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For the past year I keep making awful pale and ipa beers. I’ve brewed with a local commercial brewer and he didn’t find any flaws with my brewing process or fermentation. Beer was perfect yesterday going into the keg. Had wonderful aroma and flavor. Was fermented in at 68 degrees inside a...

?... I have an extra Johnson A419 unit laying around. I have a Herms system with 2 pumps. My brewing partner and I have been contemplating spending the $ on a gas control panel, but $1k+ we can't justify the cost right now. Possibly doing a little automation could change our thoughts... So...

I decanted my starter last night, just pulled out the yeast slurry to find it was almost frozen. Decanted I was at 1200ml. So I just added 500ml of fresh starter, make sure I have some viable yeast going. As of right now I'm boiling. How long should I give the starter before I pitch it? Was...

Stout system. Everything in image included plus a third burner has been added since picture was taken. Looking to upgrade to a 1-3bbl for a larger pilot system. Trade our system for yours and possibly $. Not willing to sell unless we have a larger replacement. I've seen people selling off...

Been to couple local brewery tours and noticed they have a boil kettle and their second piece of equipment is the mashtun and they also say it's the hot liquor tun. How are they getting away or making the mashtun and hlt into the same piece of equipment. In home brewing I only see a boil...

Okay quick question I have a blichmann gun that I do all my regular carbonation with. I plan to have a dedicated tap sour line in my keezer, but started thinking about my dedicated blichmann co2 gun line. I know I don't want to use the same gun for my sours, but if I get a second gun is it...

Out of frustration I've moved my hops today. But I feel like I have picked the best spot for my lot in the future. First season I grew the hops in containers in the front yard and this year planted in the back corner of my yard where I received partial sunlight (second picture, edge of trees...

Making a Flanders Red tomorrow, so I checked my dregs that I've been saving last couple months in a 1.020 starter. Opened to pour another Cantillion in tonight and the starter smelled like rotten eggs. I'm a little worried about dumping this in the carboy tomorrow. Any thoughts or...

Okay how do I get a 1/2 Barb that's on my stout conical to add co2 into it to keg? My gas lines are 5/16 ID. I can't find a barb that goes from 5/16 to 1/2 or using my blichmann beergun hose accessory kit to go from 1/4 flare nut to 1/2 Barb..... Any thoughts or how are others doing this to...

I live in Indiana, wife is getting upset with more sours being put in the closet. I have a garage that fluctuates from high 40's in negative temp of winter to 90's in the summer. Bad idea to move carboys to the garage?

Does anyone have pictures of Duda Diesel's tri-clamp option chiller? There website doesn't have any images for them.

What's your favorite clean yeast for primary fermentation?

My father in law and I are going to dive into trying to make some sours. We're going to start with some better bottles, but have also talked about getting a larger solera going. We had thought of getting a mid sized oak barrel (30gallons), but can't find anything used, so our easiest option is...

How many sours do you have going at once? Currently reading American Sours.... Would love to see some pics of how your storing as well. I personally don't have a basement and minimal house space, thinking fermentation chamber in the garage.

I have a metal garage shelve like this one http://www.sears.com/gladiator-77inch-4-shelf-rack-8000-lb-capacity/p-00959093000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&kpid=00959093000&kispla=00959093000P&kpid=00959093000&mktRedirect=y Has anyone ever used something like this to create a chamber? Seems like a...

Today was the big day of using our new fermentation freezer with a 12 gallon batch of Oktoberfest. Hooked up the Johnson control 419 last night and everything seemed to be working correctly. Loaded the carboys in this morning and closed the door. Went out three hours later to find the freezer...

I'm usually within a few points of my OG, but was way off today. This was the largest grain bill I've ever used. Tried to make a 9.21% imperial stout (7 gallons). Recipe was based off a yeti clone, matched to my system on beersmith 2.0 Grains 21lbs - Briess pale 2row 1/2lb - Carmel crystal...

I've bought Mr. Malty app and still having trouble figuring out what I need. With growth factor? How much DME... App seems like a rip off. Anyways we're making a 1.094 OG beer tomorrow (24 hours out - read this was optimal time on malty) using wyeast 1056 for our imperial stout. I have a 2000...

I have 4 new plants I'd like to plant in the ground with a raised bed, to help with adequate soil. My land is very shaded, but I have a tree in the south that gets adequate light below it all day. Tree was pruned very high.... My thought is to install 4 eye bolts around 20+ feet (use my deer...

Put this in beginners forum, but getting no response: I'm leaving on vacation in the morning and was praying that fermentation was complete on my pale ale w/lemongrass (wyeast 1056). My OG was 1.054, but when I pulled out secondary to the keg tonight it's only 1.020.... It had a crazy...