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http://appellationbeer.com/blog/we-might-have-been-wrong-about-first-wort-hopping/

My wife got me a 3 gallon whiskey barrel and I'm trying to figure out how best to use it. My thoughts are to use it as a bug farm, keeping it going solera style by taking a gallon to innoculate a brew and adding a gallon of fresh wort back to it. I know it is very small so my other option would...

I tracked down a source for Zinc Sulphate Heptrahydrate. homesciencetools.com carries it for $3.75 for 30g. I mixed a solution of 1g dissolved in 465ml of water which yields a 2150ppm stock solution. I use 0.5ppm zinc for my yeast. 1ml of the stock solution gives 2.15mg of zinc sulphate per ml...

I'm considering using this as a pre-filter for my plate chiller, anybody out there using this? The tests on the website look pretty good so I thought I would check with actual users...thanks!!

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I received a Top Tier for my birthday and decided that I would build a Tower of Power for it rather than try to hang everything on the Top Tier. I already used a RIMs setup so I had everything on-hand. I used a 4 foot piece of aluminum extrusion from eBay (80/20 brand, series 10, 2020). This...

Inspired by the recent Zymurgy article about kumquats I decided to brew a kumquat Saison. Going to use WLP565 and very lightly hop with Willamette. Plan on using 2 pounds of kumquats (split lengthwise and de-seeded) in secondary (2 weeks). I'll keep you posted.

I already use a RIMs (120V 1650W) for mash control. However, it's a little under powered for good step mashing and mash out temperature rises. So I have this Duda Diesel 30 plate chiller sitting here doing nothing until the end of the boil. Rather than re-plumb my HLT I was thinking of using the...

I'm trying to choose between a couple courses this year and wanted feedback from someone who might be familiar with the program. Cheers

Just finished this book. It's a great run down on the craft beer movement and all the key players. Very interesting and well written.

So this Thursday from 6-8 Koch and McAuliffe will be showing off their collaboration of the resurrected "New Albion Ale" at Russian River Brewing Company...I think I will have to attend!!! The back story Back Story

I would say this is a wee heavy, wee heavy: World strongest proof beer from Scotland

This looks like a Great Poster to decorate a brewery or kegerator.

This year it looks like the best for Pinot in about 15 years in Sonoma County. Picking is planned for mid-Sept and I'm trying to get my fermentation plan in order. Looking for opinions on cold maceration, pre-fermentation enzymes, etc. My yeast choices are down to BM45 or RP15.

I graduated from Chico in 1981 just as Grossman was getting SN off the ground. This past week I moved my daughter up there for school and went over to SN for a tour. What an impressive place. The tour was an hour long and went through the entire operation including the hop freezer. The tour ends...

Anyone know of a source for probes that will work with the STC-1000?

He made some interesting points and discussed his techniques with regard to specialty grains and hops. Basically: 1) Specialty grains are either steeped seperately or added to the mash at Vorlauf. He suggested having them in for the entire mash is equivalent to over-steeping tea and...

I'm pressure canning 6.5 gallons of wort today to give me a years worth of starter. I love when a day off becomes productive :) 1/2 gallon jars fit four at a time in my 21.5 quart All American 921 canner.

I've noticed some brewing supplies carrying these and wondered if anyone is using them in their setups. http://www.kentsystems.com/index.php?file=c-con_category_listing&iCategoryId=MTc5&show=Category Prices are good, temp rating is good....thinking about using these in my HERMS build.

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