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Round buckets seem to be universally used in fermenting. Why is that the standard, why don't people use square buckets?

It's my understanding with a HLT you need to recirculate the water from the HLT to the mash tun. So in order to do this, you need a pump. I see some people using a gravity system so I'm guessing they all have pumps still that circulate from the HLT to the mash tun?

our LHBS does a really sub-standard job with their milling, so a few friends and I were thinking about buying a commercial crusher to co-use. what are the really good options out there for turn-key crushers? seen lots of DIY threads using drills and such, would prefer to just push a button.

Is there a thread that has a list of threads of really commonly asked questions by new brewers?

Seems to be the exact same brands for every shop, L D Carlson, B S G, Brew Craft. Are they all using the same ingredients suppliers too or is there an actual difference between each's quality?

I've got some of this champagne yeast left. Since this is a high alcohol tolerance, neutral taste yeast; would it be good for an Imperial Stout I'm making this weekend? I expect to hit about 1.114 for an OG with final ABV at 11%. What else would you recommend?

Howdy, I am looking for a place to buy bulk ingredients; once upon a time some buddies gave me a vendors sheet with bulk ingredients, I could get a 60 pound bucket of liquid extract for $75.00 bucks or so. I can't find the sheet with the vendor! I'll ask my LHBS for a bulk discount but I'd...

I made a cyser this fall; it sat in secondary for a month and a half before I bottled it in wine bottles last weekend. It was very clear after sitting for the six weeks. I pulled aside the last two bottles because I got greedy and sucked up some trub which caused cloudiness. It still drank...

Hi out there, I've been reading the site for a while but have only just started posting. Great site. I've learned tons!