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So I managed to bust my ebay special refractometer and feel lost without it. Even though there are a million vendors hawking refractometers, they all seem to come from the same manufacturers. They seem to fall into a couple of general buckets; * cheap/fleabay handheld in soft case *...

Hi, I'm building a keezer collar - with 2x4's, or 2x6's. I'm wondering the ideal shank length to go through a 2" think piece of wood. ie: is a 3" shank just right, or is 4" better? I'm looking at a package that has 4" shanks in it, and wondering if it's too much excess or not. Thanks.

Hi Guys, I have a noob question on STC 1000 wiring. I wired my device according to this diagram. I plan to use heating and cooling, so I broke off the metal tab on the side of the outlet taking wires from terminals 6 and 8 - that was clear. What isn't clear is if I'm supposed to...

Hi All, I'm currently considering cutting my losses on my nightmare batch, so I thought I'd pick some brains before I give up on it. Several problems were encountered, and several lessons learned, but I'm hoping to save it anyway. History; Base recipe was a standard Heffe, 10G batch. OG...

Hi Guys, I normally secondary condition my beers, but my hand is being forced thanks to a stalled ferment on my wheat beer, which is hogging up my carboys. I have an Irish Red that I'm going to leave in the Primary until bottling time, and I have a few questions on the technique. The...

Hi, I'm on my 6th AG batch now, and despite some troubles here and there, the beers have been largely good. (Knock on wood). My question is how dangerous a scratched plastic bucket really is. My first mash tun was a 30L plastic bucket most LHB shops sell as primaries. I drilled a hole...

Hi Guys, I've found an awesome local SS welder who's going to help turn my 82L soup pot into a proper kettle. My question is on hops filtering options. My goal is to run straight from the kettle into a plate chiller, and then straight into the primary (we have cold groundwater in...

Hello resident brew nerds, I wish to pick some brains! What I'm trying to do is to set up a gravity feed plate chiller set up, but I'm not sure I will have enough gravity at my disposal. I wanted to double-check if I'll need some way to raise my ketlle before take the plunge and buy a plate...

Hi There, I've tried hard to find first-hand experience of HomeBrewStuff's Chill-Out! line of plate chillers. I know that you can get better deals on the DudaDiesel stuff in the US, but I don't have that luxury in Canada. The Chill-Out! series is the only one I can find locally...

Hi Guys, I'm having trouble making heads or tails of the Banjo Burner catalog. There's too many to choose from. I'm hoping for some help choosing. I'll be using a 15 gallon pot, targeting 10 gallon batches. I guess my concerns, in order are; Speed / heat Fuel Efficiency Size (I...

Hey Guys, I'm in Vancouver Canada, and it's just as common to find metric size pots as imperial. My goal is to start off with single batches, and graduate to doubles (all grain). My local brew supply sells 23 liter carboys. If I want to do a double batch - what size pot do I need. I've found a...