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Hey guys I had a A419 johnson controller go out and I bought a new one, the A421 model. I need to pull power cord off the old one and connect it to the new one. Thought it would be really simple but I for the life of me cannot figure out how to remove one of the plastic snap in cable connector...

Anyone know for sure what brewery source this yeast is from?

Hey guys I am considering just drilling a hole into one of my stoppers to add a thermowell that is .375" OD. Anyone ever done this? See any problems with doing it? Sure it won't be as clean as factory but Im struggling to see any downside. Appreciate any input!

I have a blichman beer gun and it works great for competitions but is a hassle because I have to get into my keg freezer and remove the ball locks, which causes a mess, and is in general just a PITA. I don't mind doing this for competitions but when I want to fill a quick growler or three I am...

Hey guys I have two chugger pumps I want to move from my portable stand to mount them on my stainless steel table. I was thinking the legs for easy access to connect my quick disconnect tubing etc. The legs are round and I am trying to decide the best way to securely mount them. Any suggestions?

Hey guys I am going to do my first cereal mash with some nice fresh ground corn I got my hands on to try to coax more flavor out of it. Question: From the research I've been doing the sach rest is in the 165 to 172F range and everyone boils it from there. What I do not understand is why the...

Hey guys I recently built a new all electric 20G brewery and decided to switch out some of my full port ball valves from brewers hardware with three way stainless steel valves off amazon - which have turned out to be real pieces of crap. Wish brewers hardware carried these but alas they don't...

Hey guys, I'm heading on a family trip at the end of July to Portland and really wanted to try to tour a hop farm in the area. I tried looking online and seemed pretty sparse as far as info goes. I was hoping someone in the community might have toured one in the past and could make a...

Hey guys, I bottle for competition and friends but keg all my beers. I am not great at the physics behind things so was hoping some of the experts on the forum could direct me to a good resource or help me with the math. If my kegs are at 12 PSI, what line length would I need for keg out...

Have you guys had an issue with PBW 'staining' your glass primary? When I leave it sitting for more than say a day and then rinse it out there is this white cloudly film all over the glass and I cannot seem to remove it. Was wondering if anyone had some tips on how to get rid of this and if...

Hey guys, I am interested in having the option of breaking my brew day into two days. What I am planning on doing is after mashout to leave the wort in my kettle and then the next day boil it. My question is this. At 170F the enzymes should be denatured but if/when the temp drops back...

I want to brew a Czech Amber Lager but have not found much helpful information online as far as a style profile or even example recipes. When putting together a recipe I typically like to see some example recipes and read a style profile for it to come together in terms of the style framework...

Hey guys I'm working on a new recipe and have used carafa special II in the past but never carafa special I. I want to use some carafa special I in this recipe I am building in hopes it isn't as pronounced a prounced a flavor but what I am wondering is if the flavor is the same across I, II...

Hey guys, I'm planning on converting this new fridigaire freezer I bought for a kegerator and am having trouble deciding where to drill the holes in for the lines and temp control probe. This will be my first one. You can view the parts specs here The issue I'm having is the parts seem to...

Hey guys, I'm fairly new to brewing and have been doing all grain german lagers. Just did my 3rd batch this past weekend. One thing I am having a really hard time figuring out is a good way to get my wort down to lager temp to pitch my yeast. I'm shooting for ~45F. I live in Austin TX area...