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So I have run into an issue a few times now. On the smaller beers that I brew which also have a 90 minute boil I end up sparging right down to 1.010 before getting to pre-boil volume. I would rather just have another pound of grain in the mash, stop sparging early, and then add water than cut...

So I brewed a Czech pilsner this weekend using the hochkurz mash schedule detailed by Kai on his wonderful website. I mashed in at 1.5qt/lb and pulled my first decoction at as close to that consistency as possible. I gave it a quick stir before I started scooping. After about 20 minutes at...

I am not sure which section to post this question in as it is really just a timing/logistic type of question but I will start here in the Yeast area. I brewed a double batch of Saison on Sunday. I pitched Belle Saison Dry yeast into one of the fermenters and 3711 French Saison Yeast into the...

I posted this in the recipes/ingredients section too... Not really sure where it belongs... I have a large collection of wine barrel pieces and off cuts from some furniture projects I've done. I have a Flanders that I want to add some of the oak to and was wondering what everyone thought as far...

I have a large collection of wine barrel pieces and off cuts from some furniture projects I've done. I have a Flanders that I want to add some of the oak to and was wondering what everyone thought as far as how I should prepare the wood. Should I boil, steam, or pressure cook the wood at all...

I racked a Munich Helles today to a keg for lagering. I put a quart of boiled and cooled water into the fermenter and swirled. I then poured the slurry into two quart jars. Put in fridge and this is what I have... I am going to pour off the water but what is everyone's opinion on the yeast...

I brewed a Munich Helles last thursday (8/25) with a very healthy and large starter of wyeast 2308. Plans for this holiday weekend have changed during the week and now I want to brew Monday. My beer has been fermenting at 50 F and I just checked in on it. Today is day 9 and the Krausen is...

I've got a saison I'm planning to brew tomorrow and I will be doing a 90 min mash and a 2 hr boil. Curious if I need to lower my mash efficiency or my boil off in my calculations to avoid over sparging. I've got my calculations at 75% efficiency although it's generally a bit higher than that...

I am finishing up a brutus build (2nd one I've done) and wanted to run some things by you guys for wiring up my panel. My build has 2 love controllers, 2 stc gas solenoid valves and 2 march pumps. The main power from the wall to my control panel is a heavy duty extension cord piece, 14 gauge I...

5th or 6th batch underway here and Im making an Imperial IPA. 18lbs of grain and loads of hops!! (5 gallon batch) I am mashing in at 1.5 qts / lb and thats 6.75 gallons plus the .75 under the false bottom. I have fly sparged all bathes to date and have been curious about batch sparging...

I have just recently started messing with my Ph and salt additions and think that now is a great time to try my first pilsner. Here is my water profile. Ca 36.7 Mg 4.3 Na 30.2 Cl 21.5 SO4 49.5 HCO3 95 This water has served me well for a long time, It is well suited for the types of...

Finishing up my build and working on some wiring.... What size wire is needed for the stc valves? How much current do they draw? I am getting some wire from grainger http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/electrical-wire-and-cable/wire-and-cable/electrical/ecatalog/N-8isZ1z0lkkv/No-0 and am going...

So Im at the end of my build and need hoses and disconnects. I really dont want to spend the money on SS quick disconnects even though I really want them. Any reason not to go with cam locks? Next... I see people talking about the flow rate of the barbed fittings... Is it problamatically...

Wondering about whirlpooling with an immersion chiller through the hop rocket? Bottom of keggle --> pump --> hop rocket --> whirlpool inlet. Cuirous how this would work. Should clear up wort pretty well too right? Another possibility... I really dont like dry hopping (the process not...

So I found these burners on Agri supply. http://www.agrisupply.com/product.asp?pn=40282&ss=burner&bhcd2=1292372911 I wasnt able to find very much on these burners on this forum but I liked Low pressure and 70,000 BTU for 10 bucks. The only person on this forum that I saw, used these...

Im building a Brutus type system and need some caps to cover the holes in the legs... Dont want to weld plates on top (wiring and such). Also A while back before I started this build I saw some metal caps with a female threaded insert in it so I could use them on the bottom of the legs and...

Wondering if anyone has a welder in the metroplex that they like or have used that they can recommend. I have 3 Keggles in the build stage that have been sitting at the welders for almost 8 weeks. This is a guy who does all of the fab for the reastaurant that I work for and he does great...

I live in the DFW area and have been brewing for about 7 or 8 years. Not very often at first maybe just a couple batches a year. Started getting alot more serious after the first beer that other peope actually liked to drink too :) Been brewing extract since the beginging and have been in the...