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Hello all, I just wanted to gauge the community's input on this subject. When I began brewing I would always pull samples and then take a hydrometer reading. When I got more into the hobby this past year I was super excited to get a refractometer since I read about how easy it was to take...

Hello all, Not too long ago I purchased the Brau Supply EBIAB system. I have been really happy with the purchase and have really been improving on my brewing process. One issue I can't seem to fix though is my post boil gravity. My last two brews I have hit my SG dead-on but my post-boil...

Hey all, I started a yeast starter the week of the 12th. I believe I started the cold crash on the 14th or 15th. Unfortunately my brew schedule hasn't gone as planned so the starter has been cold crashing since then and I plan to brew this Sunday the 2nd. Will I have issues with my starter? Any...

Hello everyone. This weekend I got a chest freezer to use as a fermentation chamber and hooked up an STC-1000 controller to it along with some fermwrap. I made the extremely stupid mistake of forgetting you have to hit the power button to save the fermentation temp at 68 degrees (the beer was...

Hello all! I have a problem that requires some advice from the community. This past year I moved to an apartment and switched to BIAB from a 3 vessel system. I also have switched from 5 gallon batches to 2.5 gallon batches with the goal to brew less and brew much more often. It has been great...

Hello all! I recently built a fermentation controller featured at this site: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pimp-my-system/build-temperature-controller/ I am currently in the process of trying to find a solid chest freezer on craigslist as the cooling source and plan to have a 7+...

Hello all! I am continuing to try to develop my ability to build my own recipes. Below is the second that I have created. I wanted to do a pumpkin ale so I researched a number of different recipes and tried to created my own. Please let me know your thoughts and provide any advice. Thank you.

I am selling the following items: 8 Gallon MegaPot 1.2 Brew Kettle for $180 Custom BIAB Bag (made to fit kettle) $15 Stainless Steel Immersion Chiller $35 Bottle Capper $10 You can purchase these items separately or I will sell all four items bundled together for $200.

Hello all, I've been through a number of homebrews but have always either used a recipe kit or found a recipe online. In an attempt to learn how to start creating my own recipes I've started reading Designing Great Beers by Ray Daniels, which I strongly recommend! For my first self-created...

Hello all, I have gotten pretty frustrated with hydrometer testing. Whenever I take a sample with my wine thief the hydrometer frequently gets stuck on the side of the thief. I have included a picture below. I repeatedly drop and spin the hydrometer in the wine thief sample but can't help but...

Hello all, So I did my first BIAB brew yesterday and I love the method. I moved into an apartment and found this method to be much more enjoyable. There was only one problem. After quite some time trying to boil 5 gallons of wort for a small batch brew I realized one burner on my stove top...

Hello all, I recently moved into an apartment and am switching to BIAB out of necessity. I have done about 4 brews before so I'm somewhat of a newbie. I wanted to brew a summer saison for my friends. I plan to brew the "Rye Saisonby Steve Fletty,St. Paul, Minnesota" located on this webpage...

Hey all, I am a new brewer and new to the forums as well. I have done some research online to try and find ways to increase my efficiency. I just finished my fourth brew today and had another disappointing brewhouse efficiency of 50%. My previous brews have all had around the same efficiency...