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It looks like a old jockey box. Just trying to figure how old it is.

I'm thinking of converting my brew kettle to a boiling kettle. Basically adding this to help with boiling on the stove top. Will this heating element work: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Camco-2000-Watt-120-Volt-Screw-In-Type-High-Watt-Density-Water-Heater-Element-15120/204219916 Is there...

I know I should already have this down but I think this is why all three of my brews have not come out very good, bad actually. My kit instructions say to add : 1/4 oz hops @45 minutes 1/4 oz hops @20 minutes 1/4 oz hops @10 minutes 1/4 oz hops @ 5 minutes then boil for the final 5...

I am trying to hook up a prewired A419 Johnson temp controller to my chest freezer. My question is what setting do I set the factory temp controller to when I plug this in? Im going to be putting a Blond Ale in to ferment so what is a good temp for this style of beer? I have read that 65-68 is a...

I have changed my mind on what my next brew will be and I have picked the love2brew easy blonde extract kit. I am wanting to add apricot flavoring to it when I secondary. So my question is how much should I add. I bought the brewers best liquid apricot flavoring which is only 4oz. The...

Hello all This is going to be my third brew and I'm wanting to play around with the recipe like changing up the hops and maybe the yeast that comes with this kit. I'm wanting to make it a little less "hoppy" / bitter but not sure which hops to use. What hops would you guys recommend using to...

Today it the 4th day of fermenting and the airlock has stopped bubbling. There was a good amount of airlock action last night but not today. Is that normal is there anything i can do or is it a goner. The temp reads 75 on the side of the bucket also.

I just brewed my first Belgian saison yesterday evening and my kit says to ferment at 64 to 72 degrees so I dropped it to around 72. I have been doing some reading on here and it's suggested that the fermenting temp should be higher like around 80. When I woke up this morning it was fermenting...

My Belgian saison kit came with a spice pack containing 1/2 Oz of bitter orange peel and 1/28 Oz of paradise seeds. The instructions do not tell me what to do with them could any one please direct me on what to do with it

Is this normal looking?

I'm wanting to try this with my first brew. Do I use the peel and put in my secondary or was I supposed to add to the boil. I have been reading a lot about it and everything says u can do it either way. Will there be a difference if I use it in my secondary and if so how much do I use. Should I...

When I took my first reading the hydrometer reading was 60 so does that mean 1.060? My ingredient kit says the OG is 1.071 -1.076. So did I do something wrong and when do I check it again should it read lower or higher than the 60 I got initially. When I checked it the temp was about 70 degrees.

Hello all I'm new to home brewing and just bought the Brewers best deluxe kit. Last night I brewed a Belgium golden ale everything went OK but I noticed that this morning the thermometer on the side of my primary fermenting bucket was showing 82 degrees. The ingredient instructions said it...