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Just trying to be energy efficient... Right now I do my boils indoors on a conventional oven. Usually takes about half an hour to get the boil going after sparging, and thats with the the batch being split into two pots and boiled on two large electric elements. I know I lose a lot of heat...

:confused: Need some help here... Got my two keg system setup inside a fridge, with only about 3 or 4 ft of tubing coming off each keg and a cobra tap (those little thumb tap dispensers) on each end. My gauge on my regulator goes to like 200 psi, so its hard to read the exact pressure I'm...

So I hear everywhere that sanitation is (one of) the most important things in making sure your brew comes out good. But then I hear little tid bits of info that make me wonder how far we really have to go to prevent contamination and infection, and which steps to be really concerned at...

Ok, maybe not that big an emergency, but help would be appreciated... I finally got around to the Sleeman Steam Beer clone I wanted to make from Clone Brews book. Recipe was as follows: 6lbs lager malt 12 oz caparils 1lb flaked rice 4aau Mt.Hood for 45 min 4aaus hallertau for 15 min...

Ok, so I'm having some difficulty here... Anynbody have a surefire way to smack a Wyeast smack pack? I only had a few minutes on the weekend to smack a pack before I left for a full day, but I couldn't seem to get it done, so I had to put it back in the fridge and missed my brew day, damn...

Well, I took the plunge too. Been looking around for a while now, trying to get a good deal on putting together a kegging system. Finally just went with this guy on ebay for a two keg home brew kit. Seemed like a good deal with everything included...

So I'm talking to this guy selling glass carboys and he tells me that they are 19L. I assume this means to be 5 gal, but he corrects me and tells me that a 5 gal carboy is actually 23 L. And this is something I've noticed at the HBS for their 5 gal carboys. I have one at home, but when you...

So I saw a post on the site where Sudster gave a link to a Corona clone recipe here: (Thanks, Sudster.) http://www.beertools.com/html/recipe.php?view=882 In another thread, it was explained to me what this Edme Dry yeast was and why I couldn't find any. (Thanks, homebrewer_99.) So can...

So I saw a post on the site where Sudster gave a link to a Corona clone recipe here: http://www.beertools.com/html/recipe.php?view=882 The yeast for the recipe is listed as Edme Dry, but when you click info, a Wyeast page pops up with about a dozen different yeasts. So which one do I...

So just trying to have someone verify what I already think here. Going to be using Isinglass for the first time in my latest batch in just a few days. I'm going to use whatever it is they tell you for a 5 gal batch, 150ml i think, mix it with a cup of the beer from the fermentor, then pour...

Hey all, The biggest HBS in my area doesn't seem to carry a very wide selection of grains. There hops selection is great, but few grains. I'd like to buy bulk, but the only thing they have in sacks is one type of pale malt. So I wondered if anyone has this same problem and has found a good...

Hey all, I have a quick question, maybe someone can tell me how bad an idea this is... I have a clone brew recipe for a steam ale I want to make. It calls for Wyeast 2112 (California Lager Yeast). The fermentation temperature for this yeast is supposed to be good for 14-20 C, but the...

Had this idea to try to convert a water heater into a brew kettle. Anybody thought about this before? Don't think gas or electric makes much difference, but gas should be more efficient... The heater is already insulated, so that should be helpful... With a standard water heater, i should...

Hey all, My first time transfering to secondary. The beer has been in primary for a week now, but it got off to a slow start (took 30 before i started to see the start of a krausen) and I still see a bubble leave the airlock every 15 seconds or so. So do I transfer now or wait a little...

Hey all, My homebrew shop here doesn't supply gases, so I gotta go elsewhere to get it. They suggested a beverage gas company here and they offer two things for beer: regular CO2 and something they call Aligal. This aligal stuff is supposed to give the best taste for beer. I didn't think...

Hey all, Just tried a liquid yeast for the first time last night. Wyeast smak pak. I didn't bother smaking it, I just made up some wort from dried malt extract, and then added both pouches to that. Left it alone for 12 hours before pitching, but I didn't see any activity all day, right up...

Hey all, I'm curious as to what actually happens when you boil your wort. The reason I ask is because I have a large fermentor relative to my pot size, so I'm wondering if I can reduce the volume i'm boiling and make the same amount of beer. Or another way to put it, boil the same volume, but...

Hey all, My kegging buddy is away, so I put this question to you wise men... I'm planning on kegging for the first time in about a week. I'll be getting a 5 gal soda keg and necessary extras to keg the beer, and I wanted to get peoples input for three senarios: 1. Naturally carbonating...

Hey all, I wanted to get people to weigh in on a question I've got about beer recipes and what affects it most. I've been thinking about this for a while, wondering how different my beers would be from a particular recipe if I was forced to vary an ingredient because its not available in my...

Hey all, This is frustrating me to no end, so maybe someone out there know the site I'm looking for. It was a site that contained a whole bunch of beer recipes that were similar to commercial brands. I came across it a while ago, but can't seem to find it again. It was set up as a table...