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Welcome back to the hobby. Glad to hear you are doing good.

I'm never concerned with the speed of cold crashing. But I don't cold crash in a fermenter. Once fermentation is complete I do a closed system transfer to a Sanke serving keg and place it in the back of my kegerator. I ferment under pressure so the beer is already carbonated enough to negate...

@bencdeck you should consider getting a better fermenter a high priority in you venture in homebrewing. Carboys, while they will do the job, pose safety hazards and limit your ability to transfer your brew without a ton of trub going along with it. There are several moderately priced fermenters...

I echo most everything stated above. I'm 72 yrs old and I grew up among southern moonshiners, Homebrewers and wine makers. My memory of the home brews and homemade wines fostered my desire to make my own and make it better. I began long before the ol interweb was invented. As a result I went to...

We all develop ways to meet our goals. IMO what ever means you use is fine as long as the end result is satisfactory to your intention. With that said, I have been home brewing over 30 yrs and have employed various means to cool wort and cold crash finished beers. I have used a commercial walk...

Welcome back to brewing. You will find lots of knowledgeable brewers here and tons of info on processes, recipes and equipment. Good luck moving forward I look forward to following your progress.

I just found that. I corrected my post accordingly.

2173+ 8 gal Brown Porter = 2181

Did an experiment with 8 gallons of Brown Porter. I split it into two fermzillas with 4 gallons each. One fermenter was pitched with a fresh packet of dry US 05 yeast and the other received a slurry repitch of Chico 1056 11th generation. Both were pitched at approximately 5 pm yesterday. By 7 am...

Welcome to the forum. There is tons of information here. As a beginner I suggest you do a lot of research to learn more about what you want to brew, which ingredients to work with and your equipment needs. Good luck moving forward.

Be careful @Shotgunwilly you are on that slippery slope into the insanity of homebrewing for which there is no known return. Enjoy your journey. Most of us will enjoy this hobby for life.

It is an evolving practice we all experience learning as we go in this hobby. I have been homebrewing 30+ years and along the way I have employed many different ways to cool wort. I have utilized immersion chillers and plate chillers. In my opinion both do a decent job getting your wort down to...

Welcome to the madness we call a hobby. I know a couple of great mead makers in Michigan. One of my all time favorites is a wild cherry melomel that my nephew from Baldwin makes annually. Another is a prickly pear from the Ann Arbor area. You should check out some of the homebrew clubs because...

Nice work. I know it was a labor of necessity and love but it is like a new mill now. That raspberry hibiscus wheat sounds very interesting. I would like to brew a batch if you care to share your recipe.

Welcome @Shotgunwilly you have been give good advise above and I agree. This is the best time of year for ciders as apple harvest is underway in many parts of the country. Of course you can make decent ciders from juice but you must pay close attention to what juice you purchase. It must be raw...

I had a difficult time sleeping last night as my mind couldn't stop thinking about temperature control outside of placing the fermenter inside a refrigerator. This is now the third batch of beer that I have brewed using a 20 gallon ss pot as an ice and water vessel with a little pond pump to...

2101.25 + 5 gal of Octoberfest = 2106.25

I averted a huge mess this morning. Yesterday was Brewsday Tuesday I brewed a 5 gal batch of Octoberfest and put it in my CF5 to ferment. Although I made a started I was concerned about the yeast I pitched as it was a repitch from May 7th. The starter was fine by all counts when I pitched it but...

Welcome to the forum. Here you can find advice on everything brewing related. Do your research to determine what you want to brew and what equipment you will need. Enjoy your brewing journey.

Preparing equipment to brew tomorrow. Cleaning, checking things out and getting yeast ready. My helpers think I'm OCD because I do things like this. I have 4 gallons of PBW solution in this fermenter cleaning the entire inside. So I lay it down and turn it every 15 minutes to get all of the...