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Hi guys, I'm in need of a HLT and before buying an aluminium or stainless steel kettle online I was wondering if it's ok to turn a plastic bucket like this one into a HLT? I already have a valve so I would only have to drill a hole at the bottom of the bucket but I'm worried about health...

I came across a few blog posts online about the transformation of a compact fridge into a kegerator. Problem is most of them had fridges that are now discontinued, like this one : http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/homebrewing/kegerator/ I'm now looking for an alternative choice and I think...

Wasn't sure if I should post it in the Electric board... Anyways, I bought an element at Canadian Tire that sort of looks like this : My plan was to buy a 1-1/4" SS nut to weld on my kettle so I could screw/unscrew the element in case it breaks or to wash it. Problem is... I can't find...

So I brewed a porter a few months ago and cracked open a 500 ml bottled last night. To my surprise, I lost most of it in the sink since it kept foaming out of the bottle. My friend, who brewed with me, had the same thing happen to him with one of his bottle and he told me it had a sour taste...

I brewed a 2 gal BIAB SMaSH (Belgian pale malt + Nugget) 3 weeks ago and bottled today. This is my 3rd brew and as the other 2 the hops are barely noticeable. I used .15 oz of Nugget at 60 mins .25 oz of Nugget at 25 mins and .45 oz of Nugget at 0 min This time the boil seemed to be...

I brewed my second BIAB beer 2 days ago and I still can't get my wort to boil vigorously at all. This, in addition to my efficiency problem, leads to my OG to be way below. I was supposed to hit 1.058 but I hit 1.050. (I took a reading after the mash and it was supposed to hit 1.046 while I...

Does any of you know where I can find Simcoe hops in Montréal? It seems La Choppe à Barrock and Moût International don't carry it. If it's not available here, is there a way to buy it from the USA online?

I'll be brewing a Porter in a couple weeks and I'm still not sure what yeast to use. I've never tried either of them yet so I have no idea how different they are and what they both bring to the final beer. The WLP041 Pacific ale yeast looked good to me, but I read it doesn't react well to...

Hey guys, so I'm planning to brew my 2nd beer, which is gonna be a Robust Porter. I'm almost done making up my list of ingredients but I'm not sure if I should add molasse or not to my recipe. I'm sort of scared it turns out bland if I only use the base malts. Here's it without molasse ...

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/avantco-ic3500-3500-watt-countertop-induction-range-cooker-208-240v/177IC3500%20%20%20208*240.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping I'm looking forward to buy an Induction cooker in the next few days, but I'm torn between a Max...

They are easy to find in US version of websites like Amazon and Wal-Mart and they're quite cheap (around 50$). I tried to buy one but it says it can't deliver here. When it comes to Canada, it's almost impossible to find one, and when I do, the price is around 100$ + 50$ shipping. Crazy stuff...

Been looking at google images and couldn't manage to find a difference between the 2.

I'll be going there in november and I'm wondering if there are any microbrewry worthy there.

**Thread I made in the beginners forum last night that did not get any answers other than fellow Montrealers who also wanted infos on this. This forum might be more appropriote.** Alright so I've tried his nomograph with numbers found in Montréal's water report of 2010 and here's what I got ...

Alright so I've tried his nomograph with numbers found in Montréal's water report of 2010 and here's what I got : Does it seem right? Would Montréal's water be ok for this recipe (Scottish ale)? I'm not 100% comfortable with water chemistry yet.

Just did a research for hockey threads and saw only a handfull. Are we a minority in this message board? Being from Montréal you'll understand I'm an avid Habs fan!

Since I can't use gas tanks at home, I was thinking of doing 2.5 gallon batches so I can brew on my stove. But yesterday, while at my friend's apartment, he used what is called an induction cooker to boil a huge amount of water (some of my friends were eating corn for dinner). Here's what it...

Are there any Android apps that could help brewing in any ways?

I'm currently reading Palmer's book How to brew. I'm at Chapter 7 : Boiling and Cooling and he has this step by step process of boiling, using a recipe. One thing that got me confused is the fact he uses 2 kinds of malt extract, dry and liquid. At page 81, before boiling the wort, he says to...

I read that 5 gallon batches can fill up 48 bottles. I've been thinking of doing 2.5 gallons batches to make it to 24 bottles. It would still take a lot of space in my fridge. So instead of bottling the beers, could I simply put it in some kind of kegs and serve draft beers? Is this kind of...