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I’ve taken a hiatus from brewing (about a year and a half off) and when I looked at my Spike Trio HLT I found some dark spots in the bottom of my kettle. I got most of it off, but still some spots or staining in the bottom of the kettle (see pic). This is my HLT so it may have been some residual...

Anyone have experience with New Zealand hops? I bought the following from someone here on HBT and looking for dome guidance on a recipe for a pale ale, ipa, etc. Taiheke - 4 oz Southern Cross - 8 oz Pacific jade - 8 oz Pacific gem - 8 oz Would love to know if anyone has tried them, what...

Hey all - I’m traveling from Michigan to Texas and planning a stop in KC for the night. Not sure I’ll have time to visit any breweries, but should have time to stop in to a grocery or convenience store to grab some local brews to take home. Anyone have suggestions for someplace that will have...

Clearing out some extra stuff I have in my home brewery - all has served me well but I’ve upgraded in some areas and moving on from some of the stuff I started with. Will serve you well in your home brewery. 5 gallon Big Mouth Bubbler - $20 7gallon Stainless Steel fermenter (SS brewtech brew...

shamelessly copying and pasting @TBC post from last year, but attempting to put together a 2023 thread… Here's the general concept: 12 different brewers will brew one of the 12 beers of Christmas found in Randy's Mosher's Radical Brewing. Each brewer sends out three 12oz bottles of their beer to...

DIY Glycol Chiller $ 250 5k BTU GE air conditioner 6 gallon capacity cooler This unit handled 2 15 gallon conical fermenters without issue, including cold crashing down below 40° for one unit while holding 65° on the other. updated Price - $250 including 2 pumps.

Anyone have feedback on pressure transferring dry hopped beers? I just wrapped up the transfer of my NE IPA and felt like I dumped a gallon of beer having dump trub / hop material and then to clean out poppit’s and line, finally saying forget it and just getting a 1/2” ID silicone hose and o...

Hey all - I’ve decided to try and design my own NE IPA recipe. I’ve down over 30 batches, but never designed my own…After doing quite a bit of reading/ research I’ve come up with this. Probably not completely unique, but what I’ve come up with. I’ll add that I bought a pound of El Dorado and a...

this afternoon while brewing a Bell’s two hearted clone I took my yeast starter (Imperial Flagship) out of the fridge, decanted off the wort above the yeast cake, leaving about 1/4” or so above the cake in a 2L flask. I added a drop of olive oil (wanted to try that since I don’t have an O2 wand)...