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I've read through the water priming sticky but I'm still a little confused.. I plan on brewing my first all grain this weekend and I want to the water right. I am going to use distilled water and I wanted to know just how much calcium chloride and gypsum to use.

I'm thinking about making this but I was wondering could I substitute sweet orange peels for the zest with out changing the final taste? If so how much should be the equivalent.

Im from baton rouge and I was looking online at the 2 stores we have close to baton rouge. And according to google maps they are about the same distance away. So which store is better brew stock in new Orleans or maingrain in Abita springs?

Finally built my chiller!

Im building a mash tun also using an igloo chest cooler and it has a black rubber o-ring, I plan on using it? i was also curious if it would give off flavors. its probably the same kind that you are talking about

Where is the best brew shop from lake Charles to baton rouge, la

I was given some copper tubing and it says on the box it's 3/8" OD but it's refrigeration tubing so it's actually 1/4" plumbing tubing. Would that be too small to use as the inside tube of a CFC?

So basically if i was to strain everything after it goes through the CFC and before it goes into the fermentor i will be good and will remove alot of the trub? Also is there a possibility that the hotbreak could clog my cfc if its only gravity fed?

I have also been reading other sites about this and they said a strainer in the pot at the outlet for the valve would help filter the hot break before going into the CFC. Well I was given a legged and it has a welded valve on it and I was wondering if thee was a way to install a filter on it. If...

I'm brewing my first all grain in the next few weeks... This is why I was asking what's the best way to remove it? I was thinking just sending everything through the CFC an straining it when it comes out.

Im a beginner brewer and i was wondering how to remove hot break from the brew kettle when using a CFC. I will be using a hop bag also. i may be over thinking this because im still a little unsure what hot break is. I just want to brew a good beer.

Im planning on brewing my first all grain in the next few weeks and im trying to decide what i want to brew. I cant decide so i thought i would ask the experts. SOOO what should i brew? I am leaning towards a Hefe or a wheat beer like blue moon. if you have a recipe or link to recipe please feel...

what would 3# of Briess DME Golden Light be in all grain?

The tubing at RadioShack will not work bc the shrink temp is only 158 degrees F. It needs I be much higher than that around 250. Which is what the food grade tubing is on adafruit.com that someone mentioned earlier

So oxygen caps are for aging and regular caps are for drinking after a couple of weeks

I'm new to brewing and I was going to get some custom caps made and I wanted to know more about the oxygen absorbing caps. Do those of you who still use bottles use them or just use the standard caps? I don't plan on letting my beer condition for more than 3 weeks while in the bottles. So what...

Would this particular tubing effect the taste of your beer?

I've been reading all of the threads about the different types of thermometers and how to water proof them for the ones with a wire. I saw someone mention that they have used heat shrink tubing on it and I was wondering where they got that from? And also wanted to know if it affected the taste...

Im looking into purchasing some quick disconnects for my brewing set up and being short on funds i was looking into these plastic ones on bargainfittings.com. I was wondering if anyone uses them and can give me a little feedback whether you like them or not. TIA

Could you send me your recipe for this all grain brew?