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I recently upgraded from an ice bath method to a stainless steel wort chiller and am very happy - would never go back. It is incredibly faster to chill down to pitching temps. I got Northern Brewer's stainless steel chiller. Many have said that copper is better, and perhaps it is by the...

Friday evening was a planned brew day for me. I had it all figured out and this one was going to go smooth! I had been given a NB St. Paul Porter kit as a gift last winter and put off brewing it, so I thought it was a good time to brew it up. I had gone back to NB's store and got new steeping...

Thanks - I'm not thrilled about my decision to soak with PBW. I think I'll do as you suggest. I rinsed it real well after the PBW and lightly scrubbed the worst of the oxidation with a stainless steel pad, then rinsed again. I'll try soap and water, the stink test, and then report back. My...

So I've been brewing for 6 months or so and have learned a lot. I'm doing extract brews, but will be switching to BIAB soon. I have an 8 gallon aluminum kettle with a basket inside. A family tradition of mine is to do fish boils over an open fire so I said let's use my big kettle. I was not...

Last year a friend and I brewed a smoked porter all grain. We tried to clone an Alaskan Smoked Porter and I think we did a great job. We smoked a brisket outside in his smoker the whole day, then with the remaining heat we spread out about half of the grains on sheets in his smoker. We let...

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I’ve been using this website as a resource for a while now and thought I might as well join in. I’ve been brewing beers on and off for about 6 years, but until this year it has always been at friends’ houses and I was more of their helper/student. I’ve now got more space, time, and equipment...