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Hey all, My wife bought me a 6.5G Fermonster for my birthday. While this is excellent and highly exciting I'm stuck with a 4G pot. My last brew day I did a 5.5G AG batch and attempted to do a partial boil. Issue 1 being it damn near overfilled my pot trying to keep the 1.25q/lb ratio...

I inherited a 5.1CF Freezer with my house. Prior owners left it behind. I bought the Inkbird for it and it has been doing quite well for me. I built the shelf to hold the two Mr Beer kegs I still use for Fermenting my AG batches. I have a fan circulating the air from below. See Below...

Alrighty then... Trying to dip into winemaking as the wife enjoys drinking different Moscato wines. Having an interesting time trying to find information on how the process will work. Cheapskate - That's me... Outlined below would allow me to not have to buy additional equipment other than a...

Quick Question... Brewing on the cheap, I bought the 5g Igloo cooler from Lowes for maintaining my mash temps with BIAB, insulating the pot wasn't working very well anymore. Did my first batch with it and other than not taking into account the fact I pre-heated it and ended up mashing high...

I did this before a little differently and it turned out amazing. This was a year ago and I have learned a ton since then so I wanted to tweak a few things about the recipe to make it even better. First Recipe: 8lb 2 Row .5lb Crystal 60 .5lb Carapils .3oz Simcoe FWH .2oz Simcoe 20 Min...

I brew 2.5 Gallon batches BIAB. Up until 2-3 weeks ago I had been calculating about 1.5qt per pound of grain. I also recently started using a hydrometer to test my efficiency (after brewing for 2 years and apparently winging it). Typically I have 5lb of grain, so I mashed with 7.5qt of water. I...

Hello! So I have been brewing for 2+ years now, and never owned a hydrometer until yesterday... That being said I decided to make a simple cider using the following: 2 x 1 Gallon Jugs of Musslemans Cider (apple juice and ascorbic acid only listed ingredients) 2x 12oz Cans Old Orchard...

Anybody see any issues using a US-05 Yeast Cake for a Cider? I see a few comments about reducing the volume of the cake instead of using the whole thing, so definitely going to be applying that principle. Irish Red Ale was 5.6% ish target and will be finishing up this weekend. Once I transfer...

May have been answered, can't find it though and I may be using the wrong search terms. Limited budget so trying to do this with what I have. If I did a cider, in my case it would be 2.5 gallons based on the fermenters I am using. If I did a 2 week ferment, letting it go completely dry...

Long story short... Fermentation chamber, has been working great made for 2 of the Mr Beer LBK's. I have been using it for my all-grain half batches for quite a while not however I am looking for advice on the temperature probe. Star's are the fans. I have the fan on the left running...

I got crazy about bombers for a couple batches but I noticed I didn't have a glass that could utilize them well. My 22oz glass could not take the full bottle and the residual was particulate laden. I also tried using a 16oz glass and just pouring half at a time but the 2nd half also had a few...

Hey all, Tryin to make a high-grav beer for my wife and I's anniversary. Ive made the Deception Cream Stout for her, and I came up with my own recipe that I am looking for help to tweak. I do 2.5g batches with 3g boils. 7lb 2row 1lb Honey Malt .5lb Crystal 40 (for color) I plan on trying...

So I hear a lot about grain oxidation after its been ground. I have a bag I had fine ground on Saturday, will it last till this next weekend without adverse effects? How long does grain milled for BIAB last? I have to grind it at the lhbs as I do not have a mill.

I was kinda disappointed at the fact with my limited budget I could only buy enough Maris Otter for 1 batch, I didn't think it was anything special to be had so I balked at the $.50 increase over 2 row. I did go with my gut and bought the recipe ingredients for my MO SMaSH rather than...

Wow, so I have only done low grav, 3.7% ish beers in All-Grain up to this point, never had too much of an issue with trub. Well I just did my MO SMaSH with 5lb of MO for a 2.5g batch AND just added the pellet hops to the boil instead of the bag for the first time, and I didn't whirlpool or...

So my wife loves Wasatch Brewery's Devestator. As in only beer she has ever liked. Damn it all when I find out its a doppelbock and I have no ability to lager. Is there a possibility of making an ale clone for this beer and mimick the flavor? Its severly malt forward and sweet. Thanks

Help! Ok so I just tore apart the kids swingset because it was made out of wood that has started to rot away, however there is still quite enough there that got me thinking about building a modified, Son-Of-A-Fermentation chamber. I use 2x Mr. Beer kegs, I was planning on building it with...

Worked good! Hope it turns out fine as I didn't have a hydrometer to check... Miller Clone from the Light/Hybrid Beer section, I wanted to do something with a low grain bill as my first. Mashed at 150 in 2g for 60 minutes, dunked it in 1g 160 degree water when it was done, placed the grain bag...

Picked up some random Scottish Ale from the local grocer, HEB, and I forgot to note it was in a clear bottle. Not to mention the fact it looked like it had been there awhile. Now, I have tasted LIGHT skunking in some beers like Corona, but I always assumed it was called skunking just because...

Ok so this is what's kinda bugging me and I'm having a hard time understanding it. If I take a new keg of beer, carbonate at 12psi for a week, suppose at that point it's fully carbonated. Is it OK to take it off the Co2? I'm asking because if I have 4-5 kegs and only 1 kegerator, how do I...