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Has anyone tried the universal poppets? I need to get new ones for my cornys. It looks like the universal ones have replaceable o-rings which would be great since I would only have to replace the o- rings in the future. I have corneilous and firestone brands. Thanks Pat

Update: I checked my hydrometer with water. Turns out that it’s off by .003That would make the reading 1.051 which is only an .001 difference. It wasn’t distilled water however. Wouldn’t the altitude make a difference too?

I’m using a half barrel for fermenter. Instead of racking the beer. I decided to use the stem that I removed from the keg and use CO2. I was thinking I should cut about 1/4” off the end. I was hoping someone on here has done this before. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I will check my hydrometer to make sure it's calibrated. I did not do that

I recently purchased a beer refractometer. Upon brewing a batch of IPA, I used it for the first time to check my starting gravity. I also used my hydrometer. My refractometer reads 1.052 and the hydrometer reads 1.048. I calibrated my refractometer before use. Which one is right? or should I...

I figured I would have to stir it often. It would be easier than adding hot and cold water and manually reaching my target temperature.

I had an idea for controlling my mash tun temperature. I'm using a 10 gallon water cooler for my mash tun. Trying to hit the target temperature is a pain. I like the idea of a RIMS system but I don't have the money for it. My idea is, Can I use a copper coil inside my tun and run hot water...

I thought I would share this with the community. This is how I control the temperature of my fermenter. I have an old electric blanket hook up to a Johnson’s controller. Keeps it a constant 68 degrees

I bought cryo cascade hops because they were out of the regular kind. They told me to use half of what I would normally use. Has anyone used these? Will they work okay? Thanks Pat

Well I guess it should be okay then. Should I put it in the fridge?

I’m planning on brewing on Black Friday. The only chance I will have To go to the home brew store is this Saturday. Will crushed grains last until then or will it get stale or lose flavor?

Seems like it would be good for checking SG while still in the brew pot. So often I check it after it’s in the fermenter only to find I missed my gravity and it’s too late to do anything about it

I was thinking about getting a refractometer, however after reading about them, it seems like they may be complicated and difficult to use. What's everyone's take on them? Is a hydrometer better?

And it might be fruit flies. I always called them gnats

Lol sorry yeah Gnats

I’m wondering what ways people are using to control gnats

I read the title and thought, "beer math? Sounds like a way to take the fun out of brewing." But seriously. It's a good article. Thanks Brett.

I remember as a kid, my dad drank PBR. Longneck returnable bottles. This would've been late 60s early 70s. We would go to this little store about a mile from our house. I would pick out penny candy.They charged more for cold beer, so he would get half cold, half warm. Gosh! I'm showing my age.

4 quarts of slurry from a 5 gallon batch? I typically get a little over a pint.

What's the smallest size refrigerator that you can fit a 5 gallon carboy in for fermenting lagers. I don't have room for another fridge. I see 4.2 cu ft models on craigslist for cheap. Are they big enough? I figured someone on here has one that "just fits". Thanks Pat