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    Help, can't find leak

    Help me. I recently expanded my kegerator and keep going through co2 tanks way too fast. I for the life of me cannot find the leak. I have tried spraying potential leak locations and cannot find a damn thing. Only thing I can think of is a slow keg leak but I kept spraying the top of the keg and...
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    Feedback on an APA recipe

    Looking to brew an APA and only recently really started to drink APAs so a little interested in some feedback on the following recipe. Also wondering if using El Dorado and Azzaca hops would play nice together. Always open to suggestions. Looking for that fruity hop flavor punch w/o much...
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    Why didn't I switch to electric sooner?

    So the other night I just did my inaugural brew on my electric brew in a bag setup and this was honestly the easiest, quickest, most hassle free brew I have ever had. So glad I made the switch and huge thanks to everyone who gave me tips and info on the build of my system. Special shout out to...
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    Basement brewery build

    I'm so close to being ready to brewing on my brew ebiab setup and I am getting a tad excited. Just competed the wiring on my panel the other day and did a dry run in which everything appeared to work as I expected!!!! So here is a few pictures of the panel on and the brewing room as teaser...
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    Curious question on threaded vs TC element

    So I am planning on buying a 15 gallon kettle and having Bobby at Brewhardware cut the holes for my element/spigot/temperature sensor port for me and install the hardware. I was going to previously convert my 11 gallon bayou classic to electric which meant installing a TC port was a must to fit...
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    Switching to eBIAB and need help deciding on Kettle size

    So I am in the process of switching to electric brew in a bag and am wondering whether I go w/ the 11 gallon Bayou classic or the 15 gallon bayou classic. I am actually going to have Bobby at Brewhardware put the kettle together for me (was going to convert my current 11 gallon bayou classic to...
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    My "sort of" budget 240v Ebiab build

    So I have been bitten by the electric brewing bug and now I am on a mission to build my own system over buying a pre-built put together system. I pretty much plan on making a system very similar to Brau supply's unibrau. Currently I use a 10 gallon cooler mash tun and my trusty 11 gallon Bayou...
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    Determining competition category

    So I brewed an american wheat style beer w/ a little bit of a belgian twist. I personally think it turned our really good and am debating which category it would fall into. I basically took a simple grain bill of 50% red wheat, 40% 2-row, and 10% rye and then used mosaic hops for flavor/aroma as...
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    EBIAB recirculation port placement

    So wondering where all you eBIABers that recirculate your mash put your port? I am working on building an eBIAB setup and was going to essentially do something similar to Brau Supply's setup but was wondering where you put the port or how you recirculate the mash back into the kettle. Is doing...
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    Anyone familiar with this kettle?

    Anyone familiar with this kettle? http://www.ebay.com/itm/231728074740?redirect=mobile Was wondering if it's worth considering over my 44 qt bayou classic for an electric biab rig
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    Competition question

    So, quick question on entering beers into a competition. Do the beers have to fit exactly into a category based on stats? For example I made a Belgian Dark Strong that ended up finishing higher than expected abv. It actually finished at 11.7% abv which is w/in guidelines (8-12%) however the...
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    So do diy my setup or just go with the unibrau

    So as the title says trying to decide the route I want to take. I like doing things myself and tend to research the crap out of things but not sure how complicated building a controller really is. I really like Brau Supply's setup and was debating, do I buy the set up as is? It seems he is...
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    Dry hop or late addition...or both????

    So need some help. Doing sort of an american wheat beer and want some feedback as to whether I should dry hop or just have the late addition as planned or maybe something else. Basic idea is I want to to do a wheat beer that showcases the hops but still has some flavors showing through from the...
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    Help w/ wheat beer

    So I wanted to a wheat beer w/ some spiciness to it and also use amarillo hops to give some hop flavor to it. Mainly I think I am pretty good with the grain bill but was looking for some feedback on the hops and yeast. Here is what I was looking at. My wife seems to think citrusy flavors and...
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    Help me name my beer

    So usually I feel like I can come up w/ a good witty name for beers I make but I am just stumped w/ naming my Belgian Dark Strong and can't come up w/ anything I like. So I am coming here to get some help/suggestions. Here is the recipe I used if it helps to inspire: Grain bill: 12 lbs...
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    Significantly lower FG than expected

    So i just brewed a belgian dark strong ale recipe that i came up w/ myself a week ago. Initial gravity was 1.091 and per brewing software it was expected to finish about 1.020 (I was expecting more like 1.015 given the amount of candi sugar I used). So I decided to take a sample and check...
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    Mash thickness

    So a buddy and I are going to attempt to do a 10 gallon batch of a dunkelweizen and split it this weekend. I typically only get 60% efficiency w/ my wheat beers so the grain amount seems to push it on my setup. I have a 10 gallon cooler and the recipe calls for a grain bill totaling 26 lbs. By...
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    Recipe conversion help

    Hi, so I brewed an extract dunkelweizen last year and it did well at a competition (took 2nd) and I want to work on improving the recipe and also I have since converted to all grain. My previous recipe was as follows for a 5 gallon batch: Steeping grains: 6 oz midnight wheat 6 oz honey...
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    Brew Day from Hell...Grain getting through false bottom?

    So I have had a few all grain brews under my belt and everything had been going farily smooth up until my latest brew. Now before this brew I would only brew when I was staying up late to flip into my overnight working schedule as I wouldn't have any interruptions and I had been using a 5 gallon...
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    Lower efficiency w/ wheat beers ?

    So I am fairly new to brewing (just started a year ago) and even newer to all grain brewing (only 4 all grain brews). I am a big lover of wheat beers so I have mostly been brewing wheat beers (3 of my 4 all grain were wheats). I thought I had been getting about 68-70% efficiency with my brews as...
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