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Would I be able to use my plate chiller to heat my wort instead of cooling it? My reasoning for this is if I want to do step mashing, run hot water through to heat the wort through my steps. Is this a horrible idea? I would also be using my plate chiller to cool my wort after the boil, but I'm...

What is the comparison of water usage efficiency between an immersion, a counter flow, and a plate chiller? I want a chiller that is effective, but pretty water efficient. I've read immersion chillers are great, but can take a ton of water. I've read a lot of mixed reviews on plate chillers, and...

Does anyone know if I would be able to successfully grow cabernet sauvignon grapes for wine in Southeast Nebraska. I'm in zone 5

Here's my idea, I would love input from everyone with a little more know-how than me. I want to take my old mini fridge and build a kegerator and a fermentation chamber from it. My idea so far is to build the chamber on it like a lot of fermentation chamber builds that are on here, but divide...

I've been searching on here and on Google and I'm not coming up with very good results. I want to brew a bock beer, but I don't have the equipment to lager. I can only do ales. I don't know if there is a name for this specific type of beer (dark, malty, low ibu, and a carmel/toffee taste) and I...

I'm waiting anxiously for my very first beer to be done. I made a Brewer's Best witbier extract. They have been sitting in bottles for almost three weeks. I wanted them ready for this weekend so I pulled one out and put it in the fridge for a day and a half. When I poured it on Sunday, it foamed...

I brewed up a Brewer's Best witbier extract kit on the 27th. I really want to be able to share my first batch of beer on Halloween. Should I bottle now and let it bottle condition until Halloween, or should leave it in the primary longer and bottle condition a shorter time?