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After starting with a MR Beer, having a spigot on the fermenter seemed like the way to go. I dip a cup of sanitizer over the spigot and mop the inside with a q-tip dipped in sanitizer before moving to a secondary or bottling bucket. People have noted concerns about leaks but, if you are careful...

I thought that the problem with DI water was that it is very aggressive, especially to copper? All of the DI water supply in our microbiology labs were plastic pipe and fittings because of that. From the Wiki "The very lack of ions make deionized water unusually corrosive and one of the most...

Well the Hydrometer seems fine. 1.0 with 60 degree tap water. Don't think it's the thermometer. I could live with a 3.2 beer as it tastes nice now, not too sweet. My initial concern was with bottles exploding if I bottled.

Mash Temp was at 154 for 60 min with a 10 min mashout at 170. It was a BIAB batch. Pitch and ferment temp is a constant 70 degrees

I have had my first AG brew, a 2.5 gallon batch nut brown ale in the fermenter for a month now. IG was 1.056, at 2 weeks it was at 1.030 now 4 weeks out it is just at1.029. First mistake I made was to pitch a vial of WPL002 yeast without making a starter. Fermentation was slow to start...

This is going to my next BIAB brew also. The Jamil show clone recipe was 98 % Marris Otter 2 % Crystal 80 hops were Columbus (60Min) as the bittering hop and cascade (30 Min) as per Magic Hat. Kits call for 3 oz of apricot extract for 5 gal, most have used 3.3 lbs of puree in the secondary...

I did a 2.5 Gallon BIAB over the weekend with a 5 gallon pot. With 5.75 lbs of grain I was only able to get 3.5 gallons of water in the pot and still get the lid on for the mash step. Pot wrapped in towels kept the temp right in range for 70 min I opened it every 20 min. to check temp and give...

Thanks ,I wasn't sure if by squeezing I was negating the effect of the Irish Moss.

Just finished my first all grain 2.5 gallon brew and had a question. I did a BIAB and during the boil I just add the loose hops as I also use Irish moss in the last 10 minutes. I have been using a paint straining bag to pour into the fermenter which leaves a good amount of liquid in the bag...

It's a ground level basement window well shield, it think

Home depot and Lowes both sell sheet metal by the sheet. cut it to size , drill and just use poprivets to hold it together. Round would be easiest. Wear heavy gloves.

Is D-Tagatose an unfermentable sugar? Made from Lactose but I assume it's sweeter? Looking for good tasting back sweetener for ciders.

Did a search and did not find an answer to this question. I have 2 empty gallon glass jugs with stoppers and airlocks. Bought some Montrachet yeast and want to make 2 one gallon batches. The recipe calls for 1 packet per 5 gallons. How much yeast do I pitch for 1 gallon. I was thinking of...

As you are in Maryland, it's a quick hop over to Columbia to the local brew shop. Everything you need, no shipping charges