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I've had a finished wine sitting in carboy since mid-July. At that time I mixed in potassium sorbate and potassium metabisulphite in amounts per the kit instructions, but just stirred in, did not use a degassing whip. As it sits it looks crystal clear to me and no noticeable bubbles anywhere...

Made a couple small batches of ginger beer where in there is about 30oz of the concoction in each 1L plastic bottle (used carbonated water bottles). There is 6oz of simple syrup in each bottle. Cane sugar 1:1 water. Primed each bottle with CBC-1 yeast. These bottles were getting ROCK hard and...

Got a juice pail with yeast already added two weeks and two days ago. Transferred it to fermenter two weeks ago Saturday then went away for the long weekend. Got home and there was not much activity showing, just very light bubbling on the inside surface of the fermenter. But, there is evidence...

Disregard. Concern has been addressed.

I have a couple PET carboys I'm gonna be storing for a while an thinking about using the PressNSeal film over the openings. Any reason to think after some duration it might stick more than just a temporary thing, or even possibly damage the PET? I'd not think so, but?

Anyone know off hand what is the length of Brew Hardware's economy counterflow chiller?

I exchanged a 5lb CO2 and a 20cf O2 about a week ago. Hadn't needed to exchange in quite a while. Don't remember previous cost. The CO2 was $16.80, the O2 was $18.35. For some reason I was sorta expecting it would be more $. Are those typical prices these days?

Got a wild hair and decided to whip up a small batch (1.2L) of red wine vinegar. Since it needs air/oxygen the container is open albeit with a double layer of paper coffee filters covering. After the fact I've already started the red wine vinegar process, I'm wondering what level of concern...

This should be simple but I'm having a brain fart... I have 750ml of 14.5% alcohol solution that I want to cut back to 10%. How much water to add? I come up with 337.5ml. Seems like a lot so not sure that's correct.

Need to order some 1/2" id silicone tubing. Looking at the Brew Hardware site there is USA and/or imported tubing. Recommendation as to which performs better overall?

Yeah, the thread title is sorta odd but is it just me or do brews seem to have difference in carbonation where some seems more fine/delicate fizz and others a coarser type of fizz? Not talking more or less carbonation, per se, rather the texture of the carbonation if that makes sense. Why...

Thread title is the question. Any reason BIAB would not work with Blichmann G2 false bottom?

Working up my RIMS Rocket setup and question is on temp probe placement. This picture is not my setup, but I'll have one that's very similar albeit maybe not Blichmann's fancy $40 tee. The temp probe goes in through the knurled fitting on top of the tee in Blichmann's setup. How far inserted...

Left my cast iron griddle thingy on the grill too long without use and it got pretty rusty. Anyone else fiddle around with electrolysis to clean rusty cast iron? The griddle is the cathode/negative, a piece of angle iron is the anode/positive. Solution is washing soda (sodium carbonate) and...

I have a few handfuls of oak chips saved from a batch of merlot I just racked off. They will be dried in a very low oven. Presume some have done this before. Anyone here used them for smoking meat (or cheese, maybe), and your result?

Had a bunch of fraudulent CC charges come in starting March 5th. The CC company notified me of suspicious activity pretty quickly but, none the less, friendly reminder to keep a close eye on your accounts.

Picked up a 240V RIMS Rocket (3500W) a while back but didn't have an appropriate circuit for it. Planned to use it at 120V just to hold mash temp, with primary heat still being propane. Then, remembered I picked up some stuff here and there to build a power distro for some sound reinforcement...

I have a Chugger/March style pump I've not yet used (came with other stuff in a used gear buy). Question is, if the valve on inlet side of pump is open will liquid run through the pump even if it's not running (presuming there is some head pressure)?

I've made a few wine kits but this one seems a bit different. I don't recall as many racking steps. The instructions in this Master Vintner "Old Vine Merlot" kit call for three rackings. Don't see any grape skins but there are thee different packs of wood chips. Primary ferm > secondary ferm...

Basically, as the title asks, what difference(s) might one expect in end result if one used a lager yeast for what is billed as an ale recipe? For example, Sierra Nevada pale ale clone fermented with something like OYL-111/WPL833 bock-type yeast.