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Okay, so I'm looking for a maintained action for switch for my pump. Since, for some reason or another the brewing space always tends to end up wet, I need something waterproof. What I've been searching for is basically a switch in a nema 4 enclosure, but I can't find anything less than $150...

Who's going? Who brewed for the competition? What'd you brew? I entered a saison, kinda rushed out though, so I'm not sure how well it'll score

Okay, so I have 5 gallons of RIS OG= 1.095, current SG=1.030. Fermentation has stalled and I haven't been able to get it going again. My solution, which I'd like opinions on, is this: Dissolve 3lbs of DME into a gallon of water and steep some chocolate malt, aerate that with oxygen and add...

A lot of what I've read about making a Berliner Weiss with a sour mash calls for a short boil to kill the lacto (and anything else) before pitching. My concern is that because 50% of the grain bill is pilsen, a 15 minute boil will leave me with a lot of DMS. Does anyone have any experience...

I've been searching around and I can't seem to find too much info on this. I'm wondering what the optimum pH for lacto is, I've read 3.4 to 5. The reason for my questions is I'm about to do a sour mash for a Berliner Wiesse and I've read that to decrease your chance of an unwanted infection...

Okay, so I'm just wondering for kegged beer, properly purged with co2, what temperature starts to seriously harm the beer. I'll be doing some camping this summer with friends and I was thinking about building a jockey box so I could cool the beer down with minimal ice and without the hassle of...

I've heard of small breweries struggling to get a fast Mash-In. Even some who go so far as to mount a hopper with a trap door bottom right over their MLT's so they can drop all the grain in just a few seconds. What is the benefit to this? Is it just for repeatability purposes or energy...

Okay, so I'm getting more into my mash/water science and I would like a quality PH meter. I don't think I'm willing to swing for a benchtop one haha, so more like the Milwaukee, Hanna, or ThermoWorks. I was leaning toward the thermoworks 8000 or 8100 since they did such a good job with the...

So what is everyone using for quick co2 connections? I'm looking for an alternative to the swivel nuts I'm using now. Anyone have any preferences? Pros, cons?

Okay, so on Sunday I did my first decoction mash. It was a pumpkin rye ale, I first did a saccrification rest at 120 for 45 minutes, then decoted 3 gallons (the mash had 15lbs of grain plus 6 pounds pumpkin/butternut squash in it). Boiled that 3 gallons and added it back to the mash, per my...

Okay, so I know spent grain bread is an overdone topic here, but I just can't seem to get my bread to rise enough. It's probably just my general bread making technique since I have absolutely no experience. Does anyone have tips for making a fluffier bread though? I usually use a cup and a...

I'm looking for good containers to store yeast in when I freeze them, or even just refrigerate them after harvesting from my starters. I was looking for flat bottom test tubes with screw on caps, preferably autoclavable so I can just toss them into a pressure cooker to sterilize, but I'd like...

Okay, so does anyone have any information on what this yeast is? The bottles say it's a blend of 4 different strains. From what I've found on here the yeast in the bottle is the actual yeast (not just for carbing), so I've harvested some and am currently stepping it up. I'm hoping to brew...

Hi guys, I am hoping to brew this Saturday (Actually 2 brews, but one I need advice on), I'm trying to throw together a quick irish red, 6 weeks from brew day to drinkable carbed bottles. Will you guys please critique my recipe, is 6 weeks too soon? Any changes I should make, I'm open to...

I've searched through and read quite a few threads, it seems like most people attach the coupling side of the camlock to the hose, to me it seems like it would make things less cumbersome to have the coupling side of the camlock on the equipment with the adapters on the hoses. I don't have any...

Hi guys, I brewed an American ale partial mash a couple months ago, and the first bottles turned out great, but pretty heady (I had to pour half of it in a glad and wait ten minutes to poor the rest in), but now, there is no carbonation at all, and it tastes like cardboard....flat cardboard. Do...

Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to brewing, but I'm addicted. So I'm looking for a club, I heard CIS (Cross Street Irregulars) is a pretty active one, and it's close enough to me. So is there anyone here in that club? I'll be checking out the meeting tomorrow night. Just looking to meet some...

Alright, so I've never used a secondary before, but I've got a stout I'm planning on aging over some chocolate and cherries. I know people do this all the time without problems, but I've also heard the biggest risk (after good sanitation procedures) is oxidation. Has anyone used a co2 bottle...

The title is pretty straight forward, what are your opinions? What brands are you using? Where do you buy? I'm doing a chocolate cherry stout and i am about to rack to a secondary, i have 5 lbs of tart cherries, and I'm trying to figure out if i want nibs or powder, and how much for a fairly...

Okay, so I've got a stout in my FV right now, In another week or so I'm going to rack it over cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and tart cherries. I wanted to try my hand at reusing the yeast, I was originally thinking a big RIS, but now I'm not so sure I want that next. So I'm open to suggestions...