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Was able to get my hands on 2 SS Brewtech 7 Gal Unitank 1.0s. Lovely pieces of equipment, but not a ton of info available for these things. I've read up what I can on here, the rest of Google, and watched YouTube videos etcs, but I have a question. When dumping trub, should I always add some...

Looking for some insight on a WC IPA recipe. I REALLY like it, but it's a bit light on malt and bitterness, for the style. 10# 2 Row 1# Vienna 1# Crystal 20L US-05 0.5oz Magnum @60 0.5 oz Citra @20 0.25 oz Mosaic @20 0.5 oz Citra @10 0.25 oz Mosaic @10 0.5 oz Citra @5 0.5 oz Mosaic @5 Mashed...

Just saw this come across my feed! Much less mess! https://www.amazon.com/Five-Star-PBW-Liquid-32/dp/B095J363KM/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=PBW%2Bliquid&qid=1636493504&sr=8-2&fbclid=IwAR016s5bRhRwJUWbsFgtlkoQoOR9FNebjMuS0xc-39DlXa_LXSBZ9TQjSdo

So I managed to make a decent lager with nice sulfur characteristics using a quick lager method - 50F for 3 days, 55F for 3 days, 60F for 2 days, 65F for 2 days. Clean, clear and delicious. Tried my hand at my Kolsch (I know it's an ale...), yet again. It was my house beer. Now I can't seem to...

So, to make my starters I've been using online calculators for the past 5 years. Most seem to be in agreement with one another. As long as you enter in yeast dates, an OG, a batch size and a starter L size, it spits out how much DME to start with. I just finished reading Chris White's Yeast...

And now I have a coating of roughness around the bottom going about 4 inches up. It's stubborn and doesn't want to come off. It's very gritty. I've tried more PBW, Dawn, and Star San. If I rub it with my fingers it sort of comes off like wet paper towel. I thought at first I was rubbing my...

So yeah, I made a lager starter on Sunday night. I went to harvest some last night, and I noticed a black spot on the neck of the flask. It's only on one side of the flask, so I decanted from the other side. The actual starter looks and smells completely fine, and I'm going to pitch it anyway...

I brewed a Belgian Wit 2 months ago with good success. However, it ended up being a session - 3.7% abv. 4# Flaked Wheat 4# Pilsner 1.5# Red Wheat 0.5# Flaked Oats Beersmith predicted 1.050 OG, but I got 1.040. Not the end of the world, as it tasted great and was super crushable. My conclusion...

I brewed a Belgian Wit 2 months ago with good success. However, it ended up being a session - 3.7% abv. 4# Flaked Wheat 4# Pilsner 1.5# Red Wheat 0.5# Flaked Oats Beersmith predicted 1.050 OG, but I got 1.040. Not the end of the world, as it tasted great and was super crushable. My conclusion...

I know every beer is different, but I wanted to see what most ale people are doing. I usually stick to a strict 14 day primary fermentation, unless it's a bigger beer (higher gravity) or a lighter beer (lighter ales, blonde ales, kolsch etc). Bigger or lighter beers get a 21 day primary...

So I figured I'd jump ahead of the game for this coming Winter and brew my Russian Imperial stout. Made it last year and decided to tweak it a bit. Problem is the color was predicted to be 35ish in Beersmith, and it came out more like 20. Looks like a dark amber. Wondering if anyone has had an...

So here's some background: we switched from plastic buckets to SS Brewtech Brew Buckets. I did not soak them in TSP, as directed by SS, so maybe that's my answer. BUT, we've done 3 fermentations in them and experienced an extreme burning sensation while inhaling a whiff from the top of the beer...

I'm in CT and looking for a few 5 gallon ball lock kegs asap. Got a few homebrews ready to keg for the upcoming holidays, and I'm running short on kegs. I'm willing to drive to CT, MA, NH, VT etc

So I'm brewing my 1st ever 10 gallon biab batch this week. This gives me 6 or so weeks until Christmas. I've settled on doing a Hibernator(ish) clone from Long Trail - malty and sweet, just in time for the Holidays. I was wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestions? So far, all I've done are...