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All, I figured I'd post the info I've figured out here for anyone interested, instead of in the separate forums where I asked the original questions: 1. I ordered the "uxcell Silicone O-Ring, 22mm OD, 16mm ID, 3mm Width, VMQ Seal Rings Gasket, Red, Pack of 10" from Amazon to see if they worked...

Hi all, I'm trying to come up with a good way to figure out the volume of the beer in the SS Brewtech before I transfer it to the bottling bucket. That way I can measure the sugar and add it to the bottling bucket before transferring. I feel it mixes up better that way, instead of waiting...

All, I've been scratching my head over this one, but I can't figure it out. Maybe I'm using BeerSmith wrong. I have a Grainfather, and since I've had a brewing hiatus, I'm brewing smaller batches (2.8 gallon into fermenter) so that if I mess anything up, it won't be as big a loss. I've been...

All, I've got two brewbuckets with the thermowell and valve holes. I've noticed that the O-Rings just BARELY surround the holes. If you don't get it placed just right, it could leak. I've been trying to find another food safe o-ring that is wider (thicker) than the ones provided, but I've not...

All, I recently brewed the Northy 12 Quad and my FG finished a bit higher than expected at 1.021. This is still in style, but given a 149 mash temp, I expected it to be a bit lower (so did beersmith). OG was 1.089. I let it sit for 3 weeks and racked to secondary yesterday. I needed to...

After brewing Jamil's smoked porter recipe (which turned out great), I took 1 gallon of the brew after fermentation and added a couple of jamaican peppers to secondary. Turned out good, but a little hotter than I wanted. Definitely burns on the way down. But, I found a great use for them...

Riddle me this one, Batman. I brewed Jamil's RIS (all grain). Hit the numbers properly, did about a couple of months in secondary and bottled with the correct amount of corn sugar for the style (don't have the recipe in front of me). Dosed it with CBC at bottling, too (maybe 3 or 4 grams)...

Folks, I’ve been scratching my head about this one, and I just can’t figure out what I did wrong with BeerSmith 2. Yesterday, I brewed Jamil’s Saison Recipe and the only thing I changed was to add 3.8oz of acidulated malt. I didn’t lower the Pilsner amount to compensate, so my expected OG...

All, I've been brewing with EZ water calculations for a while, and they have always been spot on as measured with my ph meter. But yesterday, I brewed an all-grain RIS and the mash ph kept reading lower than expected, and a bit inconsistent (calibrated milwaukee ph58 dipped directly into the...

Hi all, For the last couple of years, I've been doing recipe experiments by brewing 1 gallon batches (in addition to regular brewing). As a result, I've got a LOT of unmilled specialty grains I hate to throw out, but they are right at 2 years old. However, they've always been stored vacuum...

All, I did my first hard cider this fall and I kegged it in a free keg. Should I replace the o-rings before I put beer in it? I don't know if the flavor will be affected. Thanks.

All, I ordered the low speed drill (93632) from HF and finally got it today (to hook up to my grain mill). But they sent me the low speed drill item #60436 instead. I called them and was told that the one I wanted was backordered, so they sent 60436 because it was comparable to the one I...

Hi all, I decided to purchase a drill to mount to my grain mill, so I picked up a Hitachi low speed from Lowe's. I chose it because it had a dial on the trigger to adjust the rpm. The problem was that it was either too slow to turn, or too fast. Plus it started smoking when it was too slow...

Hi all, I have a question that I can't seem to find an answer to through searching, so I figured I'd ask it here to get some advice. I've been 5 gallon AG brewing for several years, and have good experience with liquid yeast and starters. However, I just started getting into 1 gallon...

Hi all, I've been brewing for several years, but finally decided to tackle the water chemistry to clean up my flavors as much as possible. My first shot will be with the NB Rebel Rye all grain kit, then followed by a Westy 12 clone. From all the research I've done (Palmer, Bobby M, this site...

Hi all, Today I brewed the AG Better Not Pout Stout recipe on the BYO site (for a work Christmas Party). It was the first time I used a refractometer, too. I followed the recipe exactly, and hit my 70% efficiency goal at 7 gallons, which is what my Brew Pal app is set at and the volume the...

I recently built a new 1/2" copper pipe manifold for my round 10 gallon mash tun. But through tweaking, I got it down to leaving about 2.5 cups of wort in the tun. I know most people would say that's good, don't worry about it, but I felt like doing it better so I could get my efficiency as...

Hi all, Long time lurker, first time post. I just got back from a family vacation and I found that my beer fridge had lost power due to a tripped circuit. I have no idea how long it was without power, but it could have been anywhere from 1 day to 2 weeks. In it were my 2 packs of Wyeast...