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It seems like most of the picobrew criticism here is because it is too automated. I have drooled over some of the amazing automated brew systems on hbt. I personally brew on a gravity fed system with zero automation. I don't think you automated brewers are cheaters. My Dad (not a...

I recently added a second burner to my 10 gallon setup. I purchased a used propane burner without doing any research. The burner is very sturdy and the guy who sold it to me modified it to work well for a keggle. I brewed with it for the first time yesterday and was very disappointed. It...

Every time you get a delivery from ups or fed ex, the kids roll their eyes and say "more beer stuff."

When you get a Craigslist app for your iPhone so you can be instantly alerted if anyone posts an ad with words like "fermenter", "wort", or "keg".

I recently built an eBay temp controller (st-1000 or something). Do a search here and you will find a nice tutorial. Super easy and costs about $25. Combine that with a used chest freezer and you are in business for about $75. My 2 cents.

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Yes you got it. It would be more accurate to call the "dip tube" a racking cane.

I would like to ferment in a sanke but am spooked about cleaning something I can't touch or see. A local homebrewer posted an ad on craigslist for a sanke fermenter. Here are a couple pics: (I have never posted pics here, so I hope this works) The only way this will work is if I...

Thanks for the help. I think I'll keep a few ounces, but just get rid of the rest. I don't really brew styles that would use a Saazish hop.

My sister in law planted hops a few years ago. She isn't a homebrewer, she just planted them for aesthetics. I helped her harvest this weekend. I am drying almost 4 lbs of wet hops, and she has a few more pounds at home she is seperating from the bines. The only problem is that she is...

I switched from biab to batch sparge in a cooler because I got tired of chasing mash temps. My brew days are more relaxed and my beers more consistent. Insulation on a mash tun is a good thing. As suggested by others, check your thermometer. I recently dumped a batch because my thermometer...

I probably leave behind about a gallon or more of hop debris, cold break, and wort. I don't like the idea of cold break clogging the bazooka tube, so I will probably just put all the hops in the spider.

I have been using pellet hops. I have just let them settle to the bottom of kettle while cooling. I then collect wort through my valve without a pickup tube. I am now growing hops and will need to change my strategy a bit. I will probably brew with both pellets and whole hops at times...

Another great episode. Keep it coming!!! Thanks.

I use a brew belt lugged in to my temp controller. I just lay it in my germ chamber/chest freezer. It is basically a hearing pad.

I just built an stc-1000 controller. Super easy, works great. I used a power cable I already owned, so total cost was about $35.

I bought a 6 pack a couple months ago. Way too sweet for me and had a really funky aroma...not in a good way.

C-rider: I wonder if the variety in efficiency calculations has to do with points available from grains. I believe the points vary by crop and maltster. I bet different calculators use slightly different variables. I also think the volume of water is important. I would guess some of them...

I try to avoid doing cost benefit analysis when it comes to homebrew. I bought the mill because I won a door prize at homebrew club event. The door prize was a 50 lb sack of 2-row. I bought the $130 mill to process the $40 sack of grain. I am starting to feel like the old lady who...

I had a crazy brew day yesterday with lots of firsts (milling my own grains, brewing outside, brewing a 10 gallon batch, fermenting in corny kegs, etc.) I calced my efficiency in beersmith and on paper. It is much higher than normal. Grain bill: 2-Row = 15.5 lbs Victory = 1 lb Munich =...