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I just got my hands on a third keg to turn into a keggle for my brewstand setup. I now have two 15.5 gallon ones and one 50 liter (13.2 gal)...a Guinness keg. My question, for those of you who have been brewing batches in excess of 5 gallons, is which size keggle I should use for which function...

I use http://www.brockshomebrew.com in Melbourne, FL. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I'm in the process of putting together a brew stand, based on the 'Weldless Wallace' build. I still need three burners for it and don't quite know which way to go. I need the burners only, not burners with accompanying stands. What do you folks who have brew stands with built in burners use...

A quick update on this batch. It was ready to drink a couple weeks ago so I tried one. It tasted slightly like a Belgian/saison, not like what it should have tasted like. I kept wondering about it and looked at my notes. It was exactly the same as my first batch with the exception of the one...

As some other responses here said, I constantly stir the wort as it cools. I stir inside the IC. The time difference can be amazing! The first few times I brewed I didn't stir and it took approximately 30-40 mins to get down to about 80 degrees. Once I started stirring, I could get it down to 80...

As the normal course of my bottling day I always sanitize more caps than I have bottles. Inevitably, I'll screw up 3 or 4 when I'm capping. Any leftovers, I just let dry and put them back in the ziplock. I've never had a rust problem and never had a bad carbonation experience. Sent from my...

I'm sure you've seen the term 'pipeline' out here. If you don't know what it means, it's the total beer you have fermenting, conditioning and ready to drink. The first couple of batches are the worst to wait through if you're like me and like a brew or four every night. You just have to brew...

$7:&@/8.);& This is really getting annoying!!! Two times I've almost finished replying and had the program restart. Anyway. I picked up another packet from the LHBS. Didn't cost me, as the owner says Wyeast guarantees their product and he'd be reimbursed by them. Smacked it as soon as I...

OG was 1.037, a little on the low side for Emma's Ale. And, I already pitched it. Once I saw the bag had swelled most of the way I went ahead and used it, so there was nothing to take back. The LHBS owner is pretty cool though. He may give me another pack. I'll have to call him and find out...

I brewed up NB's Emma's Ale on Sunday, using ingredients from my LHBS. The recipe called for Wyeast 1275 so I purchased the activation pack, noting that it was packaged in mid-February. I smacked it early on, but it hadn't even started to puff up hours later. I usually smack the pack about 4...

I've been looking for a couple 15.5 gal kegs to turn into keggles. Lately, I've been seeing some aluminum kegs on Craig's List. Other than probably not shining up as well as stainless steel, is there a down side to using aluminum kegs for keggles. Thanks for any replies. Sent from my iPad...

Very nice, itsgus. I would like to know, however, how you knew where the markings needed to go? I'm assuming you didn't put a gallon in and then try to etch at the edge of the liquid. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I'm about ready to bottle a Raspberry Wheat and the raspberry extract bottle says to "use to taste" and recommends starting at .25 by volume. Never having made this, I was wondering how much to add. Also, how do you go about tasting it? Do I just take small amounts out as I stir it in? I...

Have you guys tried stirring the wort? I use an immersion chiller and when I first started, I would wait at least 30-40 minutes for the chiller to do its job with just water running through it. That would take the wort down to around 80 degrees. Then I read something about stirring the wort...

This is exactly what I was thinking. I don't think there's a grain silo that's been built that doesn't have rodents running around in it. They piss and crap in the grain. The wort is boiled anyway and you'll most likely see any dog hairs floating around it. Fish them out and press on. I...

You could try taking it to a SCUBA place. If they refill tanks, they do hydros on them and those are good for 5 years between hydros. Or call around to welding supply companies and see if they can do one for you. My SCUBA tank has a sticker on it with the year and month punched out. On yours...

For me, it wasn't any particular beer. Every year I'd been go to a friend's place for one week to drink, eat BBQ, play video games and watch movies (he's single LOL). Well, he got into home brewing a couple years ago and that year he had about 6 different brews for me to try. THAT hooked me and...

5 gals of Bourbon Barrel Porter in the secondary, 5 gals of Dry Irish Stout and 5 gals of Private Rye in the bottle conditioning, and last but far from my last LOL I'll have 5 gals of Raspberry Wheat in the primary in about an hour. Life is good! Cheers!

1661.25 + 5 gal of Raspberry Wheat, in the kettle as I type, = 1666.25

I'll thank my friend, Bruce. He started me with $600.00+ of brand new equipment. Then, just before Christmas last year, he sends me a Bourbon Barrel Porter recipe kit, including a Bubbler carboy. Friends, gotta love em...I think it's a law or something.