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I came to the realization late last year that I had some level of loss of smell, but it apparently was a gradual change and I have no idea when it started. I've been to a specialist, had an CAT scan, MRI, and endoscopy, but nothing was found in any of them. There are basically 4 things that...

I have 10 plants of 6 varieties from 2-4 yrs old, and several are nearly aroma less. 2 cascades (2 yrs) came from a museum hop garden cutting and are just as bland as the originals. I hoped for better in my garden (I'm in NJ) with better care, but not so. Another is a 2nd year (2 year old...

I've been following, or in some cases stumbling, along with various threads on temperature monitoring for various brewery activities. It seems that most have morphed into control systems since it's easy (for them) to add that feature. On the off chance I've missed some, are there any out...

I work with these controllers at my shop, but only as of recently, so I'm still green on the ramp/soak features. I built an electric panel based on this for RIMs use in particular. Now that I've used it manually as I tweaked my setup 1 piece at a time, I'm ready to actually set a program. I'm...

I'm working on a hefe house beer that I plan to use with various additions once I 'perfect' it. When I was looking at yeast the LHBS suggested I try the 3333 strain as it is very flocculent. Since I did not have much experience with any specific strain, I figured I've give it a try. I fired...

With the FastFerment shipping date just a week away, lets hear some of the DIY Ideas you've been thinking about. The first thing I want to do is to add a glycol chiller tube inside. Not sure what tubing I'll be using yet, so any suggestions are welcome. Beyond that I've got nothing else in...

I'm looking for any feedback on a control circuit to select either 120 or 240 for my RIMS element. During the RIMS operation the 120 is more than adequate to maintain mash temperature, but I have other plans for it, double or triple duty if you will, and want to be able to run 240 as well. The...

I picked up a package of Brewferm Lager yeast for a lager that I was doing a few weeks ago, but due to an oops in the grain bill, did not use it. I put it in my cooler for future reference. I re-did that one using liquid yeast starter. On Sunday I did a Doppelbock, and decided to use the dry...

I keep teasing people with brief posts about my DIY projects with comments in other threads, and its time to break loose with the details, starting with an introduction. (I had 'brief introduction' initially, but had to remove brief!) I've been brewing just about 2 years now, and did extract...

I made a 'popular lager' clone last night, and in the end it looked too dark and tasted odd. Turns out I had Caramunich in my Munich bin. What can I turn this into? 6lb Pilsner 1.75lbs flaked corn 1.5lbs C80 1lb Caramunich (supposed to be Munich) It's not bad tasting, but...

15a 125v rated Hubbell flush mount receptacles. Salvaged from 1970's military equipment racks. Ive had them 25+ yrs and still have 10 left. Time to move them out. You pay postage and they're free.

We had a small local hop farmer give a talk at a recent homebrew club meeting, and this gave me the idea to use netting (on a smaller scale than him!) for my hops. Last year I grew them on sisal rope up the side of my house, and for a first year plants they did OK. This year I've added 4 more...

I'm looking for a turkey fryer pot, SS or aluminum, that has an OUTSIDE diameter between 11.5 and 11.75". The sizes listed in stores always include the handles, or rolled rim, which doesn't help me a bit. This size would typically be 28 - 32 quarts, depending on brand. Height is not as critical...

I keep seeing recurring comments about Mash Time, and responses about how conversion is done in far less than the hour of mashing, and you can mash for xx minutes and be done. If this was the case, why does everyone do a 1 hour (or more) mash? Correct me if I'm confused here, but isn't this...

Just got an email from whaleyfoodservice.com about 50% off 200C appliance hookup wire, and I know the topic of wire cost is common. These are 50ft rolls. No relationship to them, just happen to have bought from them before. Good through 2/28. 16 ga 14 ga 12 ga 10 ga 8 ga

I have a few SS projects I want to do, and regular soldering is not working too well for me on screen/mesh. I use a silver based brazing paste in my business, where we braze SS to brass using a standard propane torch. I've been doing this for years and it works very well. The paste has an...

I'm stuck between a cold and a cool place. I need to cold crash a dry hop IPA that seems to have leaked hops out of the bag, but my cooler has a Maibock in it right now, about 3 weeks into the lagering phase, at 35F. The coldest spot in my basement is about 50F right now, and the IPA is unphased...

I built a 4 compartment fermentation cabinet last year using the popular ST1000 controllers, 4" muffin fans and mating 'equipment heaters'. The wiring on the heaters and fans was setup so the fan and heater both come one at the same time. I knew this was not ideal as you can get major...

I've done a few BIAB brews using Beersmith, and I'm not wholly impressed with my results. I'm studying up on the way mash time and temp impacts the end beer to address that part, but I need to be able to better manage the process as well. I think my process was negatively impacting the mash...