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will two 1000 watt heating elements work the same as one 2000 watt element?

I had planned to post some pics of this little guy but just never got around to it. I wanted a small footprint, very mobile, system that would function with any common 110v kitchen outlet. The RIMS tube and the kettle have Brewhardware ALL stainless steel 110 volt 1500 watt elements. The pump is...

I am tasked with producing a red ale for a big local HomeBrew Fest in July. I have brewed 3 test batches and I can not achieve the red. I have tailored one of my very popular Pale Ale recipes, using varying quantities of Roasted Barley to get the "red" with no luck. Kinda red but not RED red...

I'm not familiar with either variety so Tuesday I brewed a small test batch IPA. I split the batch in half, hopped half with Nelson Sauvin and the other half with Polaris. I added a first wort hop addition, a 60 min, 20 min, and 5 min additions to both batches. Anyone have any suggestions for a...

A neighbor gave me a 3.3 lb jug of Munich malt LME, he claimed that it clouds his beer so he didn't use it anymore. Is this true?

For those of you that ferment in buckets... I found a hop strainer that is cheap and works very well. It is a 600 micron plastic strainer that fits in the top of the bucket. Cost is about $4.80! No more muslin sacks. This thing works so slick and is very easy to clean. It is about 3" deep and...

I've searched this site and found several posts on priming with brown sugar. However my question more concerns how to measure the brown sugar. Filling a teaspoon with brown sugar can yield different quantities based on how much or how little it is packed in the spoon. If anyone routinely primes...

I have had an pale ale in the primary fermenter for 1 week. While looking over my brew notes I realized that I screwed up the hop schedule. The IBU's will be way over of the style range. Could I add 1 lb of DME and 1 gallon of water to the fermenter 1 week into the fermentation stage? Would this...

I stopped by a friends house tonight while he was in the middle of a homebrew batch. He left a little starsan in the fermenter after sterilizing. He then added a large bag of commercial ice to the fermenter, sloshed it around, and added a gallon of drinking water. When the wort finished boiling...

I'm getting burned out on the heavy grapefruit notes that are so prominant in all the pale ale's nowdays. Can anybody recommend a hop(s) substitution that will be a refreshing change.

What hop pairs well with Willamette hops. I looking for something with a higher A/A for bittering purposes that would compliment the Willamette hop.

I just picked up a couple 5 Liter mini kegs. If someone that is currently using these mini kegs could tell me how they prime. I am curious how much sugar you use and what type of sugar you are using. I have used the CO2 calculators already but I would like to hear from someone that has...

I brewed a 2 1/2 gallon half batch yesterday. Without thinking I pitched the same amount of yeast that I would for a full 5 gallon batch. Is that gonna be ok. Can you add too much yeast?

I have 6 lbs of Golden Light DME and about 4 oz. of Willamette hops left over that I would like to use up. Anyone got a simple extract recipe that will fit this.

I want to brew a beer with 40 IBU. Is there a rule or guideline for acheiving IBUs. For example should 66% of the IBU be attained thru bittering hops and 33% thru flavor hops. 1 ounce of hops boiled 1 hour and a 1/2 ounce boiled 20 minutes might yield 40 IBUs. But 3/4 ounce boiled 45 minutes and...