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I have very hard water with a pretty high residual alkalinity... 265. I'm brewing a stout, so a higher RA should work. 265 if pretty high though...Off the charts of what I've seen. How crucial is it that I get the RA in the range of say Dublin's water near 125? Do I need to be more...

I figure this forum has quite a few members... lots of experiences... and many willing to share:mug:... I've decided my next trip/vacation will be to the rocky mountains. I need help finding the right place to go. I'm probably only going to visit once so I want to make it a great one. I...

So last night I found myself at my uncles sugar shack running the sap boiling operation while he tended to a few things. He gave me a quick primer on running his set up. To prevent boil overs and kill the foam he had a toddler cup with a cover on it filled with milk. A few drops of milk and...

I am curious as to why I do not see any group buys (recent) in the Milwaukee Area

What is a possible reason to boil for 3 hours??? New Glarus Alt Clone 5 gallons Efficiency=79% OG=1.081 FG=1.018 (at least, that's what I'm shooting for) ABV=8.3% IBU=63 SRM=12 8.75 lb American 2-row 1.5 lb American Light Munich 1.5 lb Turbinado Sugar 1.33 lb Wheat Malt 6 oz...

I used my stir plate for the first time a feww weeks back, I left the yeast on it for at least 3 days, I cooled decanted and added more starter fluid (wort) as I was using an older jar of yeast I was unsure of its viability. Then I only let it stir for a day and then cooled decanted and...

My wife can be a very discriminating person. She is not much of a beer drinker but there are some she likes. So I'm ever trying different recepies till I find one she says she likes and will enjoy. The other day we enjoyed a nut brown ale that I made. I cannont remember what we were...

I have one cornelius keg that I cannot get to seal. The problem is with the shape of the opening. It seems that is different than all of the tops I have (4) and none of them fit "just right" so it will not seal. Is it worth trying to find another lid that may fit just right or is this...

Previously I've mashed in a cooler with a manifold. I'm going to try my keggle with a false bottom and I'm planning on doing a 5.5 gallon batch. My question about the "dead space" below the false bottom. I'll surely need to use more water for the mash because of the space below the false...

I've just made a batch and that I've made before and thiss one seems way more hoppy to me. I'm wondering first of all how good my memory is and second of all how much me change in procedure may have affected things. One I strained the hops before filling the carboy and the other (the more...

Are there any reasons I may not want to use brass fittings for the internal parts to my counter flow chiller? cz

My understanding is that in some (most?) instances leaving a beer on the yeast longer can be beneficial, or at least not hurt it. Is there a difference between leaving the wort on the yeast in a conical vrs. a carboy (more surface area for it to interact or something)? Finally how does...

I'm attempting my first brew and I'm going all grain and I'm going with BeerMunchers OctoberFast Ale recepie. I'm only going to be making 5ish gallons so I'll adjust accordingly. My fermentation temp can be 62 (on my basement floor) or 70-72 in the closet. Should I chose one location over...

Packless Industries http://www.packless.com/home.html has quite a few interesting designs for different cooling applications. Has anyone looked into theese for wort chilling before? If so what did you find out? thanks cz

I've seen a few threads on here about making a 15 gallon conical out of a cone bottom tank. That is the route I'm looking to go myself. I'm interested in 5 or 6 gallon batches not 10 or 15. I cannot find a tank from all of the suppliers listed previously in the 5-8 gallon range. In fact...