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I just noticed we have about 80 oz, close to 5lbs of Clover Honey sitting in our pantry. About 1/3 of the bottom is somewhat solid now. Not sure how long it has been in there. Would you still make mead with this, by just putting it in the microwave to make it liquid again? Or do you think...

I just went to Lowes to price out some plugs and outlets for 3 prong 240V 30A, and it was quite pricy. Just wondering if anyone knows of a good online retailer for that stuff.

I eventually will be going to 240V, but I already have a bunch of 120V 20A GFI outlets in my garage. I currently have a 4500W 240V heating element that I bought, to install into my Keggle. Just for a quick and cheap way to get this thing working, could I just hook up a switch and...

I just saw this pump, figured maybe this could be a HLT -> Mash Tun pump, what do you think? ~$35.00. http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-marine-utility-pump-9576.html

So far this is what I have come up with, please provide any feedback on how this looks. voltage/current display, just thought it would be cool, and was pretty cheap on EBAY. Just got it in the mail the other day. 5500 Watt 240V Heating Element Replace my current 30A 240V breaker and...

I currently have a Keggle that I converter for my BK, using propane. I will be getting another Keggle soon, that I plan on making into a HLT. I was thinking I would slowly switch to Electric at some point, so figured this would be a good place to start. Here are the basic parts I was...

I am selling a 15 gallon food grade barrel. This would be perfect for grain store, or home brewing. You could ferment beer, wine, cider, etc in this for home brewing. It is made of Food Grade plastic, and would be perfect for 10 - 11 gallon batches. This was clean when I got it, and then I...

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Recently I just bought a 15 gallon food grade drum from an auction. I am going to convert this into a 15 gallon fermenter for my 11 gallon batches. I plan on installing an airlock on top, and then a valve towards the bottom. I see the spiedel fermenters come with plastic valves. I'm...

So after reading the latest issue of Zymurgy, I'm going to take a stab at using WLP002 English Ale with a 5.5 gallon batch of cider. I plan on taking a fresh yeast pack of this, and making a 2L starter for 24 - 30 hours. I will then pour this into 4 pint jars, and then put them in the...

I was looking at buying a 10 gallon Brute Trash Can to ferment in. I came across these as well at Home Depot, they say they are NSF listed for standard 21 (thermoplastic refuse containers) and standard 2 (food contact and clean ability), both containers and optional lids. So far about $20, I...

I am adjusting my 5.5 gallon recipe in Beersmith to a 11 gallon recipe. It is calling for about 11 gallons for Mash In. For the batch sparge it is calling for 2 sparges, 3.6 gallons each. Is there a benefit to this, or should I just do 1 with 7.2 gallons? Also, will I be pushing my luck...

I just got done making my chocolate oatmeal stout a few weeks ago and it's kegged. Just curious would this be considered a triple chocolate oatmeal stout? It has Chocolate Malt(mash, 12 oz) Baking Cocoa Powder(boil, 8 oz) Cocoa Nibs(secondary, 4 oz) It has hints of chocolate flavor...

I just picked up a 10CUFT Freezer the other day from a couple that "said" it was working fine, and they didn't need it anymore. I plugged it in for a few hours, and it doesn't seem to be getting cold, but the Embraco PW 4.5 A compressor I touched, and it was pretty hot. Any ideas?

I have made about 3 batches of white wine so far, and have made my first Red Wine Pino Noir. The question I have is with aging. My kit recommends aging this for 3 months in a carboy, then bottling, then aging again for a minimum 3 months. Is there any benefit to aging in a carboy vs wine...

Ok, I just finally kegged my very first beer. I was given a tank that was about 20% full. I went ahead and cleaned the pin lock, all the parts, sanitized them, replaced the seals, sanitized the keg, then filled it. I then set the psi around 5 psi, and purged it about 10 times or so, to purge...

I have some pino grisio going, and some pino noir, so I'm out of carboys. I need to transfer my pino grisio one last time for final clear. What would you guys do, transfer the pino grisio into a bottling bucket, clean out the carboy, then put it back in? Or just leave it in the current...

I was thinking of trying this with my next batch of cider, i was given two free packages of this. safbrew-s33 Excellent performance in beers with alcohol contents of up to 7.5% a/v, but can ferment up to 11.5% a/v. http://www.fermentis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SFBS33.pdf

I made a oatmeal stout quite a few months ago. This time around, I want to make a double choc oatmeal stout with this recipe. I was going to add 4oz of Dark Chocolate with 15 min left in the boil and then nibs in secondary. Does anyone have a yield % for different chocolates. I'm not to...

I have a question for you guys. I didn't have any hops available, when my primary fermentation was done. It sat in primary for 10 days, and has been in secondary in a carboy for 7 days now. Have any of you guys thrown a few ounces of hops in the carboy at this point, and let it go for another...