can I just sanitize a mason jar, pour out the dregs 1-2 beers at a time, and once I have 6-7...

Hey All, Looking for a co2 tank, preferably 5lbs, in the NYC area. Anyone have one?

I have a chest freezer ferm chamber that I'd like to outfit with all of the fixins to put beer on tap occasionally. I think i can pull this off with a 2 faucet tower and little else, why would I build a coffin? Is it just so I have the option for more taps (this is a small chest freezer, so...

Finally got a vinator in the hopes that it will shave some time off of bottling day. Question is, how often (bottle-wise) should I swap out the StarSan in there? Seems like it can't be great to be washing bottles with sanitizer that has washed other bottles for the whole lot (50). Anyone know...

I'm brewing a tripel right now and about 10% of the grain bill is sugar. I thought I had really whiffed on my pre-boil gravity, but now I'm noticing that if I remove the sugars from my boil additions in BS, the calculated pre-boil gravity goes down. This is incorrect, no? My pre-boil gravity...

About a month ago I racked a dubbel onto a bottle of lindemans kriek, after confirming with the brewery that it's pasteurized. After a month I still have these...bubbles on top. It's not a pellicle, but what is it?

Last night I confirmed my findings from my first time with batch sparging, meaning I hit 75% efficiency again. This should be the end of my HLT teetering precariously on a chair above my mash tun (NYC Brewing, baby!). I shall miss climbing onto my chopping block to peer into the HLT to see how...

Hi All, So I've washed yeast a few times with the method in the sticky, and it works great, but it's time consuming. Boil, wait overnight to cool; it's a process. I had a Belgian Dubbel that had a nice, strong fermentation, so I want to save some of the yeast. Not a hoppy beer, big malty...