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No it won't. It will only slow down how quickly it gets to 0 F.

That's interesting. I would have bet against it... But then again, by his own admission, it got into the 40s on several occasions. I'd imagine in this were dine in January and February instead of March and April, the results would be different. Snow can, and does, get below 32 F. Snow is an...

You have to know your audience. If they're mainly BMC drinkers, I'd suggest a cream ale, blonde ale, pilsner, or even a saison. If it's a mixed group (craft and BMC drinkers), maybe a pale ale, or, again, a saison. Basically, brew something that will appeal to the masses. At a wedding, if...

Fighting foam issues for six months makes me think that something else in your system is causing your issues, and the new faucets are just bringing those issues out again. Just to clarify, when you say you have 10' lines, are those 3/16" lines? What is your serving pressure set at...

Chinook Too piney for me. It reminds me of gin when it's in high quantities in a beer.

My concern with Star San is how the continued exposure to the acidic solution will affect the pump. I accidentally left some kegging hardware in Star San for a week, and they were severely corroded.

Hey guys, I'm building a keezer that is liquid cooled. Basically, I just have a bucket of water in my keezer with a pond pump that circulates the cold water around the shanks via copper tubing. I am not using glycol because my bucket of water is not below freezing and there is better heat...

I got a little bit more done yesterday. I extended the wiring to the keezer lid. I installed all of the gas lines off of the main gas manifold. I installed the water cooling assembly and hooked it up to the pond pump. It works well with no leaks. I test fitted the keezer in place to...

In general, if you're doing extract, you should use only RO water, as the dried extract will contain all of the electrolytes that area needed. The wort is made using water that should have already been pre-treated. When the water is dehydrated away, the electrolytes are left behind. Basically...

From this presentation: http://www.sudzers.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/brewing-water-post-presentedv3.pdf Which cites "Water: A Comprehensive Guide" by John Palmer as their source

You're fine. You have krausen, which means it is fermenting. You may want to check your bucket for any air leaks around the seals, which could explain why there is no air lock activity (the CO2 is going somewhere). But, your fermentation is different this time because you only pitched about 50%...

My guess is several year old pre-milled grains will work just fine most times, but if you were to make two side by side batches, one with old grain, one with fresh, I'm betting you could tell the difference. If it were me, I'd probably toss pre-milled grain. If it were unmilled, I'd definitely...

You need to know your boil off rate and your equipment loss to hit your volumes. If you don't know these numbers, you won't hit your volumes. In addition, your boil off rate will be affected by outside temp (if you're brewing outside). I exclusively brew outside, and in the dead of the winter...

If the the yeast is fresh, I'd just let it ride personally. According to Mr. Malty, you'd need 1.3 packets, which means you're not underpitching too drastically. If your yeast is old, or you just really want to, use good sanitization techniques, re-hydrate and pitch directly into the wort. I...

Okay, finally an update! I had the weekend off, so I got a little bit of work done. Unfortunately my "off" weekend was not actually off. I had a pretty sizable honey-do list from the wife, and I have my two teenager boys running around, and my four month old daughter to contend with. And my...

Pressure shouldn't change, regardless of the line length. It's all one big closed system, so there is theoretically the same gas pressure being exerted at the end of the lines as there is in the keg. Regardless, I use 10 foot 3/16" lines, so the line length will be the same as in my old...

Building our own stuff really is a common theme around here. I guess it just lends itself to the hobby.

Thanks for your help with this. I passed on that one, thanks to your recommendation. I am planning on sitting the speakers on that shelf, unless they're too big; in that case, I'll wall mount them. Hmmmm, those look nice. I still haven't gone to Best Buy to listen to the different...

Don't do this. Snow absolutely gets below 32 F. If you're relying on snow not getting below freezing, you'll end up with a frozen block of beer. It's liquid water that doesn't get below freezing (unless there is salt, sugar, etc. dissolved in the water). But even then, it will just transition...

Yeah, probably 50-60 pounds. If I were doing larger 10+ gallon batches, I wouldn't be moving them like that. But five gallon batches are no problem. In the kitchen my wife regularly moves 1.5 or better batches of soup, spaghetti water, etc. She didn't give that much of a thought, as do most...