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Water addition question for the pros: I have my water profile here: Calcium 45 Magnesium 0 Sodium 15 Sulfate 21 Chloride 10 Bicarbonate 0 I am brewing a NEIPA, and I have built the following target profile: Calcium 125 Magnesium 19 Sodium 7 Sulfate 75 Chloride 175 Bicarbonate 220 In order...

I have a 2 Basin utility sink in the basement and currently I have two or three feet of garden hose attached to it. It is very useful as it reaches outside the sink to fill up buckets kegs fermentation vessels ect. I'm looking to get an industrial dishwasher hose with the hight arc. Will I...

I have a collection of hard plastic 4-pack lids. Can I get some project ideas?

Looking for a quick answer here. I am applying 1/2" EPDM pipe insulation to a project. The insulation I have is 1/4" too big for the pipe. Should I leave it loose, or should I overlap so it is tight? I am fairly positive its #2, just wanted to check with all the thermo-experts!

I have an unusual setup. I have a standard 7.1 Cu. ft. deep freezer in my basement. I installed a 2x6 collar on it, and insulated that with 1" foam board. Out of this collar, I ran a 3" PVC line up to my tower, which is 16' of pipe away upstairs, probably 10 linear feet. I wrapped the PVC in...

Ok, I have 15 ft between my keezer and my beer tower. Roughly 6 feet vertical rise. I ran 3" PVC from the collar on the keezer to the tower. Through this 3" PVC I have 4 beer lines, and one air return line, which is 1" liquidtight. My questions are about air flow. 1) Would it be better to...

Alright, I am brewing NEIPA's and oxygen is my enemy. My goal is to ferment/primary in a 30L Speidel, and then rack it into a dry hopped keg. Looking for tips and advice on getting this done. Brew, put into Speidel. Aerate, add yeast. Finish primary. Late hop additions and leave in same...

I am building a keezer. I have 4 beer lines, 4 ball-lock kegs, 2 CO2 tanks, and 2 dual-gauge regulators. I will most likely be serving all beers at same PSI, but flexability would be nice- for instance if I wish to force carb one beer. What is the best way to be flexible with this? Run one CO2...

I am migrating to a new keezer in the basement. From the out of the kegs to the faucet is 16'. Rise is 6 feet. I am trying to figure out my line thickness... I think I am going to have to go partial 3/16 and partial 1/4. Is there a best way to do this? for instance, should the bigger or smaller...

I have a high ABV milk stout, aiming for 2.1 vols carbonation. The beer needs time, so I am not in a rush. should I: Force carb at 30 PSI, roll it around on the floor, decrease to 8 PSI and put it in the fridge/room temp? BrewersFriend and BeerSmith say at 55 degrees, 14.9 PSI to carb. I could...

I am migrating from a kegerator and 1 beer line setup to a keezer and 4 beer lines. Keezer is in basement, which is 5 feet away horizontally and maybe 8 feet vertically. Total pipe length will maybe 15 linear feet of pipe from keezer to tower. My plan is: Run the length in 1 1/2" PVC. Wrap 4x...

I brewed a coconut quad, roughly 8% ABV. I force carbed it at 37 PSI @ 70 degrees for a week. Just now took it down to 10 PSI to test and taste. I plan to age this for 30 60 90 days, what PSI and what temp should I keep it at?

In another thread I was recently commenting on having 2 by 10 to 15 1 gallon jugs of distilled water and what a pain it was and also at a dollar a pop it wasn't exactly cheap for water. Someone commented to go get the Primo water jugs at Walmart. So I went to check out the pricing and it ends up...

I have a coconut quad. It fermented well and stayed in primary for 17 days ending on 75 degrees. I then moved it to the secondary and added coconut. It has remained on coconut at 75 degrees for 8 days. I am eager to bottle and keg this... How much longer in secondary? I will not be moving the...

I have 2 keggles and a cooler mash tun. I have spent a lot of money on fittings to make sure I am good, and stainless steel. Originally I was brass, and it was not great. With that said, I have several fittings that leak. What is my foolproof method to fix this? Its not always my normal...

Strange Request: I have been at home Brewer for about a year and my brews always come out with "something not correct". Looking for an experienced home brewer to come over and help me brew a batch on my equipment and maybe give me some tips and pointers. Equipment, materials, and beer are of...

I got an old cooler that I turned into a mash tun. The main valve installed fine because the wall of the cooler is slightly thinner there. I drilled a hole through the side to add in a thermometer and for the life of me I cannot get it to seal. The wall of the cooler is very thick so I had to...

I will attempt to keep this short and sweet. I am brewing a quad. Target OG was 1.098. due to volumes etc, I hit 1.068. I fermented, and after 2 weeks I checked G and it was at 1.043, but the sample I used was chunky from the top. On day 17 I got a good sample, and read it at 1.036. I also...

Looking for a 3 1/2" or 4" all thread stainless nipple, cant find anything except for this $35 one. Anyone got a tip for me? Or even a better way to put a side bulkhead in my cooler mash tun with 2 1/4" thick walls? I have a 2 1/2" all thread nipple and it barelt catches but it leaks, looking...

I have a Belgian Quad. Target ABV is 11.6% but I will only hit 9%. It has been fermenting for almost two weeks, and slowwing down. Temp started at 66, and slowly raised to 72 ish. I am going to rack onto secondary after 2 weeks expires to add coconut. I will condition it on coconut for 2 more...