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I can say that I agree with everyone on every little trick. But I have one that I love, I just started all grain brewing. I took a trick from my metal finishing days on filtering sediment out of acid, Polyester Batting Material from Wal-Mart works wonders for filtering anything. I use about a...

I started one of these about 10 days ago, looked good. Already has a redish amber color, hope this thing is ready to keg before Christmas.

The drum is poly pro any color, but made for foods, chemicals, etc., new not used. Well, my thoughts are to boil 6 gallons of water pour into drum. Then boil a double batch in 6 gallons then pour it into the drum, take readings then split it later. I do not have 2 pails and the cost is alot less...

I have maybe a simple question, I am still new at this on my 5th brew in verious stages. I was wondering what do most people use for larger batches? I used to use these poly drums for storing chemicals and they can be rigged for a air lock pretty easily. I was thinking of getting a new one and...

Looking for the best place to find grain online. Anyone have a favorite place. I have just finished my mash tun and need some grain for it. The brew place I use has it but I will not be saving much from extract brewing.

The biggest reason you do not use aluminum is because it does oxidize and the oxidation protects the wort from the aluminum. But if for some reason you have a wort that is more acidic or basic than normal then you eat the oxidation off and vala!! aluminum beer taste. Not a good thing unless you...

Well she's bubbling good and I got 3 more carboys today for free, I had a vendor I work with said I could have his carboys he quit brewing last year. I will still need to find a 6.5 gal, pro's and con's of plastic tub fermentors?

I have 3 carboys 5 - 6.5 gal, I just noticed that 2 have little cracks in the glass about half way down the side. The crack is only 2" long and it runs horizonal. I put some packing tape over the crack to make sure it does not leak or air get in some how. But the main thing is I am furmenting a...

Look for the Stainless turkey fryers, I picked up one at Academy the other day it is beautiful. Cleans up nice and all the instruction I have on brewing say to kill fire when adding the extract. I only payed $30 but I already had the burner, with burner it was like $50. david