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i want to upgrade my current brewing system and i need some advice. my current system includes a 25l HLT, 50l BK, 48q coleman cooler, march pump and a shirron plate chiller.i have an old 3/8 immersion chiller and a kettle false bottom i never used. I read a little about HERMS and wondered if...

what effect does ALUMINUM has on my beer ? in my water report it says that my water has 60ppm of ALUMINUM

i want to buy some QD and my only options (because i dont live in the us) is this: http://stores.ebay.com/HOMEBREWSTUFF-dot-com/Fittings-and-valves-/_i.html?_fsub=404926010&_sid=95916060&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 or this...

i am trying to figure out what QD i need .i want to connect my brew kettle to the march pump and from there to the shirron plate chiller(in my last brew the pump lost its prime and i had to start unscrewing all my fittings ). the only problem is that i need to order international and mcmaster...

hi, i want to add a spigot to my HLT so i think i will order this from morebeer: http://morebeer.com/view_product/19793/102318/Weldless_Spigot_-_Stainless the only problem is that i am not a very skilled driller (i do have a drill) and dont know what i need to make the hole in my pot...

i brewed an ipa using wyeast 1318 london III . the beer is about a week old. i took a sample and the fg is 1.013. the taste is not very good but i cant tell if its infected. here is a photo i took from above the fermentation vessle:

i brewed an IPA about a week ago and i think i have a stuck fermentation (1.045). i used dennys favorite from WYEAST . right now i have a london ale III starter going . do you think i can pitch the london starter to the stuck fermentation?

i just bought a new chest freezer . have a fermenting IPA in the freezer but when i bended to take a sample today i got a strange sensation in my nose(hard to breath). could that be as a result of co2 that is coming from the fermenter that is sinking to the bottom of the freezer?

i bottled a hefeweizen yesterday and open a bottle today (just to sample it) and it gushed (of cource no carbonation yet) . open another one and it too gushed/ the beer tastes good. is this normal with hefes? when i cool the bottle there is no gushing

i am planning to brew a Rochefort 8 . how much time do i need to age it?

i am using 5 stars IO star (iodophore) - https://secure.midwestsupplies.com/index.php/aitdownloadablefiles/download/aitfile/aitfile_id/500/ it calls for 1 oz per 5 gallons to achieve the required concentration of 25ppm. do you think i can make a smaller size solution and put it in a spray...

i will be in germany soon and wanted to buy some paradise seeds. do you think this is the same stuff?: http://www.orlandosidee.de/Spices/Pepper_Chili/Guinea_Pepper.htm

brewed using the shirron plate chiller three times with little success. my last two brew using the shirron went not so good .took me about 40 minutes recirculating to get the wort to 74f. the first time i brewed using the shirron i tried to do one pass and ended up with a 100f wort. i...

does anyone know if i can board an airplane with wyeast ?

i want to buy a march pump mainly to recirculate wort through my plate chiller. any tips before i order (should i order any accessories for the pump) here is what i am about to order (230v because i am from Europe) http://www.highgravitybrew.com/ProductCart/pc/March-Pump-230V-158p3077.htm :mug:

upgrading is sometimes downgrading. used to use a simple IC chiller with much success . today used the shirron (gravity fed) for the first time and i was very disappointed . used a pump with ice water but still the wort came out 100 degrees . i hope my batch wont get contaminated in the...

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how do you filter your wort going into the shirron? just got my shirron and i am a little paranoid about clogging it with hops/hot break. i use a keg with a ball valve for my boilings

how do you filter your wort going into the shirron? just got my shirron and i am a little paranoid about clogging it with hops/hot break. i use a keg with a ball valve for my boilings