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Hello all, I am having trouble figuring out what kind of pump I would need to recirculate wort in my 8 gal mash tun. I have a false bottom and plan on applying direct heat to keep temp up.I can't seem to get a good handle of what kind of pump I would need to use to draw the wort up and onto...

I just brewed a nice smelling porter in my new 10 gal pot and new burner. I was unsure of boil off with the new combo and apparently over estimated it. I was shooting for ~5.5 gal into the carboy but ended up in the 6-6.5 gal area. The OG was obviously low (1.042), which does not matter much to...

Hello, I am in process of upgrading all of my equipment but have hit a bit of a snag. I gave away all of my aluminum pots to new homebrewing friends and upgraded to a fancy triple clad mash tun and boil kettle. I realized too late that I no longer had anything to heat my sparge water in...

Hi all, I have a Bayou Classic SP10 burner I use for 4-6 gal boils. Does the trick but it sounds like a jet burner. I just moved into closer quarters with neighbors and felt bad after burning jet fuel for a few hours. I think with my kettle and boil volume, I don't need that much umph. I...

Hello, I have recently upped my game to full stainless with a new kettle. I have been using aluminum to this point and heard all of the wondrous things about how SS is inert and hard to mess up using. I opened my new kettle, rinsed it out thoroughly with water, and then went about my mash...

Hello All, I have cheaply updated my little 2 gal Legend Igloo cooler to a spigot and ss braid mash tun and wanted to double check with you folks the safety of the tun. I have a sink supply ss braid I have removed the tube from and it is clamped to a brass female hose fitting with a hose...

Hello, I have a mini fridge hooked up to a socket controlled by an stc1000. Worked fine for a few months until I moved my fridge. Now, it turns on, shows temp, and will turn my heater on when too cold. When temp reaches too warm, the stc will switch to cooling and after blinking for a minute...

Hello all, I have been attempting to produce some cheap experimental beers in 1 gallon batches for budget reasons. I am 3 batches in and having some issues locking in my technique. My first 1 gallon was a BIAB: 2.29 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 67.7 % 0.38 lb Brown Malt...

Hello, I have a few questions that I can't seem to find straight answers to: - I am trying to temp control my beer for the first time and am stuck using primitive dial style temp control in my mini fridge. The lowest (highest?) setting puts the ambient temp in the fridge somewhere...

I have recently tried the Elysian Oddland ginger berry brown ale. It was amazing and I'd like to brew something like it. I have had very little experience brewing something like this. Any pointers on how to go about making a clone? It is a brown made with raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, and...

I want to brew a hefe in the old German style. I have been reading up on decoction mashes and am curious when one should do a single or double or triple mash?

Hello all, I am having trouble getting some info straight regarding keg carbing with CO2: - I had a low efficiency coming off my mash so boiled down to the range I was looking for. I was left with ~4 gal of goodness to keg in a 5 gal corny. How much does head space effect the pressure I need...

Hello, I just a new 5g corny keg and 5# CO2 bottle. I have a few questions regarding carbing: - I do not have a suitable refrigerator to carb in yet. Average temperature in my beer closet will be ~70 degrees this summer. If I carb ~25 psi for a few weeks I think I can still get it...

Hello all, I had a few questions regarding some new experiences I had while brewing an oatmeal stout AG. -I had to move 2 weeks into fermentation. The primary sat in a warm (~72 deg) car and was shaken about while driving for about 45 minutes. Will the shaking cause any issues? I am letting...