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My wife's son ruined my mill by getting corrosion on it. Tried two different metal brushes and ran a bag of rice to no avail. I was thinking of getting a plastic or metal storage cabinet. Would that make it more possible for it to corrode?

For all you Bell's Brewery buffs; I bought some Oberon today. It has some sediment on the bottom. Is that supposed to roused into solution or pour the beer out carefully so as not to disturb the sediment? Thanks in advance.

I used some tax return money and was able to get me a Blichmann pot. Since this was an investment, I want to take care of this pot with kid gloves. What do others use to clean the inside bottom of their Blichmann pots? I used to use a green pad on my old pot, but I think that is too harsh...

Hello. I am looking for someone who lives in the Vermont area that can get me two bottles of The Vermonster. I will also pay for the shipping. Let me know please. Thank you in advance.

I was listening to a podcast, where someone was able to use a yardstick and multiply the result by some number to get the gallons of wort in his kettle. Since the kettle dimension are different for everyones kettle, does anyone know how to figure this out? Thanks in advance.

I made a Holiday Spiced beer today. I should have had a pre-boil size of 7.88 gallons, but only got 7.75. No worries, my pre-boil OG should have been 1.070, but I got 1.075. It was a 90 min boil. After 1 hour 15 min boil, I was down to 6.5 gallons, but my gravity was 1.085. I added 1.43 pounds...

Hello everyone. I am going to try my hand at RO water and brewing salts. My next brew is calling for 7 gallons of water, 3 for the mash and 4 for sparging. Do I add all the brewing salts, including 5.2, for 7 gallons or do I add what is needed for 3 gallons and then add the salts when I sparge...

Hello everyone. I am making a stout. It has been in primary for 9 days. The OG is 1.079 I used the Wyeast 1728 yeast. It has a 69%-75% attenuation and suggested fermentation temp is 55-75*, which I have been fermenting at 66*. I made a 2000ml starter with yeast nutrients on a stir plate and...

I have heard of some doing a 90 min boil. Why would someone do a 90 min instead of a 60? Thanks!

My fermentation that is. I am making a Bell's 2 Heart IPA clone, recipe I found by Googling it. I checked my beer this morning at 4 A.M. and got a 1.012. When I got home, 12 hours later, I checked it again and it is now 1.008 and bubbling once every 10 seconds. I am only wondering how a beer can...

I wanted to ask how to fix my leak, before I go out and buy parts that I do not need. My keg ONLY leaks when there is 5 lbs of pressure. It leaks around the main opening. I have it apart now, beer is gone :eek: I looked at the seal and it looks fine. I do not see any tears, cuts or depressions...

What is the Qts water to lbs of grain ratio for Bell's IPA? I could not seem to find that info. Did I overlook it somewhere? Thank you in advance.

Hello. I plan on brewing Bell's 2 Hearted IPA this Saturday. I started my yeast starter yesterday. I thought I remember hearing to give a starter 2-3 days. Is this right? I will be making a 5 gallon batch and the SG will be 1.056-1.075, my starter I used 32 oz of water and 1 cup of DME. Is...

I have heard of making hop tea to sample how it will smell and taste. What I would like to know is how much water and hops is needed?

I brewed a kolsch style a month ago. I had to pitch it because it had an infection. It had a vinyl hose taste and smell to it. I had some non-brewers but beer drinkers smell it, and they thought it was bad as well. So I dumped it out. Now, I have made another kolsch style, different recipe, and...

I have heard about using a fish tank pump to aerate your wort and letting it bubble for no longer than 30 min. Wouldn't that give it an infection or make it more possible to get infected? Thank you in advance.

I just did another batch. I did not get my ingredients in time to make a starter, so I pitched 2 vials of yeast instead. I do not add oxygen prior to pitching, I just agitate it to death. It has been over 24 hours and I still have no bubbles from my air lock. My beer has been drinkable, but that...

Hello. I had about 1-2 gallons of Star San in my brew kettle, which is a 7.5 gallon aluminum pot. I forgot I had the Star San in it and after a few days I dumped it out. Now I have a nice white area from the Star San. Is my pot runied? Thank you in advance.

because then I would be in heaven. I have an altbier that is bitter, almost like an IPA, and it is kegged. Is there anyway now to take some of that bitterness out of the beer or do I just give it to my hop-headed friend to drink? Thank you in advance.

I brewed an imperial stout last weekend. I checked the FG and it was only 1.023 while the SG was 1.072. Should I rehydrate a dry yeast packet and pitch it or should I just let it go? 3 days into primary, it was bubbling like a percolator. Looking at some of the ABV on some other stouts, mine is...