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I lived in Vegas for six years and grew cascade and chinook. Both got a lot of sun and were fine. But you need to make sure they're watered daily. I grew mine in pots, because as you know, the soil there is not good for growing much of anything. You can do raised beds, too. But I grew them in...

Sounds like a great idea What type of sugar do you use to get to 11%

That sounds like a good idea what type of sugar do you use to get 11% alcohol?

I'm looking for advice on my set up. I'm considering placing my chiller in the HLT so I will have the capability of a HERMS type system, as well as chilling the wort by running it though an icebath in the HLT post boil. The advantage would be running the hot wort through a cold ice bath vs...

Thanks for the advice. The pump is 1/25 HP and the existing coil is 20ft. I agree it's probably cheaper to build it right the first time, and I wouldn't mind having a beefier chiller. Besides, my wife is basically allowing me to go all out on this re-design, so now's my chance to upgrade...

Got a question for anyone experienced with a March 809 pump. I'm about to install one on my brewing rig, and I see that it is made for 1/2 inch tubing. My cooling coil is a 1/4 inch copper tube. I'm wondering if I should make a new coil with 1/2 inch tube, or if the size reduction will matter...

I'm trying to redesign my AG brewing system. My current system is a three tier gravity feed with the third 'tier' being the ground level. My main concern is to make it safer than the current system, eliminating the need to lift 10 gallons of very hot wort up to the burner after I transfer it to...

I just kegged my first two beers 2 days ago. I wanted beer to drink by Christmas, so I tried to force carbonate the impatient way by turning the pressure up and shaking it. From the charts I'm getting that I should have the pressure set to about 10 PSI, but all I ever get at that pressure is...

I agree, keep things as they are, and don't touch it or open it up until your ready to bottle. It should be fine. I've left beers in the primary for close to three weeks before having a chance to get to it. They have always turned out fine. Take care

Thanks for the replys. I think I got it figured out. I had two kegs hooked up to the same pressure line from the CO2 tank. I disassembled the disconnect and reset the little valve which was looked a little off-centered. After that I connected it up, and my problem all but went away on both...

I just got my kegging equipment (korny kegs), and started setting it up tonight. I hooked everything up, and found that one in particular did not seem to seal well at the gas disconnect. The Kegs hold pressure just fine when there is nothing hooked up to the gas side, so I think it is in the...

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I have the best luck with New Belgium and Samuel Adams bottles. Of course a lot of small production breweries use very similar bottles, which work well too. For me, I'm limited by the type of capper I have. I also try to avoid light colored or clear glass bottles, although I do like to bottle...

I've tried both washing and pitching the trub. Niether way produced good beer for me. But I'm not giving up. I'm going to keep trying and experimenting w/it.

When to pull off some of the heat is hard to say. It would depend on the BTU output of your burner or stovetop and the amount of water you are steeping in among other things I'm sure. But I would say start turning it down about 10 degrees prior to your target temperature, and watch it closely...

I have some questions about yeast washing. I've seen some other threads about it from the last month or so, but I wanted to bring it up again because I've made some pretty bad beer reusing yeast. The first time I tried saving yeast, I sanitized 12oz bottles and saved the slurry from the...

I've had a similar experience with my last two beers. I used yeast from a former beer (primary) for both of them. I was going to dump one out in fact, but I thought I'd try it again and it seems to be mellowing. Did you use fresh yeast, or cultivated yeast from another fermentation? The...

I did my first all grain about 1 1/2 months ago, and it was awesome. It was by far the best beer I've ever done, and one of the best beer's I've ever tasted. I then very confidently tried to brew two more. Both of them have not turned out very well. Both were made with recipes I got on-line...

Thanks for the help and ideas. It does make me feel better to know I'm not the only one with these problems. I'm trying something a little different with the SS Braid and will probably use a longer length. Thanks again.

Saturday night was my first AG batch:ban: . I had a few questions about methods that I'm hoping can get answered. The first problem I encountered was that while trying to raise the mash temperature by direct heating, I would get a large variation in temperature readings depending on where I...