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Hi everyone Are there any issues with putting a herms coil in a pot ( as opposed to cutting holes in the sides) and running tubing out the top? Thanks

Just wondering because if I don’t have to purchase two sets of hoses that’d be great. Thanks for the input.

Ok, I'm thoroughly confused. I got beersmith because I thought it was supposed to make it easier to calculate :oops:? With on OG of 1.094, and one pack of US05, beersmith is saying i need 6.56L of slurry? Seems a bit much to me. So how many dry packs of US-05 would I need if I were only...

Hi everyone. I have a question about aging mead (or stout) in a corny keg. I appreciate you responses. 1. Do I need to have an airlock installed for long term aging? It will be transferred to the corny keg after a primary in a plastic bucket. 2. Do I purge the headspace (doing 5 gal...

Can you take one pack of yeast and make a starter then just split that into 4 yeast batches. Do you have to brew your first beer and then wash it making your 4 yeast jars? Thanks everyone.

Hi everyone, I’m brewing chocolate porter which has been in primary for 4 days and looks like ferment has pretty much ended. would I be able to just dump the cacao nibs to the primary after the majority of fermentation has taken place And let them sink to bottom? Anything wrong with going...

Title says it all is my beer ok?

What’s up everyone, first batch in over 6 years, I used to do extract brewing then stopped. Now I’m resuming six years later with an all grain brew (biab). I go to hook up my temp control to my fermenter fridge and darn thing is shot. I hooked up a timer to try and control but was fermenting...

Hi all, this is my second batch of cider I have ever made with the same juice. It is Publix brand - pasturized & filtered. Ingredients are apple juice (not from concentrate), malic acid. That's it. I have used nottingham yeast to ferment and both times it got to about 1000, or just a tad...

Hi everyone, I am just curious. My wife has previously mentioned that she has a cash stash hidden somewhere. Now this was a while ago (3 years ago or so), but I have an inkling she still has a cash stash, so I now have one also. Only difference is that I know mine is for the benefit of both...

Hi everyone, I purchased a coleman extreme 70qt cooler - here. The problem I think I have is that the drain hole is too big - it measures 1" diameter. The weldless cooler bulkhead from bargainfittings states that it is for a max size hole of 7/8". Has anyone used that specific cooler...

Hello All, I have searched, and I think I found the answer, but I'd like to ask and get a more direct answer to my question. I know campden eliminates the chloramines & chlorine in the water, but can I add it to the strike water while it's boiling, or on its way up to boiling? Thanks,

Hi all, I already know the answer to this question, but I'd like to hear some input from the masses. I have an apple cider that's ready to keg and I'd like to reuse the cake and throw a light blonde ale on it. Any thoughts, besides you shouldn't reuse the cake, it's terrible practice, etc.? I...

Hi all, I have a batch that's been in the primary ale pail for 8 months. I'm going to try it and see if it's good, but should I add more yeast at time of bottling?, or will there be sufficient live yeast to complete the carbonation? It has been in a glass carboy with an airlock sitting at...

Hey All, I was wondering. I have read that skunking happens really fast. If I am in the shade and I want to transfer to the secondary, is that a bad idea? Will the beer get skunked in the indirect light outside in the 15 or so minutes it takes to transfer?. How about indoors? How do you...

Hey, anyone have experience using a common vacation timer one that has multiple settings, to turn on the fridge at certain intervals to control the temperature of a fridge to around 70degrees? I had this idea because a stinking temp controller costs at least 50 bucks. Thoughts? Eric An...