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It can be tough to find 2x in 6-10 inch width for any wood type. I suggest using 1x and and backing it with rigid insulation. If you really want 2x, you might be able to get cedar.

The freezer was $250. It's pretty nice, but I learned from the appliance store I bought it from that most chest freezers are made by one company. Other manufacturers (GE, Igloo, etc) just slap their logo on the freezer and sell them as their own. You could definitely get a cheaper one -...

Hello all, Because everyone seems to enjoy a keezer build, I thought I would add mine to the mix. I'm pretty close to being done - just waiting on a secondary regulator so I can get my CO2 lines hooked up. I bought a GE 7.0 cubic foot chest freezer, which holds three ball locks on the floor...

I'm building a keezer and am curious what everyone does with the Temperature controller probe and (if they have one) fan wires. Do you feed the wires through a hole in the keezer collar or do you just lay them over the collar and close the lid on them? I was thinking of just closing the lid on...

The calculation I use is OG-FG x 1.31. So, 39-9=30 x1.31 = 39.3, or 3.93%

Bottled my "sorta sue" attempt last saturday. It was really cloudy (probably should have used a bag to dry hop), and may take a while to settle. I tried a sample before bottling - the aroma was really great - citrus and passion fruit. The flavor seemed a little lacking, but the bitterness was...

I'm not sure which harvest it was. I bought one pound in December from the Bell's Brewery Homebrewing store, so it's probably 2014 crop. It's hop union brand and 14.5% AA. The aroma is incredible, though.

I brewed the following recipe over the weekend: OG Approx 1.060 IBU: Approx 54 3.15 lb Maris Otter LME 4 lb light DME .25 lb Wheat DME 1 lb steeped cara 20 .5 oz citra @ 15 .75 oz citra @ 10 1 oz citra @5 2 oz citra @ Flame out (let cool naturally to 180F) 2 oz citra @ 180F whirlpool for 30...

+ 5 blood orange hefe + 5 IPA = 4010

I brew extracts. Would Maris Otter be a good substitute for Golden Promise, or is the flavor too different? Would use 1/2 MO and 1/2 pale lme/dme work?

It's a cream ale, as many have already said. For me, it was the highlight of living in Wisconsin for a year before I really got into craft beers. As for a clone, Northern Brewer makes a "Speckled Heifer" partial mash kit that is supposed to be very close. You can look at the recipe on their...

I made a citra/amarillo pale ale using Maris Otter. It's one of my favorite beers. I used just amarillo as the bittering, because I'd heard the same thing about citra (though zombie dust and pseudo sue beg to differ). I would bitter with amarillo, then do equal additions of each at 15, 5...

I have a blood orange hefe bubbling away right now. The recipe I used (From Extreme Brewing) is about 1.046 without the oranges (based on brewers friend). So, 4 medium oranges should add about 4 points. Great beer!

I may have a stalled fermentation - 5 gallons of juice at 1.006 using s-04 that may be because the temp got too cold. It's currently in secondary (probably shouldn't have racked it without checking gravity). I upped the temp and have stirred up whats left of the yeast. My question is: if the...

I would bump up the late additions - maybe something at 5 and/or flame out - so you can get a better feel for the aroma and flavor of the hops. You may even want to push the 45 addition later to 20 or so for more flavor and less bitterness.

I stand corrected.

Looks good to me. Using crystal malt is a matter of preference - it adds some sweetness and a little body. The munich will probably take care of that. I personally try to avoid crystal malts if I can. I agree that three different bittering hops is unnecessary. I would stick with columbus...

I cracked the first one this past weekend. Aroma was fruity and tropical, somewhat light. It has a nice bitterness that doesn't linger. The maris otter give a nice nutty maltiness. It's extremely refreshing - definitely a sessionable pale ale. If I would change one thing, I would have added...

An update: finally brewed this yesterday. The alpha acids on the hops were significantly higher than I estimated for the recipe, so there was some adjustment. Here's what I brewed: 6 lbs Maris Otter LME 1 lb light DME .5 oz amarillo @60 .5 oz amarillo and .5 oz citra @15 .5 oz amarillo and .5...

Rinse with water and air dry. I've never had an issue.