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I brewed a brown ale for Thanksgiving from a recipe I have used several times before wo. issues. As an experiment I added some powered pumpkin spice mix, about 2 tablespoons for 5gals. The beer has been on kegs w. app. 20psi of pressure for several months, but it will not carbonate. I have even...

Hi All I have a refridgerator kegerator in the garage sitting at 35F, which currently is holding 3 kegs at the bottom and bottles/cans/sodas on top. It is like this one. I need a place to ferment lagers, and since this fridge is really not that tall my idea was to build an insulated...

I have been looking at most of the heatstick threads here at the forum. What I really need the heatstick for is to do step mashing. I will not need it for boil, so I figured I could use a lower wattage element say 1000 -1500w. Basically I need to be able to heat the mash (5gal batches)...

I just completed my first run with my new Hop Torpedo based on the water filter design. I had 3 oz of hops (Amarillo, Chinook and Centennial) in there are ran the beer from Keg to keg twice to get as much aroma out of the hops as possible. My question is: I now have 3 oz of beer soaked hops...

This is my smoked porter recipe. Please comment... Style: Robust Porter Brewer: Batch Size: 5.50 gal Assistant Brewer: Boil Volume: 6.30 gal Boil Time: 60 min Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 % Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 10.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 71.4 %...

HopsDirect aka Puterbaugh farms: we all love them.. but hops come in 1lb pags which is the source of many discussions here on the forum. So the question is: How much extra $$ would you be willing to pay to have your 1 lb of hops professionally packaged and shipped in 2 oz packs? Give you...

I am looking into building a fermentation chamber. I only need room for 1 carboy or BB, and have the temperature controller already (Ranco). I need it for fermenting lagers so 50-55 degrees would be perfect. I was wondering if something like this could do the job...

This post to gauge the interest for a group buy of Cornelius Kegs from Kegconnection. Currently Kegconnection.Com has an online offer for their "B" grade kegs: 4 kegs for 79.95. If we order a minimum of 4sets (16 kegs) we get free shipping, so the price per keg is $20 (no salestax). I charge...

Just saw that my local costco has this industrial wire rack for only $139 + tax Costco - Whalen™ Industrial Storage Rack (Only weblink i could find was Costco Canada) By modifying the wiredecks and putting it on casters you could use this for a heavy duty brewing setup w lost of extra...

OK, so I am going to do my first lager this weekend. A doppelbock kit. I got some wyeast 2206XL in an activator pack and I want to use my new selfmade stirplate. This is what I plan to do on the yeast side: 1. 36 hours before pitching I will activate the yeast pack. Should active the...

My Auto-siphon is leaking in the seam between the cane and the tube. It basically sucks air in from the tube above and mixes the beer with air throughout the tube. In testing it I tried to pour some water on top of the seal (in the tube) and it slowly sucks the water down though the seal...

I got this fridge off craigslist: Frigidaire Products - PLRU1778E I want to fit two kegs and a fermenter in the bottom, so I need to place the co2 tank outside. I already have it running on a Ranco controller. Does anybody have experience with drilling this kind off appliance ? There...

This is what I have come up with sofar: Vienna Lager Brew Type: All Grain Date: 4/17/2009 Style: Vienna Lager Brewer: Batch Size: 5.00 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 % Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 4.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 42.1 % 4.00 lb Vienna Malt...

Looking at the Dwyer website quite a few LOVE Temperature switches are available. Which of these would work for controlling a fermentation chamber (fridge): TS: $65 (Basic Model?) TSS2: $69 (Dual Stage?) TSX: $55 (Cooling only?) TS2: $50 (Multi Unit program?) Seams like the TS2 switch has...

I am looking for a good spring ale recipe (All-Grain). Something like Redhook's Copperhook. Must use Cascade Hops however ('cause that's what I got). I was thinking about Ed Wort's Haus Pale Ale but perhaps tone down the hops a bit ? Thanks for any suggestion! Hommel Homebrew

I am getting setup for lagering. Made the argument with SWMBO that I then would be able to brew Tuborg Classic for her, which she really likes. So now I am getting tempcontrolled refrigerator / kegerator for my birthday. Although she really likes this Classic beer, she really dislikes Sam Adams...

I am getting into lagering and kegging. Got the fridge, but still need the external temperature controller/regulator. I am thinking that the switching on and off might hurt the compressor in the fridge. Is that the case? Do the regulator sense when the fridge is off (by the amount of...

I just read a thread on the first brewing experience, where the guy is worried about all the water he uses to chill his wort. I thought I would tell what I usually do. Before chilling I transfer my hot wort to the fermentation vessel (I use a plastic bucket which makes this trick work)...

I am looking for a clone recipe (AG) for: Troubadour Blond Ale By Brouwerij De Musketiers Has this in Belgium last summer, and it is great. Kind of pale ale mixed with belgian wheat. Sound terrible, but it is great! Thanks to anyone who can help.

Has anybody tried to add rosmarin to the boil? I love the rosmarin flavor, but I think it would need to be put in early on, like what you do with a good pasta sauce. Any ideas for other herbs?