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Current batch is an IPA with WLP002 English Ale. Last batch was a Belgian IPA with Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes. Next batch will be a Belgian Wit with Wyeast 3944 Belgian Wit. But at most 20% Belgians over the course of the year. I ferment in my basement, which at this time of year is pretty...

I am wondering if anyone has figured out how to do configure an Inkbird ITC-308-WiFi to do a free rise fermentation. My current process is to chill my wort down to 64-65F, aerate and pitch yeast. I then move the (plastic bucket) fermenter into the chamber and tape the temperature probe to the...

I will second the question about hops in the keg. I have had errant dry hops get into the keg and clog the post and/or QD, resulting in foamy beer. Try disassembling/cleaning the beer QD first. If that doesn't work, disconnect the gas, bleed the keg, and pull/clean the post. I have never had the...

From the user manual: Your pump has thermal over-load protection built in. It is not recommended for pumping liquids over 120 F. The thermal overload protector will automatically shut down the pump in an overheat situation. It will then reset itself once the pump cools down. This overload is...

I have a (modestly) contrarian opinion about secondaries; namely, I do a secondary to *reduce* oxygen exposure. Let me explain. Like many(?), I learned to do primary fermentation in plastic buckets, secondary in glass carboys, and (originally bottle, but now) keg my beer. After a disastrous...

Could you elaborate on this? Spike claims you can do 5 and 10 gallon batches on the 20 gallon Solo.

My chemistry is over 40 years old, but I found this web page helpful in refreshing my intuition of gas diffusion: 9.4 Effusion and Diffusion of Gases – Chemistry

How long do you leave the beer on the yeast? Do you dump trub/yeast, rack to secondary, or just package after primary? When/how long?

White Labs provides a yeast banking service where they cryogenically freeze yeast (-80C), so clearly yeast can be frozen and thawed successfully. I agree that there are likely to be techniques to minimize cell wall damage, but I recently thawed out a badly frozen batch of WLP-001 and restarted...

To provide some perspective: I recently told my uncle that I was considering dropping a few grand to upgrade my brewing equipment to an electric, three-vessel system. He asked "How much beer do you need to make to have that be cost-effective?" My response: "How many fish do you need to catch to...