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I brewed a RIS on Sunday 2/5 and had got about 4 gallons of 1.050 runnings in a bucket. It was late and I decided to boil it and make a lower gravity beer the next day. I got sick and haven't had a chance to do anything with it. It has been in a sealed plastic bucket in my garage with temps...

I'm gonna remove my HERMS coil to add another fitting and wanted to know if I can reuse the nylon Ferrules a second time?

I just finished adding a Beautiful HERMS coil to my HLT keggle. A buddy says it won't be enough volume for bigger beers. What did I forget? I normally do ten gallons batch sparge and heat the sparge water during the mash. So, I guess what my friend is saying is that I need the whole volume...

Brand New Chugger Pump, still in the box. I have changed my brewing plans and don't see that I need it for the time being. So, rather than it sit on the shelf I could use the money for other brew stuff. $100 plus shipping to your address. PayPal only.

Today I did another ten gallon batch of my Holiday Ginger Snap Ale. I use two boxes of crushed gingersnap cookies in the mash and I need to figure out the potential Specific Gravity of the cookies so I can calculate an estimated OG reading for my BeerSmith recipe. I did get an actual measured OG...

How long should I keep my Oktoberfest lagering? I'm gettin' anxious. 1.068 Oktoberfest - WYEAST 2633 big starter. Fermentation was complete on 9/24/2013 which included a dicetyl rest of a three days. It’s been at lagering temps (34°f) since then. (Tuesday 10/29/2013 will make 5 weeks at...

I've been using a small chest freezer and Ranco controller. I also have an electric heat source and may add a fan later. I don't like hanging the cords over the ledge under the lid as it prevents the lid from sealing well. What is a good way to port the wires into the box?

Do I leave my yeast starter on the stir plate until the end of fermentation? How do I know I'm done and ready for pitching?

I started fermentation yesterday with a smack pack of WYEAST 1056 American Ale yeast. I have had the smack pack for about 60 days in the refrigerator. It was puffed out but the inner nutrient pack was not broken. A friend told me to cut the smack pack open and scoop out the yeast, adding the...

I was considering buying a keggle from a guy but he tells me the drain hole drilled for the ball valve is 1.5". Isn't that too large? Or is there fittings I can use?

I got a beergun for Christmas and last night I bottled 12 22oz bombers using it connected to my kegging manifold in the fridge. It took me three bottles to get the hang of how to fill while leaving just a small head space. After the first three I had the process down. What a great way to bottle!

How do you calculate how much water you lose during the boil? Now that I got a new 10 gallon pot I want to figure out how to do full 5 gallon boils without adding too much water to the finished wort prior to pitching.

My family bought me a new Blichmann 10Gal Boilermaker for Christmas. I might add that it is an awesome piece of stainless steel. The LHBS sent them home with a false bottom as well but I don't have any use for that right now. Also, I'm not sure of the purpose of the dip tube. Can someone explain...

I want to name my novice home brewery in the hopes that one day I may become the next Dogfish Head. How do you register a name so its yours and nobody else can use it?

I just started brewing with two batches under my belt. both of those were extract brews with some special grains seeped into the wort. I plan to begin buying some better equipment for brewing, for example I'd like to procure a large brew kettle so I can do a full five gallon boil. Additionally...

I'm ready to brew my second batch tomorrow. I bought a Brewer's Best American Pale Ale kit several weeks ago to be my first batch but decided on a wheat instead. Now I have this APA kit here and would like to augment it with some seasonal spices. I'm thinking about adding a pound of honey...

I kegged my first beer last night, a Wheat beer that is supposed to be a bit like Blue Moon. Starting gravity was 1.050 corrected and final was 1.009 corrected. When I tasted the sample last night it was very week tasting and had a slight odd aftertaste. It was racked into a secondary two...

I'm getting ready to drill two holes for my shanks in the front of my frig. How far apart should I drill them?

We went away for the weekend during day 6-8 of my first batch of wheat beer. When I left the fermentation temperature was consistently around 70 to 72 degrees. When I arrived home today the temp was at 64 and the bucket felt cool to touch. Will this cause a problem with the continuation of...

I want to remove the airlock to change out the water for a Starsan or Vodka fill. I filled it up last night with regular bottled water and now want to change it out for the mentioned. However, if I pull it out the pressure seems to want to suck the water back into the pail.