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Thanks, guys. I have a spare regulator and necessary connectors, but that bacteria comment has scared me away from the idea. Though I do have a boatload of StarSan. Isaac

Hey homebrewers - I have a small air compressor with a rather small tank (1.5 gal), but it mostly fits my needs for light duty. Though, every now and then I encounter a slightly more demanding job and wish I had a larger tank so that the compressor isn't cutting in so often. Given that I often...

AX, do you have a copy of Bru'n Water? It will help greatly, but if you're trying to get an exact profile, you might consider distilled or RO water. I treat only the mash, never the sparge water. The biggest difference I made was simply adding a carbon filter. The brewing salts were the next...

That's an awesome product. I may buy one even if I don't win.

Well I racked the beer to another keg last night, but wasn't able to get the last half gallon to move. The amount of hops was far more than I'd realized and it actually somehow stopped the auto-siphon from flowing. So, I just carefully poured the remaining amount into a growler and drank most of...

I didn't dry hop directly in the keg, but nonetheless, a large amount of loose pellet hop sediment made its way from my carboy. I primed and hooked up to gas and dispenser two days ago. So, I was excited to try my new beer and was able to get a few ounces out when it stopped. After clearing the...

I tried this last night after trying to bottle from tap using only a short length of hose. It was a bit messy, but only because I wasn't paying attention to the CO2 pressure. If it's too high, you'll end up with a beer geyser, shooting your precious liquid through any small opening it can find...

Thanks for the updates, they're helpful to me!

But how would a hydrometer have condensation inside? There were no cracks anywhere that I could tell. Of course, the answer may simply be that it came from the factory that way. My concern with this would be that it's the weight of the condensation that's pulling the numbers low, not that the...

That hypothetical brewer would probably thank you for pointing him to those.

In some hypothetical world, a hypothetical inattentive brewer has two hydrometers and breaks the newer one. So, the hypothetical brew uses his old hypothetical hydrometer for the next three batches. The hypothetical numbers baffle him after kegging one, racking the second, and pitching the...

Do you have a second rail that is soldered to one side of the element? On mine, there is a rail that protrudes from the plastic black box where the wiring terminates and mates with the element. From there, a stainless steel well sticks down all the way to the top of the cage. I'm pretty sure...

I have that bucket heater (ordered from Amazon in mid January '12) and I absolutely love it. I mostly brew from my garage now and don't have 240V there, only 120V/15A. I first used this device during the winter and was able to get a rolling boil on an electric stove by dropping this in the wort...

Unfortunately I've never been, but would love to visit. I'm sure everyone realizes it was a joke. Heidi Klum dispelled the myth of hairy German women a long time ago. And when I do visit, I'll avoid the north since "there are some ugly ones" :) Thanks, Isaac

At first it can seem overwhelming, especially when you first encounter things like "mash tun head space" and other craziness I'd never heard of. I have spent far more time on their support site than I have with the software, and the reason is because the articles are incredibly helpful and...

And if you try to substitute with German Goddesses you just end up with their chest hair in your beer.

Not flashing, but here's another possibility. Leviton 15-Amp White Combination Switch with 25-Watt Neon Pilot Light Thanks, Isaac

I've heard that Stone filters their beers through the cleavage of a thousand naked Norse Goddesses. But, I could be wrong.

Shhh, don't tell anyone but I sanitize my scissors, too.

I live in condo, so I understand about the size. But, I do have a garage - my wife has her side for parking, and I can't remember the last time I parked inside. I got a little adventurous and tapped into the supply lines to the washing machine, went through the garage ceiling, and pump back up...