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Hi all! I've started preparing the garage and ordering a few parts for my electric brewery build like Kal's. I've priced out building my own vs buying Kal's kit, and though I know it will be harder and will take longer, building my own is important to me both as a challenge, and it...

I live in Canada and when I walked into our local home improvement places I couldn't believe the cost of these plugs! And the cord that went with them. Came across an ebay listing for the plugs plus 9 feet of cord (the same cord Kal uses on his brewery) for $17 each. http://r.ebay.com/pyrLXD...

Sorry for the late reply - been a busy summer! I basically rested it for 3 days, I guess. Detected the diacetyl on day 3 and by day 6 it was gone. I never do a starter for smack-packs. Overall, I found that that the 1968 did not attenuate enough and the beer, while tasty, is too sweet for...

Yeast is fascinating stuff. I taste-tested this beer about 3 days into fermentation and while it tasted pretty good, the back-end of it was all diacetyl - it tasted like I chewed half a stick of fake butter! I tasted it again yesterday (6 days into fermentation) and all the diacetyl was...

Just brewed up a batch of this last night with WYeast 1968 London ESB - what temp do you think would be best for this beer?

I brewed this up for St. Paddy's Day - minus the acid malt. I also only used 2oz of Goldings as mine were higher in AA%. This is without a doubt one of the top three beers I've ever brewed. It is going to become a regular for sure (the first of the beers I've brewed so far to get that...

Thanks - I thought that was the solution, just knew how much of a PITA getting the snap ring off would be (and it was, OH IT WAS). But, I got it apart, sawed off the long chrome plated brass tube and changed out the beer line with 6' of brand new 3/16" line. Once I get my overcarbonated pale...

All sorted now, thanks!

Wasn't sure which forum this belonged in - Mods, feel free to delete if you need to: So, I've read lots of other threads and even - gasp - other forums and I can't seem to find instructions for my particular problem. I popped the cap off my draft tower in hopes I'd be able to change out...

So, I've read lots of other threads and even - gasp - other forums and I can't seem to find instructions for my particular problem. I popped the cap off my draft tower in hopes I'd be able to change out my beer line. What I saw was the shank extending through the wall of the tower, with a 90...

I brewed this up a few weeks ago and it's ready for the keg now. This is the first beer I've brewed that has a really noticeable hop aroma - it smells incredible! So good that I'm skipping the dry hops. Thanks for the great recipe.

I brewed up a batch of this in August - it's on the gas and ready for Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend. We have a big turkey party every year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and I wanted to do something special this year. I just followed the directions for the 5 gallon all-grain batch...

Well, my pipeline is rapidly filling - I've got 2 kegs in my 2-keg kegerator which are both basically full, and an IPA that is just about ready to keg. I am going to dry hop this IPA in the keg, but I anticipate having it stored in the keg for up to a month before it gets into the fridge for...

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Hey gang, Maybe somebody else has a better solution to this problem, but I searched and searched before I finally solved it. I just so happened to have a 100lb propane tank lying around - it came with my house and was not used, in favour of a 200lb leased tank for the fireplace. I...

My original water pH is 6.2, and my alkalinity is not very high, at 77.3 (as ppm CaCO3). My calcium is very low (2.5) and sulfates too (13) so I am trying to bring those both up, but not using anything with more sodium as my sodium is relatively high at 112. I also need to watch my chloride to...

Hi all, For my next brew, I'd like to mess with my water a little. One of the things I'd like to do is lower my mash and sparge water PH. My starting PH is about 6.2, so it's pretty low already. I know many brewers use lactic acid, but my LHBS did not have any. They did however have...

Um, wow. :rockin:

Ladies and Gentlemen, gather 'round and hear my cautionary tale of woe and sorrow! It was a lovely morning in Sooke, the birds were singing, the sun was shining, and there was a fresh scent in the air from last night's light rainfall. As I went about my morning routine, I admired the...

Hi there, I live on an acreage with a private well. It's a deep drilled well (700+ ft) and we drink the water right outta the ground - no treatment. I happen to know what the mineral analysis is, since this is required when you drill a well here, and is a good thing to know so you're not...