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A coil in the HLT to control the mash temp is in the making, but I want to use the enclosed element in my kettle to boil the wort. Can then use bigger elements without worries of scorching the wort. Full idea is to weld in a second bottom in the kettle. Fill the new space with glycol or other...

Hi I need some help with plans for a heating element. Read somewhere about enclosing the element in a liquid filled cilinder. (Glycol?) That would distribute the heat over a bigger surface area. Anybody have experience with this?

Rather than putting all my eggs in one basket I think I'll experiment properly. Split the wort in 3. Then I can ferment 1 spontanously. Sterilise the grapes for other 2 and ferment with wine and ale yeast. From the ratebeer insert I don't hold much hope for a winner but I'll post the results

Thanks for the help! The Black IPA won 1st prize!

I'm more into Homebrewing beer, but have a wine question. I have some friends that make wine using the yeast thats naturally on the grapes for fermentation. Since I have the contacts to get my hand on wine grapes, I want to make a beer as normal with malt and add crushed grapes with it to...

Well its the South African National Homebrewers Compitition. Black ale was made with American and South African hops... Guess it would be American based then. Thanks

Hi Got a homebrewing competition coming up and want to enter a Black IPA/Cascadian Dark Ale. They are using BJCP Style Guidelines. Under what category should I enter it? Speciality Beer 23?

I am hoping someone can help me. Sometime back I came across the website of a homebrewing group from the UK that researched historical beer recipes. Dug into old book of breweries and experimented till they got good results. They also published a book with recipes. When I came across their...

Hi Does anyone have experience with using more than one yeast strain in one fermentation? A few months back I tried my hand at making a hybrid beer, ale recipe with lager yeast. My temperatures were completely wrong resulting in a long lag time to start fermenting and a slow decline in...

Yes google has a wealth of info, but unfortunately I only found stuff on its medical applications. I'll experiment a bit and see what happens

Hi I have read on the forums of guys using peracetic acid as a no-rinse sanitizer. As I work in a hospital I got my hands on some PeraSafe powder they use to sterilise surgical eguipment. Do I mix in the same concentration as for medical use or should I use a weaker solution in my homebrewing...