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I just brewed a batch from 1.076 down to 1.011 that showed almost no airlock activity. It happens, and it's perfect fine. When trying to get within a specific temperature range, I've found that for me it's better to aim for the bottom half. Unless I want some specific characteristics from a...

How'd it taste? I took a sample of my IIAA the other night after just over 3 weeks in the primary. It was down to about 1.012 or around 8.3% ABV and it was delicious. So I decided to skip the secondary. I threw in 1.5 oz of hops (1oz Cascade and 0.5 oz Centennial). I'm going to let it sit for...

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I have an imperial amber/red ale in the primary right now that I hopped the heck out of. IIRA? Imperial India Red Ale? IIAA? Anyway, after another week or so I'm going to transfer it and plan on dry hopping with some centennial and cascade. Here's a recipe for a craft brew that does well...

Would you mind attaching a picture of this bazooka + pickup tube setup? Or giving a little more detail about what you use for bazooka screen and how you attach it over the pickup tube? I currently strain on the BK output, on the way into the fermenter. But I run through a pump + CFC and worry...

Can't answer your question, but if it makes you feel any better two weeks ago I dropped a clamp into my boil. Not this exact one but something like it: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000022450/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 That was a pain to fish out. I'm not dead, but I haven't drunk the...

Kentucky. Should I win it'll be Kegtucky.

Ah, that makes sense. Or at least gives me some rules to follow. Was having a heck of time figuring out which size I needed based on which parts I was looking at. Examples I found didn't seem to be consistent as to whether they were 'named' based on ID or OD. And now I understand why. Thanks...

Guess I should've responded when I first read this thread and it was only two pages long. I'm sending you an email. If you have time and ideas, great. If I'm too late, no worries.

Thanks Bobby. I wouldn't have guessed I need 1/4" to fit around the existing 3/8". At this point I want to solder, make sure I don't get any rustier. But if I change my mind later, I was on your site earlier and saw your compression fittings, would this be the part you'd recommend...

I have a CFC where the wort input & outputs are 3/8 inch copper, OD. I believe this is standard on the majority of CFCs (especially cheaper ones). If not, let me know, I may have taken a bad measurement. I'd like to sweat on some pipe so I can end up with a 1/2 inch FPT that I can then screw...

I took everything apart but didn't find anything. I set it all back up and relit it. I got very little output which quickly turned to nothing. So that tank was practically empty. Maybe that was the cause? I also heard a king of a pop as I was heading back outside, probably the fire sucking...

I'm in the middle of a brew day. It's always something different. I got my sparged wort up on the burner and got everything started, then I stepped inside to clean something. I stepped out 5 minutes later to check on it and the flames were not coming out of the banjo any more. The flame was...

Thanks. And the excess yeast smell and odd flavor, you'd expect that to be solved as well?

I opened the first bottle of a recent batch today that gushed a little bit. It smells bready, yeasty. It tastes very sugary, and with some yeasty aftertaste. And a layer of sediment collected on the bottom of the glass. An eighth to a quarter inch or so over the course of an hour. I realize...

Levi Ethan "And in this corner, weighing in at 8 lbs 10 oz, LEVIATHAN!" Unfortunately I said that last bit out loud and ruined any chances of being allowed to use it.

Thanks for confirming, and the explanations. I'll put some of these tips to use next time. Saturday I was just glad I had a second tank on hand.

I started a batch last November that I decided to split up into multiple experiments. They turned out so good I thought I'd share. I'm sure there's room for improvement here but I'd happily take each of these as a full batch. I started with a goal of getting about 5.5 gallons to the...

I used 10 lbs MO as the base for a robust porter I made this winter. Delicious.

Is there something about propane tanks that they can't output as much propane as they get emptier? Or perhaps the longer the tanks been open & burning? I planned for a two hour boil yesterday, and adjusted my volume up to compensate for expected burn off. I had almost 10 gallons of liquid...