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I just got a new Anvil 5.5 gallon kettle and after getting it home I washed it according to the instructions. Let it air dry over night to find 2 small brown spots that I thought were rust but SS shouldn't rust so is it just oxidization? After hitting it with barkeepers friend 3 times I got them...

I've been brewing for over a year now and never get a full solid fermentation so I want to start doing a starter. I bought a stir plate and 2000ml flask. My question is this. I'm a small batch Brewer and typically use one packet of dry yeast or one smack pack to ferment 2-3 gallon batches...

Just got this keg for free and it is dented on the bottom as you can see in the picture. Is this still safe to use? It holds pressure perfectly.

Just curious what techniques work efficiently. I usually try to have my water levels to five gallons for a 3 gallon batch to accommodate the loss from the grain but as I get into bigger abv ales I can't handle that much water in my kettle. What exactly is the dunk method?

My most recent batch of a coffee Pale Ale came out with a bad astringent bite. My mill crushes the grain leaving the hulls intact and a nice flour but could the fact that I used whole coffee beans in the secondary be what caused the astringent effect? The beer smells good but the taste is pretty...

So I just installed a valve on my kettle. This is the second one I did but on my first one the step bit went through real easy. Thinner steel I guess. This new kettle took a little more elbow grease but bent the metal a little. I sanded it as smooth as I could and installed the valve. There are...

Friend of mine has a neighbor that sells these barrels. He works for a kosher food company and claims that they held kosher salt. I bought 2 of them for $20 total. Sight unseen. I took their word for it that they are food grade plastic. The only stampings I can find on them are a #2 on one...

I had a bad burn mark on the bottom of my kettle. Not thinking about the consequences of using steel wool I grabbed an SOS steel wool pad and scrubbed the burn mark off. Now I'm wondering if I screwed up my kettle? There isn't any visible marks though. Thanks

Sorry if this is a beast question but i couldn't find any answers elsewhere. This is My first time using a blow off tube setup. I have had a pretty vigorous fermentation and its just day 2. I cleaned the lines out and changed the water and starsan mixture in the buckets but now I have more...

I just purchased a house and now am stuck wondering if I should store my grain in the basement where it stays around 55-60 degrees yr round or in the garage. There basement is dry but has a little moisture which I'm going to try to eliminate with a dehumidifier? Thanks

Anyone use this before? The shop is buy at ran out of rahr and briess but had just gotten this in. I bought a 50lbs bag. Just wondering if anyone has heard of it before and if so is it good malt? I have never heard of it but they claim it's just as good as the others. Thanks