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I found this interesting... The ipa in my kegs presently is a pale hops monster. It the best i have ever tasted (in VERY critical of myself. I am unhappy with beers that everyone else loves). I had one keg in the basement. I drew a pint from that one on Thursday to make sure all was good for a...

I'm an experienced brewer, but I've never made wine. I received a vino brand kit this Christmas but I really have little idea what to do with it. The instructions with it are on a single small sheet and are very vague. It mentions sugar additions with no numbers. It mentions og with a vague...

Anyone have a copy of the calibration procedure for this model? I lost the instructions and can't find online support. I know it is pretty simple, but can't remember the exact procedure. Thanks

I just received my first shipment from these guys. It included some yeast. I had asked for the freshest they had because I would not be brewing this batch for a while. The yeast they sent me was produced FOUR days before I placed my order. And it was sent with a very high quality ice pack in a...

I just got my keg system set up and ready for this Saturday. Wouldn't you know it, my regulator started leaking last night (after passing all testing two weeks ago). I'm going to need to order the parts for a rebuild but am stuck with a slow leak in the mean time. Anyone in the greater Bangor...

I was hoping you could share your favorite nugget centered recipes. I somehow ordered an extra two pounds in my recent nikobrew order. I know what you're thinking... no, I wasn't drinking :sly: I do plan on smashing an ipa with it Sent from my SCH-R970 using Home Brew mobile app

Just wanted to report this... I bought a backup hydrometer. I like having a hydrometer for finishing gravity readings because I don't quite trust the calculators for my refractometer. I got it from China for less than $2 shipped. it has an integrated thermometer and reads to 1.040. the scale is...

Last Friday I got a mixed sixer with some of my old favorites. Torpedo and 60min. I also threw in some 90 min. They were all a little past prime. The 90 min was the worst of the three. I was unimpressed. See folks, my pipeline ran dry. St patties day saw people begging for my brews and not even...

Why isn't anyone actually washing their yeast? I pulled a half gallon of slurry off my primary last night. Decanted off the trub, and put it in a ~6ph starsan solution. This should mimic storing in beer without the possible yeast food. I'm going to experiment with this. I realize that actual...

Ok, so here is the deal. Everyone says just buy an extra packet, and that's what I've always done for higher gravity beers. I planned on brewing Sunday but when I lookedin the bag I was missing a packet of yeast. I always keep a lb of dme in the cupboard, so I made a starter. This is...

Thinking of possibilities for an electric setup. I wanted to take a tally on your experiences with heating elements. What is the maximum watt per inch you have used in your bk without scorching. Please specify boil gravities. Thanks

decided it was time to move up to ag. I insulated my plastic fermenter and added a copper manifold. Used an 18 gauge brad gun to put the holes in the manifold and an o-ring to seal it into the plastic valve. I like to go all or nothing so I decided to go with a 60 min ipa clone. Changed it a...