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Welcome, I started in 2020 myself. This is the only brewing website I frequent..The people here are top notch.

I'm still a nube, I'm only 4 years into the hobby, I try to brew 2 -3 times a month, my latest step "up" is to grind my own grain. So last Saturday, I took delivery of a Monster MM 3 G mill, originally , I had planned on using an electric drill ,milling over a bucket, upon reflecting, I got...

I start with a cooler of cold water, I freeze 2 coffee cans of water ahead of time so I have 2 blocks of ice as well and put it in the cooler by the end of the boil, it still is about 50 degrees or so(cold to the touch)..without the ice, the water gets pretty warm, the manufacturer suggests...

We just renewed as I said earlier, but we are old school, and sent a check with the payment coupon( of coarse it's already been deposited), so no auto renewal, and that's the crying shame, they took my money, knowing full well what they were going to do, I feel they were very underhanded...

I might add, its $120, 1/3 the price of the motor (also made in china) offered by Monster

I'm not the most tech savvy old coot, I'm using my phone and don't know cut and paste, but, the motor , is of coarse made in china, the brand is YIYIIBY-US 250 watt, in the order box, make sure you hit the 5K button,that is the o -270 RPM, the 10K is only 0-135 RPM The motor specs out at 8.0 NM...

My monster mill MM 3G arrived Saturday, when I originally ordered it, the plan was to use a. Electric drill and mill over the bucket, upon reflection, I decided to motorize it, so, I ordered a 250 watt 270 RPM variable speed gear motor, from Amazon, all arrived Saturday, I began building a...

Just got my official notification, my wife us pissed, she just renewed it for 2 years, shes going to e mail them tomorrow, or call , shes miserable with sciatica and is ready to tear some one a new one.

Commando clogs up the false bottom/screen on my brewzilla gen 3 full boil hops go in a basket suspended on SS wires into the active boil,late addition hops and hops at flame out can go commando without issues, most of the time. I use refractometer before yeast addition, then a sample after...

This news sucks, I dont have an on line account, and do not want one, I hate the fact that I cant take my magazine and sit in a chair and read weather in my front porch, in the boat or on. Vacation.. Not everything is better on line.

All of my fermenters have thermo wells, the probe's go back to inkbird controllers, each fermenter has heaters and cooling capacity, I calibrate my inkbird controllers with ice water.

4 years into the hobby,started brewing extract out side,2 years into it,went to all grain moved to a brewzilla Gen. 3.3, I fitted it with a steam condenser, powered by a 12 volt pump that recirculates cold water (bottom cooler on the rack), a pressre regulator and accumulater( bladder) keep...

Thank you all for the input. I just pulled the trigger on the MM 3 G.

I'm a little late to this party(I've been away for awhile) I look at brewing like I do my other hobbies( fishing,fish keeping, wood working) if your going to invest time in it, its worth doing well, but it should never be like a job, when /if that happens it's time to get out of that hobby...

Its time to up the game, I'm very happy with my current set up, but, I feel there is room for improvement,. I currently brew with a Brewzilla 3.1.1, I sparge with a separate heated hot liquor tank, my brewhouse efficiency fluctuates between 65 and 75%, and i feel by crushing my own grain I can...

After a years hiatus,where every spare minute was taken to rebuild my boat from the keel up, I'll be cleaning,sanitizing and checking operation of my equipment in anticipation of a Saturday brew date with a spiced winter ale. I've come to the conclusion that "store bought" beer sucks and cant...

I think the minute rice is your problem, rice in that form absorbs 3 X its weight in water .the swelling of the kernels would be a problem in my eyes..flaked rice is a whole different animal.

Thank you, it's been a work in progress, finally have the steam trap dialed in

Just waiting for the pot to boil on a BJCP 21B Christmas/winter spiced ale.

Do you mill your own grains or does the supplier do it, I'm thinking it's the grind/crush, I know the only time I have issues is whenver I get the grains from( I don't have a mill YET) a different supplier and the crush is fine, in that case, I add a 1/2 lb. Of rice hulls and have no issues.