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I’ll definitely get a spreadsheet. Brew’n water? I also have BeerSmith. I’m in the process of moving from the garage to the basement and I have a blank slate to work with if I need to install a filter.

Wrong thread.

I'm new to this water chemistry stuff. It looks like my hardness and alkalinity are rather high. Any other thoughts? What is the best way to address my water? Thanks! pH 7.6 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 329 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.55 Cations / Anions, me/L 6.0 /...

Welcome to the club! Funny story about dropping stuff into kegs…I had a 3 year break from brewing, back surgery, local grain supply out of business, unemployed, then more back issues. Long story short, I brewed 20 gallons a couple weeks ago as life is back to normal. I had my 15 yo son force...

Kegged 10 gallons! Not a big deal for some, but it was for me. A year and a half ago, the brewery that I bought my 2-row from closed. I quit brewing for a while…then my employer of 20 some years closed up shop. No brewing for me for a long while. Anyhow, re-employed for the past few months, and...

I might be looking at a solution in search of a problem. I normally do a secondary, even if it is just to dry hop for a week. I never lose more than a couple pints, and the chill haze is gone in a couple of days.

As long as I’m rebuilding kegs, are the floating dip tubes worth the money? I’ve been brewing in a bubble for 12 years. I can’t believe the stuff that is available now!

Both posts measure out at 9/16. Is there a preferred brand of ball locks (hose side) or are they all about the same?

Very helpful. Thank you!

I considered this, but I thought of several different types of adapters that I would need. More parts and more risk of contamination. I have a cheap 2 keg system, and everything has been upgraded on it except for the cheap pin lock fittings that it came with. Time for an upgrade I think.

Sometime around 2002 I was able to buy 10 5 gallon pin lock kegs from a distributor for $3 each. I still have 8, but only have used 2 of them, so 6 would need gasket kits. I’m looking at getting into pressure fermenting and transferring, and it seems that ball lock equipment is much more...

Just a quick update - I got a pH meter and did a test mash with 1.33 quarts of untreated water and 1# of 2-row. My mash pH was 5.61 20 minutes into the mash, and cooled to 72 degrees. I racked my house ale into the secondary last night and it was so smooth I drank the whole test vial. There was...

Between sauna rounds. Don’t worry, 20 gallons of home brew are fermenting now.

Wtf…I process mapped my 3 keggle + extra mash tun 10 gallon x 2 system 15 years ago and it wasn’t this complicated.

I put a $5 bill in my thesis in the library every time I visit MTU, and the last one is always gone.

Your book must not be selling well…:)

Since I am so close to a sink, would I be better off with a condenser on the lid than an exhaust system?

Now that I have your attention, my employer bribed me $1,500 to get the Covid jab, and I'm sick of brewing outside in the winter. I think I have decided on a BZ 65L, with the rest of the money going to power, venting, taxes, etc. I have a space around 12 X 20 in my basement that I do all my...

My thoughts exactly. The sad part is I had the answers the whole time in Palmer’s book.

Duluth does have good water, but I’m on a well with hard water 20 miles out of town. I had originally hooked up with the local club, but life got busy with the kids. Duluth is definitely home to some great micro breweries!