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I have a friend that works at a winery. He told me that he has plenty of star san, so I wouldn't need to buy it. He gave it to me in an unmarked bottle and it is different than normal star san. It has the same color , but a much thicker consistency. Has anyone used an acid sanitizer like this...

I am brewing a oatmeal pale ale clone from a local brewery who supplied their recipe to my LHBS. I contacted the brewery and asked what they do to the local tap water when they brew this beer. They said that they add Gypsum and Calcium Chloride to bring the PH down to 5.3. I share the same...

I was wondering if there is a thread out there or someone with exp running strike and sparge water through copper that is in a wood fire. I could save money on propane if this was a safe effective thing to do. I know that the tubing would need to be full of water and open at one end at all times...

. I found this yeast in the last 32 ounces of my keg. It looks like nice clean yeast for my next batch

I really only have room for a deep freeze and a keezer/ fermenter at my in laws house. I'm thinking about lagering and keezing in the same keezer/ fermenter.I feel that keg temp varying some below serving temp then above serving temp due to adjusting lagering temps, won't matter much as long as...

I have some funds to spend at my LHBS and I can't decide between a co2 tank and regulator ( I have a keg and keezer) or a chugger pump. It would help a ton if I had a pump for hot water and wort transfer instead of lifting all of that weight, especially when I do 10 gal batches. I am young and...

I just received a bunch of really nice local Grapefruit and was thinking that my IPA I am bottling next weekend would taste good with some zest. Has anyone ever added it at bottling or during cold crash? I could boil it up with the priming sugar or just boil some to sterilize and add it to the...

I just received a bunch of really nice local Grapefruit and was thinking that my IPA I am bottling next weekend would taste good with some zest. Has anyone ever added it at bottling or during cold crash? I could boil it up with the priming sugar or just boil some to sterilize and add it to the...

I was having trouble getting oxyclean residue out of my carboy. I would always see little white crystals inside and mostly on the bottom of my carboy that would be a giant pain to scrub. I tried white vinegar with an equal amount water and was amazed. It worked the best in a carboy cleaner...

A friend of mine has these kegs. He said that I can have two of them if I do the work of getting them back in working order. He swears that he has the missing lid for that one. Would this be worth it? Are the gaskets all that should need replacing assuming there are no major broken pieces?

I have a hoff stevens keg and I need to plug the side bung hole. I cut some raw cedar bungs for it today but they smell really strong of cedar. I want to try them in the boil kettle I'm making but i think they will impart some strong cedar flavor. Anyone ever use cedar? tHey sell wood dowels...

I have been acquiring my equipment for several months now. I haven't been in a hurry, as to not spend too much money at one time, as well as to give myself a chance to happen upon good deals and such. I was lucky to have acquired the igloo coolers for free. Both were from friends, one with the...