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I recently built an arduino temperature controller for my fermentation chamber, and am using a PT100 RTD as a temperature probe. It's responsive and it works well. But now I'm starting to question if I can improve it. I currently have a stainless steel thermowell installed in my fermenter lid...

Currently have my first ever cider batch fermenting in primary, so far no issues. But I was unsure of the next steps after it finishes, since I see so much conflicting information out there on this. 5 gallons of apple juice (store bought), Wyeast cider/mead yeast, no starter. I added one...

So I bought a Brewer's Edge Mash and Boil a while back, have done about 6 batches with it so far. I've got it pretty dialed in and it usually works pretty well and I'm getting decent efficiency out of it. Last batch I did was the first one I did with wheat malt on this system and it was a...

In recent years I've noticed a trend with local homebrew shops. I'm curious if this problem is just in my area or widespread. I live in one of the biggest metroplexes in the U.S., and there used to be a ton of shops. But slowly they all seem to be closing or even converting into bars and not...

Hey guys, I've got a few batches under my belt with an eBIAB setup I bought and I've been trying to take a lot more samples throughout the process to find out what my efficiency is. My last batch was a while ago so I don't quite remember exactly the numbers I was getting, but basically: I'm...

So I live in a smallish loft type apartment. I've got enough space to do some electric BIAB and JUST barely enough space to store my bottles and equipment. I built a SOFC last year and while it works great, I have no where to store it but out in the open. That bare pink insulation foam was a...

Getting geared up to attempt my first sour. A Duchess de Bourgogne clone for my dad who is in love with that beer. I've never done a sour before but I feel pretty confident in the kettle souring process, but there's a few things I'm a little fuzzy on. I'm definitely using a starter for the...

I recently got in back in touch with an old friend from years ago who informed me that he still had some bottles of homebrew that I gave him back in 2011/2012. If its the brew I think it is, its a vanilla stout, and I remember it being freakin delicious after 6 months of bottle-aging. It might...

I've been brewing for a while now, but something struck me that I never gave a whole lot of thought to before. A lot of recipe planners and recipes I use quote a specific AA unit for the hops (in addition to quantities). I've usually just thrown in the quantity called for and figured it was...

Maiden voyage with my new SOFC build: Not the prettiest, the saw blade we used to cut the foamboard wasn't long enough, so for each cut we had to flip it over and cut the other side... which resulted it some uneven faces where it had been cut.. I used roofing flashing tape as added...

I picked up this stir plate on amazon recently and thought I would pass it on: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072K24X5P/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Super cheap and so far it's worked great. I've ran two starters on it so far, one of them a two-stepper, each with 36-hour runs between cold...

I just recently built a new son of fermentation chiller, maiden voyage was supposed to be tonight, and I neglected to buy some gallon jugs of water and freeze them ahead of time... I had a similar build years ago and I recall the gallon jugs working ok for a while, but eventually splitting and...

Had my first brew day this weekend after not brewing for a good number of years. Was doing all-grain before but I no longer have the equipment nor the space, so I'm easing back in with a few extract batches before going back to partial-mash. In any case, I found a La Fin du Monde clone extract...

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this question, didn't know where else to ask. Currently in the process of designing an electric HERMS setup, and am trying to cost-engineer it as much as possible for the first iteration, and then add fancier pieces down the road. I was planning at...

Just pitched my first ever batch of mead! Bought a bunch of starthistle honey for this purpose almost 2 years ago and just never got around to making it until now. 5 gallon batch 16.25 lbs of Starthistle honey 2 packets of Lalvin EC-1118 yeast 3 tsp of yeast energizer(nutrient booster)...

I've been doing all-grain beer for several years with good success and am excited to get started on my first mead batch. Compared to AG, the process seems much more straightforward, but I had some lingering questions I wanted to run by the veterans before I pull the trigger. First, I want to...

Her first time brewing all-grain and she keeps begging for us to do another batch. Gentlemen, I think I found a keeper.

I've been brewing beer for a while now and just delved into AG recently. But I've never brewed a batch of mead before. I've pretty much got the procedure down I think, but I'm having a hard time finding a good recipe. I ordered about 20 pounds of star thistle honey from a friend of mine who runs...

I am getting ready to dive into all-grain pretty soon and getting started on a cooler conversion first. I have an old Rubbermaid cooler that I never use but I am not really sure how big it is, the volume isn't printed anywhere on the thing. So I busted out the old tape measure and calculator...

So, does DME have any sort of shelf life? Whatever small amount is left over after brew day I usually save for priming or making starters with. After the package has been opened, I put the remainder in an air-tight container on my countertop for the next month or so until I need some. I'm...