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Amazon beats out Costco this time - stand included. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00SA5VLQE/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

cause of this - doesnt come with a stand :( https://www.costco.ca/FastFerment-30-L-Conical-Fermenter-for-Making-Wine-and-Beer.product.100218677.html

http://www.fastbrewing.com/products/fastferment Considering buying this system, but I dont like the fact that once wall-mounted, you're stuck brewing in the same room all the time. Also wort-chilling will require additional equipment as well.. Should i buy this system ? I like dry-hopping ...

Medium bodied to heavy....for just about all my styles of beer ;)

Flars, that conversion tool is epic ! I will use this for not just beer volumes, but for everything else... windows 10 should come with this automatically...lol.

Wow thanks guys, this is all great info ! Generally it's american IPAs, and darker red ales in the fall....

I wanna make a batch of beer, 23L ( 5 gallons ) ...how much liquid malt would i need to buy ? I live in Canada, so no one here will sell things in "pounds" , so anyone have an idea how many kilograms ?? I am lazy, but could convert from pounds to kilos, if necessary....

you guys were totally right, i checked the s.g. and it went down pretty low. I'll prolly bottle it in 2 more weeks...many thanks wise ones. The beer smells nice too.

Thanks Revvy, the link you provided gives me "page not found". Pitching dry yeast at 12C wont damage it ?

thanks guys, will check tonight after work. It's not a homemade recipe, its a beer kit...an irish red ale, very simple, not very hoppy. I did take an initial reading with my hydrometer at least. The wort is composed of liquid malt and hop pellets - the recipe said to add 4L of water to the...

Hi guys, Last sunday I boiled some wort/hops and cooled it off very fast , by pouring it directly on 2 X 4L ice cubes of distilled water. I added enough distilled water to bring the total volume up to 23 L. ( 5 gallons ) The wort temp dropped down to 12 C degrees . ( 54 F ) right away. I...

there is a big difference in adding natural "chemicals" , like calcium, salt, algea, whatever, and other chemicals, like artificial flavour, artificial colors ( I did see artificial colors on that list ! ) , things like sodium azide - an anti-fungal and a bunch of other stuff i had no idea what...

I tried that IPA at our local beer festival ! pretty good for bottled beer ;) The big beer companies can add all kinds chemicals to their beer to stabilize it. I know a guy who works for Molson , here in montreal. He showed me a list of additives, I figgered around 20 or so . no wonder...

I agree with you ayoungrad. "luck" is the part of the process that includes variability. Every batch of grain is not exactly the same. Fresh hops vary in terms of harvest year , growing conditions, etc etc. I'm betting you can make the same recipe over and over and try your best to keep...

when i say "luck" it means making the same recipe, the same way...and having the beer taste a bit different each time. For that reason most microbrews combine several batches, to ensure consistent taste. As far as microbrew bottled beer goes...I agree some of it isnt as good as homebrew...but I...

well, my friend wants better quality, but also larger volumes than the usual 23 L. buckets. This part, I understand. Why copper ? The guy is a doctor and makes a lot of cash. I suspect he wants something to show off in his basement. Logically, if you take the same recipe, same brewer, and...

I assume you use this to put your primary fermenter in ? what sort of temps are optimal for ales ? ( I realize lagers need much cooler temps )

reason I'm asking, is one of my home brew friends wants to buy one of those massive copper kettles and other professional brewing equipment. He seems convinced better equipment will produce better quality beer.... less chance of any oxidation , more tighter control over temperature ( stovetop...

I love microbrew beer, and the challenge to to equal or best it, in terms of taste, quality. Using only simple plastic fermenters, basic equipment...is it possible to succeed ?? 99 % of all homebrew I've tried never quite beats microbrew, imo.

Mmmm..I'll put the bottles in my basement. It should be interesting to see how the beer changes after 2 more weeks.