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Hello, I have taken notes and copied links to keezer builds for whenever I get started on my own, but I wanted to be sure I get the best info on plywood thickness. Is 1/2" plywood thick enough for the sides? It looks like alot of people use 3/4" for the top, but I'm having trouble getting a...

Hello, I've asked alot of beer questions but I'm not sure if I've ever asked a wine question here yet. I've done quite a few wine kits, but tonight while bottling our Pinot Grigio kit, I picked up some yeast/sediment from the bottom of the carboy when transferring to the bottling bucket. I...

I just got a Nitro setup (actually 75/25 beer gas) and put my first stout on it, an Irish stout recipe that I've brewed several times now. I put it in the keezer and carbed it with CO2 at first, approx. 20 psi for 48 hours or so, then put the beer gas tank on it at 30 psi. It's at 36F. It seems...

Well, after 1 year+ of brewing, I think I have an infection. I didn't take a picture this morning, but I've checked quite a few threads and I've got an Irish Stout that I moved to a carboy a few days ago, and it has the big white bubbles and some milky film. So now I have a few questions - 1. If...

I found an old thread on this subject, and I think I know the answer, but just wanted to see if anyone had any other info. Last night, I cleaned and sanitized two new (to me) kegs from kegconnection. I racked to them and put them in my keezer - which, by the way, I'm going to try to build out...

I'm just now getting into kegging after a year of bottling (I know, what took me so long?) I have a large, full co2 tank that was going to be used for refilling paintball tanks, but no one in our home plays paintball anymore. I also have a dual fill station and 2 paintball tanks that I would...

I've been reading some threads on here (and other places) regarding propane vs natural gas vs electric brewing, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on using propane and electric together. I've been doing electric brewing for almost a year with a 1600W induction burner and a 10-gal...

I brewed a lager March 2 and put it in my keezer with the tstat set to 50F. Unfortunately, I did not realize that the really cold nights the following week would get my wort down to the low 30's F for several days, and there was no activity. I got a seedling mat and have had my keezer up to...

I wasn't sure if I should start a new thread, but since this is a different question I thought I should. I've brewed plenty of Ales but this is my first lager. I wanted to start it out around 50F to get the fermentation going, but the keezer is on my back porch and it apparently has been cold...

So I brewed a Pilsner this past Saturday, and placed my fermentor (bucket) into my freezer that has my new Johnson (analog) control. I put my brewing thermometer in the freezer to measure air temp (on top of the bucket), and taped the probe to the bucket with some Reflectix insulation on the...

I'm going to attempt my first (non-extract) hefe this weekend, and I wanted to see if I'm on the right track. It's a Gordon Strong recipe, but my LBS didn't have the exact hops or yeast, so here's what I ended up with: 6 lbs wheat malt 4 lbs pilsner malt 1 oz. Czech Saaz hops White Labs WLP300...

So I brewed my first batch of cider after enjoying brewing alot of beer and even some wine kits. I used cider from a local orchard and put 5 gal. in a fermenter, added k-Meta (1/2 tsp), waited 12 hours and added pectic enzyme, then 12 more hours before adding yeast (1 packet Nottingham by...

I wasn't going to post this yet, but I think I have a question that may help others who like to taste their beer at different points in the process. I brewed Jamil's recipe for Blondinebeer, went through fermentation and then bottled it 8/8/18. About a week into the bottles, I cracked one open...

Hello again, and I need to say one more time how valuable this forum has been. I've read WAY more than I've posted, this is incredible knowledge. Okay, from what I've gathered, I need to use my well water while bypassing my water softener system if I want to do All Grain (namely BIAB), due to...

I have a Vintner's Reserve Oak Chip Chardonnay in my Primary, and the kit instructions say that I should degas and stabilize at 0.996 SG. However, I made this 6 gallon kit as a 5 gallon kit (there are 5 gallons of liquid in the Primary). I know, probably not a good idea, but the person walking...

Okay, I have a Vintner's Reserve Oak Chip Chardonnay in Primary, and I know I need to move it to Secondary (glass carboy). After moving to Secondary and the clearing step (Chitosan), it instructs to do a 'Day 30 - Polishing Rack/Aging' step where if the wine is clear, carefully rack off...

My wife and I are just getting our feet wet with wine making, and our first kit is a Winexpert Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay. If I understood right, our LHBS wine person told us to Primary for one week, then secondary for 3 weeks.... However, the instructions say to move from Primary to Secondary...

OK I'll throw out my first question on this forum to show how much of a noob I am, haha. I've got a Kolsch currently in secondary (still VERY cloudy) and I just boiled a 5 gal. batch of Brewer's Best Weisenbier last night. I checked in on the Weisenbier this morning, I'm at 63F and I saw...

Hello from VA. I bought a Brewer's Best kit from a local supplier recently, after doing alot of reading on home brewing. This guy also owns a local brewery, and part of the deal with the kit was that he let my son and I come over and brew our first batch (Kolsch) with him. Boy, did I learn a lot...