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If you live near commercial hop farmers or other people that grow hops for homebrew, they will appreciate it if you kill the males. It's...

Unless you're starting a hop breeding program, it's a better idea to grow known cultivars from rhizomes (root cuttings) instead of...

I have only used it once but it made a very nice Munich Helles. I see many people advocating for 34/70 but I do not enjoy that yeast - I...

I haven't entered a competition since switching from a home depot cooler and single propane burner to an electric all-in-one system, but...

There is a thread about the Max2 that covers adding heater control. I cut and spliced a couple of extension cords into my Max2 to...

See if a magnet will stick to it. Magnetic = stainless, nonmagnetic=brass.

I drank a bottle of Drie Fonteinen gueuze recently and the best by date is 20 years from the packaging date. They use a cork and cage on...

If you're willing to consider BIAB, there's no reason to exclude the all-in-one systems. I have had a grainfather since 2015 (1st gen)...

This is one of those things where if you have to ask how to do it, you don't understand enough to do it safely.

Thanks. That kind of removes it from contention. I'm surprised the MoreBeer hasn't offered a cooling coil similar to what SS Brewtech...

Thank you for posting a detailed review of the new conical. Out of curiosity, what was the ambient temp when you tried to cold crash? Do...

I have these disconnects in 3/8" size and have had no leaks with the glycol set to -2C. SS Brewtech sells a custom version of these...

It's not really worth talking about electrical costs if you're going to buy a $500 conical to do the job of a $20 carboy. I went glycol...

A heat pump can move more heat than the power input. Look up Carnot Carnot cycle on Wikipedia.

I was using this battery heater for a while. It works well and never gets very hot as long as it's in contact with the conical...