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I don't know what type of thermometer you are using but since this just started happening after 12-15 batches do you think it could be the thermometer and not the cooler? In my experience those cheap electronic thermometers I use on my grill only last about one summer before they either don't...

I just picked up a couple of these from BrewTensils and I'm curious about how you set them up. I just started brainstorming how I was going to rack the beer from this thing. Using CO2 to push the beer into kegs sounds like an excellent idea. Do you have any pics you could post? The extract...

It may sound simple but is the valve on the CO2 tank itself open completely?

Home brewing definitely saves money for us but I brew session beers. We have no problem polishing off a case of beer each week. While this may sound like to some people, two beers a night for each of us is a case in six days not including any "extra" beers on the weekends or friends/neighbors...

As Revvy mentioned above, baking soda should do the trick. A couple of years ago I got a mess of 5g plastic buckets from a friend in the restaurant business. Most of the buckets had no smell but one stored minced garlic and another one stored minced ginger. I put half a box of baking soda in...

Could the same thing be accomplished by using a smaller 4"x6" nylon hop bag clamped or zip tied to the racking cane or would there simply be too much hot break volume for a smaller bag to handle? It seems like using a smaller bag clamped or zip tied around the racking cane would be a lot easier...

My brew days are similar to Walker's except that I am trying to brew a 5g batch twice a week using quick turn-around recipes like Centennial Blonde. I prefer Pale Ales but the Centennial Blonde is going to make an excellent pool side quaffer this summer so I am brewing a lot of it now. On...

I made an extract version of BierMuncher's Centennial Blonde on January 11th. It was in the primary for 7 days then transferred to secondary and cold crashed for 3 more days at 40 degrees. I kegged it on the evening of January 21st at 30 psi and put it in the fridge at 40 degrees. On Monday...

Though an American Pale Ale is good year round, now that I'm getting a little older I tend to drink more "appropriately" for the season. In the Fall/Winter months I like maltier styles like Marzens, Vienna Lagers, Porters & Stouts while in the Spring/Summer I tend to favor "lighter" flavored...

I recently returned to brewing after a 10 hiatus brought on by several moves, career changes, the birth of two kids, etc, etc. To try and avoid the dreaded pipeline this time around I have been brewing a 5g extract brew about every 3-4 days and spending the rest of my free time reading up on...

I haven't brewed in about 15 years...we moved, had a couple of kids, etc, etc. To make a long story short, Santa brought me a Brewer's Best American Pale Ale kit for Christmas (how did he know Pale Ales are my wife's favorite winter beer) so I dug all of my old stuff out of the attic and spent...