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For sale is misc. home brewing equipment: 4 Corny Kegs - $20 each 2 Glass Carboys - $10 each 2 March Pumps - $100 each 2 Ranco Electronic Temperature Controller - $25 each 1 Blichmann Beer Gun - $10 20 lb CO2 tank - $50 5 lb CO2 tank - $25 Flask and Stir plate - $10 Wine and Beer capper /...

In reading through "How to Brew" by John Palmer, he references three different types of sparge techniques. From Ch 17 I quote: "In the English method of sparging, the wort is completely drained from the grain bed before more water is added for a second mash and drained again. These worts are...

Hi all, Going to purchase some new faucets and I have heard that Perlick is the way to go. Issue that I'm encountering is that besides price and a few minor design changes, what is the difference between the 425SS and the 525SS? Based on what I've seen on the supplier sites, the 525SS is the...

My setup usually goes primary till fermentation is done. Secondary for about a month. Then I keg, cool the beer, then slow carb the kegged beer. Once the beer is carbed, does the beer continue to change or mellow? I have read about people keg conditioning their beer, ie racking from secondary to...

I'm at 15 days in the primary on a lager. Expected final gravity is 1.010 and currently the specific gravity is reading 1.012. I am going out of town for several weeks and I figured that primary fermentation would be done by now but it is taking a little longer. Is there any problem with...

Question for you lagerheads out there. Brewed my first lager today and it went well. I cultured a starter for my yeast because I had doubts about the yeast health after shipping in the heat. I pitched the yeast about 4 hours ago and I am already seeing signs of fermentation. My recipe called for...

I have an extra fridge and a Ranco temp controller. Is this all I need to make an easy fermentation chamber? I think I can fit a couple carboys in a full sized fridge, right?

Its getting to be hot where I live, in fact we are already averaging over 90+ every day with some days getting over 100 easily. In the winter it was no problem to keep my fermentation area between 65-70 degrees but unless I want to have the a/c running constantly (and I'm not a millionaire) I...

Just got a quick question that I sure is something I'm doing wrong. My first brew was a strawberry cream ale that was great. The only issue I has was with the delivery of the beer. When I would pour a cup, usually the first pint was half foam. All other pours would be perfectly fine. Was the...

Racked my first brew from my primary to secondary fermenter today. While I originally brewed 2 weeks ago I didn't have Star San, just One-Step. After finding out that One-Step isn't a sanitizer I got some Star San. I used it to sanitized everything used in the racking and secondary fermenter...

Brewed my first batch yesterday, it was a cream ale and it is doing well so far, bubbling nicely. My question is this: if I want to make strawberry cream ale is it too late? Should I have added the strawberry puree to the wort as it was going into the primary fermenter or did I do the proper...

Ok, just brewed my first batch today and it went pretty well. The only real issue that I encountered was how the heck to use the beer thief that came with my starter kit. I thought you dipped it into the carboy, it filled up, you could drop a thermometer or hydrometer into it, then when you were...

Hello, I am in Lemoore, CA. Just brewed my first batch today and seemed to go off without a hitch (knock on wood). :mug: