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I brewed yesterday and was surprised by the amount of cloudiness in my strike water(RO DI water) after adding a dose of pickling lime. I came here to see why that may be, and it appears my pickling lime is old and converting to chalk. This makes sense because I haven't been great about keeping...

I could use some help determining the difference between oxidation and astringency. I've heard oxidation may have a wet cardboard flavor. Does oxidation also produce a drying effect on the tongue? I always thought it did, but I'm not sure now. When watching the sensory talk during homebrewcon...

Hey, I have a 3 piece ball valve with a npt thread on one side and a tri clamp on the other side. I want both sides to be tri clamp and I'm having a tough time finding the part I need to buy. Does anyone know where I can get another tri clamp end without buying a whole new ball valve? What is...

Hi, I am building a DIY glycol chiller from an old AC unit. I'm looking to save a few bucks on glycol, so I found a non-toxic antifreeze that may (or may not) be suitable. I'm concerned that this may contain a chemical that is reactive with one of the metals on the AC unit's condenser coil...

Hi all, does anyone have experience running a CIP with the blichmann conical while the chiller coil is attached? A friend is bringing his conical to my place so we can brew together. It's a 27 gal and I don't want to cart it around to clean it. I really just want to clean it in place. I have a...

Looking for a unitank to ferment 10 gal batches. Must have the ability to be glycol chilled or upgradeable to glycol chilling. I’m in Washington state, near Tacoma. I can drive a couple hours to pick up.

I'm wondering what you have experienced for nitro cold brew shelf life. I am dedicating one of my kegerator faucets to cold brew, but I'm not sure how much I should brew. I have 2.5 gal and 5 gal kegs. Ideally, I'd brew 5 gal at once to minimize work (lazy... ikr). But I also enjoy high quality...

Hi, I'm looking for an equation I can use to estimate approximately how much dissolved oxygen I have in my wort. I haven't seen any useful scientific data around predicting ppm of dissolved oxygen in wort. The best info I've found was a table that showed the ppm after x amount of time, but it...

Hi all, I'm setting up a cold brew tap on my kegorator. I want to make 5 gallons of cold brew at a time and I plan on using a ratio of about 1 gal water to 1 lb coffee. I'll be using a quite a bit of coffee. My wife and I go through it quick. Where do you go to buy coffee? I'm looking to keep...

I want to free up some space in my kegerator by moving the co2 and nitro outside. My question is whether I should be concerned about drilling in the side of the fridge. I’ve heard that the coils are usually on the bottom and back of fridges. I plan on being careful and probing with a nail...

Hi, I’m upgrading from my cooler mash tun to a ss brewtech Infussion mash tun. My cooler mash tun holds 10 gallons and it’s frequently not enough for my 10 gallon batches. My average batch has roughly 30 lbs of grain which will take up around 12 gallons at 1.3 quarts per lb mash thickness. I’m...

First time hop grower here. I just planted my rhizomes and am wondering if I should trim the first shoots if they are hollow. I suspect I shouldn't because the rhizome may not have enough energy to keep making new shoots. What should I do when/if bulls pop up? Thanks, Dustin

I got "Water" by John Palmer and Colin Kaminski for Christmas and am interested in monkeying with my water. The book mentions that alkalinity as CaCO3 is important for calculating residual alkalinity; however, my water report only contains acidity as CaCO3. I'm wondering if these reference the...

I'm about to get a fermentation chamber, and am excited about making lagers. My question is, are there any ageable lagers? I like to brew beer faster than I can drink it, so I want to mix in an ageable batch every once in a while to allow myself to keep up with the volume I make.

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