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The following is from the portion of John Palmer's website talking about water and water reports which can be found here. Bicarbonate (HCO3-1) Molecular Weight = 61.0 Equivalent Weight = 61.0 Brewing Range = 0-50 ppm for pale, base-malt only beers. 50-150 ppm for amber colored, toasted malt...

I have had good luck with this place... http://stores.kegconnection.com The Wye will work just fine, I have dual regulators with a Wye coming off each one.

Got a phone call from the SYMBO while I was out skiing with the kids. My kolsch that was fementing blew it's lid and I now have a bit of mess to clean up. Fortunately when I got home it was still spewing krausen out so I am hopeful I won't have any infection problems. To make matters even...

Some info from John Palmer and Jamil Zainasheff can be found here... The Brewing Network.com - Brew Strong: Brew Strong: 09-15-08 Wood Aging

I did an all grain version a couple of weeks ago and used 60 oz of canned pumpkin in the mash. I added 1 pound of rice hulls and had no issues with a stuck mash.

Welcome to the club from a fellow brewer in Rochester. Mark

I built my cooler MLT using the PEX tubing and have done 4 AG batches without a problem. I cut the slits in the tubing with a dremel and it was good to go.

You can make an extract by soaking pumpkin pie spice in vodka for a couple of weeks. Then add a little at a time to the keg until you get the right taste.

2nd batch fermenting away 615

First AG, First kegging 565

Suffice it say my neighbor and I just finished enjoying 3 pints a piece. I needed some quality control to make sure it was all good for my parent's 40th wedding anniversary party we are hosting this weekend.

I need to give a big thanks to everyone to post here. This evening I just pulled my first all grain beer (Ed Wort's Haus Pale Ale) from my new keezer. With your help I was able to make my cooler MLT, my immersion chiller, a keggle, a keezer, brew an all grain beer, get it kegged and all...

My water softener has a bypass valve that can be activated. That way I don't water my lawn with softened water. For brewing I just activate the bypass run a load of laundry or dishes to clear out the pipes and I have my non-softened water to brew with.

I am the proud new owner of a Keg and will soon be turning into a Keggle. What are the pros and cons to cutting the keg as shown in the video verses the way most people seem to have done it here? <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie"...

I named mine Flying Tiger Brewing Company. The name is in honor of the World War II flying unit called "The Flying Tigers", in which my grandfather flew the P-40 Warhawk.