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I was looking at the back of a box of SweetTarts and the ingredients are dextrose, maltodextrin, malic acid and calcium stearate. Anyone ever tried using them in a beer recipe? (flavor addition, abv booster and possible sour effect?)

I have a 20lb CO2 tank and a transfer hose that I use to refill my 5lb CO2 bottles with. Works great. But I got to wondering. How does it know to move the CO2 from one bottle to the other. I assume that when the 20lb bottle is full, the pressure is enough to force the CO2 into the empty 5lb...

I was looking around the shop for a motor I could use with my grain mill and found an old shop fan. Motor works ok but the rest is busted up. I'm guessing a fan motor is probably too fast for a grain mill but I can't find any info on the motor to make that determination. The sticker says FE-50...

One of my favorite aspects of brew day is smelling the hops. I just love that aroma. I was getting my hops ready for brew day yesterday, opened the first bag and smelled... nothing. No smell at all. I thought that was weird. Opened another bag, smelled... nothing. Third bag... nothing. There is...

On the standard black and grey ball lock QDs, if you unscrew the top cap, there is an o-ring that sits in there. Anyone know the size or a good source for replacements?

My fermentation lid has an extra port where a carbonation QD would normally screw onto, but I would rather add a thermowell there. The threads on that port are PCO 1881. Anyone aware of a thermowell that will screw onto PCO 1881 threads?

Can someone out there who owns a Fermzilla tell me the exact inside dimension of the top opening? I have a Speidel fermenter and its top opening has an inside diameter of 4 7/8". I was curious if the tri-clamp pressure lid that is designed for the fermzilla would also fit the Speidel opening. I...

This is one of those questions that I am pretty sure of the answer but want to hear from people have actually done it to get any tips or pointers. I normally brew 5 gallon batches so all my equipment is geared toward 5 gallon brews (35L brewzilla, 30L Speidel fermenters and 5 gallon kegs). I...

I am brewing this coming weekend but realized I left the flaked oats off my recent ingredient order. I see that my local Kroger has Eden Organic Oat Flakes. I assume those would be the same thing as what you would get from a homebrew supply store but just wanted to confirm. Would these be ok to...

I only brew beer but someone recently gave me a wine ingredient kit and I was thinking about giving it a try. Is there anything about making wine that would be detrimental to my beer equipment (fermenter, tilt, siphon, hoses, etc) or should I keep the two separate? I am not familiar with the...

I want to add a Hop Bong (2" TC) to the top of my 30L Speidel fermenter. The existing OEM top is that orange lid with the proprietary threads, so I doubt there is an adapter for that. Anyone have a good idea on how to add 2" TC to the lid of one of these fermenters?

440-17r. This is the flat o-ring that fits on the end of a Taprite CO2 regulator inlet. Everywhere I look, they either want ~$2 per o-ring and/or they want $15+ shipping to send them when a postage stamp would cover it. I'm the kinda guy who doesn't mind spending money when needed but hate...

1) How do you pronounce Wyeast? 2) Opinions on the best dry yeast alternative to Wyeast 1318?

I have seen some recipes for dark beers (stouts and porters) where the brewer will wait toward the end of the mash to add the darker grains/malts. What is the reason for that vs putting them in at the beginning, and how long before end of mash should they be added when doing it that way?

If you are lucky enough to live in the fort worth area, I just noticed the following post on ebay: 7 kegs and 2 CO2 tanks - starting bid $65. Pick-up only. Note - this is not my sale - I just happened to see it on ebay and unfortunately do not live close enough. Do your due diligence before...

So, I want to get an extra 10 lb CO2 tank just to keep in the brew shed for non-serving purposes (ie purging, pressurizing, etc). Retail these things are going to for 100 and up so was curious to hear from any of you who have found good deals on used CO2 tanks. It doesn't have to be pretty, nor...

My electric all-in-one unit works well but the time it takes to get from mash up to a boil can take 30 min or more. I was thinking about picking up a sous vide to help it heat faster. I can see this working ok if I was using it to heat strike water as that is just water. But after mashing in and...

Can stainless QDs (quick disconnects) be used on the gas side? Yes, I know that most QDs do not have valves so it would be an open line when disconnected. But when they are connected, is it rated to hold gas or just liquid?

I have a 9.25 gallon mash tun. I want to do as close to a full volume mash as possible. (ie - total mash volume = 9 gallons). If I know the total weight of grains going in, what is the formula to determine the amount of water to add so that the water and grains together = 9 gallons?

I have used Kveik yeast before and really like being able to ferment at 90+ degrees and that fermentation is usually complete in 1-2 days. I have been reading some lately where a lot of people that are brewing hop-heavy IPAs will soft crash down to around 50 degrees when doing large dry hops, I...