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Anyone use the pressure pack on the brewbuilt unitank (X3) and have issues with a pressure transfer using the floating dip tube? I have the 14 gallon model and for my last two batches the dip tube gets caught on either the thermowell or the heating element and starts blowing CO2 while there is...

My whirlpool attempts have always given me mixed results so I was thinking of some alternatives. I tend to leave behind quite a bit of wort in the boil kettle to keep from pulling too much break material into the FV. I recently picked up a conical fermenter and I was wondering if I could...

Anybody else ever feel like piling all your stuff up and setting it ablaze?

I might be guilty of not paying full attention in the past, but I really can’t remember seeing this amount of solids during my boil. Just curious if this anything to worry about. Also, just happy to know what exactly I’m seeing here regardless.

I'm suffering from some serious paralysis by analysis as I'm contemplating taking the plunge on a conical fermenter. I've had some temperature control issues in the past (all old tech. Plastic fermenters with swamp coolers, blankets, etc.). I've been crunching the numbers and reading reviews and...

So, I picked up a medium sized chest freezer on the cheap at an auction and plan to use it as a ferm chamber and/or cold storage. BUT, it has a bit of a funky odor. I think it’s probably been used to store fish at some point. It’s not overwhelming, but it’s noticeable and not a smell I’d say is...

So, my garage fridge bit the dust and I’m able to start from scratch so to speak. I typically use it as a regular refrigerator, but on occasion I’ve turned it into a ferm chamber for lagers and cold storage for kegs to age or while waiting for room to open up in the keezer. Here’s the question...

So, despite my best efforts with a daisy chain chiller setup, I was only able to get my white IPA down to 80 degrees F yesterday. I would have been fine throwing in the fridge for awhile before pitching, but I had already rehydrated the above mentioned yeast. I don’t have any backup yeast or a...

So, I think I know the answer, but I want to get some confirmation. Awhile back I had to “deconstruct” one of my gas lines/manifolds to rob some parts. I have a gas line that’s been connected to my manifold on one end, but is an open MFL nut on the other end. This manifold has also been unhooked...

So, I recently entered three of my brews in a homebrewing competition and had decent results for two of them. Even medaled in the best in show. However, my third beer, a white IPA, scored very poorly with both judges saying it was nearly undrinkable. Off flavors noted included skunky and...

To start things off, I know why pours foam and my setup does not foam under normal circumstances. BUT, I have a commercial blue moon keg on tap now and it foams . . . a lot. Two other kegs in the keezer hooked up to the same co2 regulator do not have a foaming issue. Kegs that have run through...

I’m in the early stages of my first closed transfer. I just completed a purge of my kegs. (Filled to top with star San. Push star San out with CO2 and keep keg pressured up.) during this transfer, I noticed small bits of white “chunks” or “flakes” passing through the CO2 line to the keg. I...

Taking a crack at my first lager tomorrow. Oktoberfest. I think I’ve got all my fermentation plans lined out, but I was curious about my grain bill. I’ve seen a lot of different options out there, and I’m pretty sure I’m in the ball park. I just want to make sure I’m not forgetting anything and...

I’m getting ready to brew a hefe with wyeast 3068 and go grain to glass in 10 days to get ready for a brew fest. Usually I’m pretty patient with beers and do everything low and slow so to speak. But this time it’s going to be a rapid force carb after 8ish days in the fermenter. Anybody had any...

I brewed Edwort's Bee Cave Bavarian Hefeweizen about three weeks ago and kegged it the other night. Everything went without a hitch on brew day OG of 1.054, and I had fast bubbling in the airlock within a few hours. Kept a close eye on fermentation temps, holding steady between 68 and 70 for...

Well, I've decided to take the step of building a home bar with an integrated keezer. So far, I've only gotten around to painting the room and doing some trim work. Should be putting new flooring in this week, then it will finally be time to start building the keezer and bar. Thought I'd...

So, after making big plans to brew a beer last fall, I've finally gotten around to making my starter. My first yeast pack arrived already completely swollen. After pushing back my brew a couple of months, I decided to go ahead and grab a new pack. Both have been in my refrigerator since...

Anyone ever have their manifold come apart at the bottom of the mash tun when it was full of mash? It's not apart actually, just disconnected from the drain. I think I might have gotten it most of the way back on. But it cost me some burnt skin. Any fixes for this?

I have a wit fermenting that I accidentaly used to much sparge water on (og 1.040) It has finished primary at 1.010. I'm wanting to split this batch up and attempt some fruiting of part of the batch and compare it to the unfruited "control." I know that fruit levels are personal preference...

This forum has been a great resource for me so far since I don't really have any homebrewers anywhere near me. Or so I think. Just wondering if anyone on here lives somewhere in southern Illinois or southwest Indiana. I found a seemingly out of date So IL homebrewers club website. Not sure...