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does anyone have a recommendation for a decent TDS meter? I don't want to buy a Pro-level one, but I want to keep track of my RO membrane. thanks

if you have a Habitat for Humanity "ReStore" near you, check it out. the stores sell items donated by contractors that Habitat didn't use in a home build. https://www.habitat.org/restores

for the kettle strainer users out there: I am getting ready to drill my kettle so I can install my Anvil kettle strainer. I'm wondering how much clearance should be between the bottom of the strainer and the bottom of the kettle.

I cut a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil to fit the inside diameter of my sparge vessel, then poked lots of holes in it with a fork. it works fine. it's sturdy enough that I can rinse it off an reuse it next brew day.

thanks!

what is a good description of the correct boiling rate? thanks

there's a chance that the tech service dept of the company that made your freezer would confirm that there is no tubing or electricals in the floor of the freezer. as for structural integrity, if OP cuts the floor through along the inside of the walls, as opposed to cutting the bottom off and...

yes, I am a cheap SOB. I have a single packet of S-05 left in the fridge and my LHBS is 2 gallons of gas away. using an accurate scale, can I use less than a full packet of dry yeast to make a 1-liter starter that will be sufficient to get a batch of a 1.055-ish OG wort started? I was...

do you put the entire calculated quantity of CaCO3 (calculated for your total volume of water) into the mash water, or do you calculate the amount of CaCO3 just for the volume of mash water?

I have been using Beersmith for several years. yes, it's a paid program, but very easy to use to design/tweak recipes, and has all the tools you'll need, including a water profile tool. using that tool, the additions to RO/distilled water are: NaCl 1.2 g, Epsom salts 2.5 g, calcium chloride...

I don't brew all that often, so I just attach a power drill to the shaft of my Barley Crusher.

this is a northern brewer kit. it came with a sealed packet of dried tangerine peel.

soak in vodka first or not?

I'm brewing Tangerine Ravine from Northern Brewer (all grain). The kit includes a 2 oz. packet of tangerine peel. It is to be added to primary after fermentation completes. 1) Is it "best practice" to sanitize the peel by soaking in vodka for a few days? 2) Should I just add the peel to...

I love these kind of DIY projects!! my only concern with your project is the comment about running the fermenter at 45psi. AFAIK, milk cans aren't normally used under pressure, so I'm wondering if your milk can will withstand 45psi. do you have any idea of the mfr of the can you have? if...

+1. and when you go looking for a plastic carboy, get one of the type with the wide mouth. makes it much easier to clean. and don't use anything abrasive to clean it--just a soft sponge or rag.

what in the world brought you to buy a can of sodium metal? and I assume it was packed under a layer of some kind of light oil so that it wouldn't spontaneously combust from the moisture in the air when you opened the can.

do you have the manual/wiring diagram?

from the "interviewing the beertender" file: last summer I was in a newly-opened brewery in northern New England. the wife of the owner was pouring the beers. a family came in, and after a minute I recognized the man as the founder/owner of a very large brewery in Delaware. the owner's wife...

next time, go get a 6-gallon plastic bucket and lid from your LHBS. if no LHBS, then you should be able to find white food grade 5-gallon buckets at your local hardware. the ones I have came from TrueValue. they are made by Leaktite of Leominster Mass. I called them and they verified that...