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Hi, So I always take my Ball Valves apart to clean them between brew sessions. I was wondering, if when taking my ball valves apart, should I take them all the way apart including the handle and stem that turns the ball in the valve. I have never seen this done in ball valve disassembly...

I have existing drain pipe in my basement brew area. It was going to be for a shower. But now I like to Brew Room Drain. There is an existing square concrete cut out, about 7" square. P-trap already installed. I wanted to put a 4" or 5" square drain perhaps with strainer. Anyone done anything...

I am in the process of moving my Brew operations (will be Electric) to the basement. I am trying to figure out what material I should use to cover the back wall of the brew area. The back wall is a concrete block wall. Previously I had water proofed the wall with 2 good coats of DryLok paint...

At present there is no choice as I only have a Mash Tun and a Boil Pot. So I am trying to decide if I should just expand my brew operations with never an eye on sparging or add the sparge pot. With my two 10 Gallon vessels, it appears that converting my extract high gravity brews to my no...

I am looking for a 120v portable heat stick for my 10 gallon brew pot. Ideally this would plug into a standard 120v ground fault outlet in my kitchen. This device would be used in conjunction with my kitchen stove top that easily boils my 5 gallon kettle and almost boils my 10 gallon kettle...

I was about to buy a "Bru Gear" Brew kettle. After reading some disappointing posts in the company review section, I have decided to postpone my purchase. I liked the tri-clover sanitary fittings and the built in heating element port in this product line. I am looking for some feedback from...

I am an extract brewer who wants to break into AGB. The following are the batch sizes I am interested in brewing: 5 Gallons of normal gravity beer 10 Gallons of normal gravity beer 5 Gallons of high gravity beer. I plan on using stainless for the boil pot, mash tun and...

I had the pleasure of drinking a glass of the Belgium Holiday brew –Delirium Noel this past Christmas Season. This tasty brew instantly became one of my favorite sipping beers. I would love to try to make up a batch for next Christmas. Any ideas how I can get a clone recipe for this beer? I know...

Hello All, This may seem like a silly post, but being all the emphasis on sanitization has transformed me into a germaphobe, I will ask it anyway. On occasion, I seem to need a sterilized or sanitized wipe of some sort. This occurs when all is clean and I have to wipe or dry brew equipment...

Hello When should you use Oxygen-Absorbing Crown Caps? What is difference between oxygen scavenging and oxygen barrier caps and which to you use for what? How do know which one is which if you were trying to buy them? I saw a bin with Oxygen-Absorbing Crown Caps in Brew Supply store...

Two questions. I do not have a wort chiller yet, but plan on getting one. I have found a couple of stainless steel chillers that are just a little more expensive then the copper ones. I am thinking stainless would be better, but thought I would ask you folks if you think stainless or copper...

Hi fellow brewers. I am still fairly new at this, one batch finished, a second batch conditioning in the bottles and a third batch sitting in the secondary fermenter. I have a temperature problem in the winter, my basement gets very cold and a good part of my house gets quite cold. I am an...

I would like to know about keeping some extra yeast on hand for situations where the fermentation has failed or stalled. What good flexible yeast with a long shelf life should I keep on hand, for re-pitching situations that would be a good choice for a wide variety of beer styles? Thanks - Rich

I have a question regarding my honey brown ale. After pitching the yeast in the primary fermenter (a brew pail) and sealing it up, no airlock bubbling evidence of fermentation was observed after many days. :( I then tried shaking the brew up over several hours and did get a very slow rate of...

Hello from Hartford Wisconsin, 45 minutes NW of Milwaukee. My name is Rich and I drink quite a bit of beer, but have never made any as yet. Since I last visited this forum, I have acquired a propane burner, a 7 gallon stainless brew pot, a couple of 6 Gal plastic brew pails, 2 carboys...

Hi All, I am new to brewing and I am planning to start with small scale operations. My brewer friend has told me that I will need to boil about 3 gal of liquid to be able to make a 5 gallon carboy worth of beer. I am planning on conducting my brew operations in my basement and was planning on...