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So I recently made a pipe-bomb-looking RIMS. I'm using the 2" liquid tight RTD probe from Auberins.com coupled with the SYL-2352 PID. My issue is that my temp readings are off. Not way crazy off, just off enough to not trust it. I've read through the other threads and know I have the...

I've stepped up to making full 2L starters for my bigger beers. I only make 5g batches, most of them 1.065+. I was wondering the general consensus or pros and cons about dumping the whole 2 liters of starter wort into primary vs decanting and just adding the slurry. Anybody have a...

So I just made a starter yesterday with some washed pacman yeast... It's a 2 liter starter and I put a LOT of yeast in there to begin with. 24 hours later no little krausen ring to let me know the yeast are ready to go. Should I be worried about this? There are lots of little bubbles...

I recently made a honey ale that started off at 1.066. I used 1.5 liter starter of Pacman and the thing finished off with great attenuation. I know that in a perfect world I would only reuse yeast from a batch less than, let's say, 1.050. Problem is that I just made a batch of 1.063...

I was recently introduced to Crazy Ivan and I would like to invite him around more often but I can't find a clone recipe anywhere. It's from the Bear Republic and it's half Red Rocket and half Racer 5 finished with Belgian yeast. Hovers somewhere around 6.9%. Any ideas are welcome!

So I'm no welder, and was wondering how everyone had their single or 3 tier rig frames built. Any suggestions?

I just picked up a stir plate on the cheap ($25) and made a starter with it - - 1pt H20 & 1/2 cup DME. This amount looks terribly small in a 1L flask. I was planning on stepping the starter another 2-3 times, but it kind of seems like a waste of time. Couldn't I just start with more wort and...

So I accidentally made a really big beer. I was shooting for an OG of 1.080 and got 1.107. Hehe. Whoops. :drunk: Why this happened is kind of beside the point. My fermentation has stalled and I've found a little info that says agitating the yeast might help, but doesn't really say how...

So rifling through all the threads here, it seemed that Pacman yeast was pretty hard to come by. Well, I walked into my LHBS today and they had several packets just sitting there ready to go. :drunk: Did I miss something??? I guess I don't have to worry about trying to salvage some...

I made an extra hoppy IPA. I don't shy away from ultra hoppiness, but this one is too much for me. The problem is I've kegged it and it's been sitting in the fridge for a couple of weeks carbonating. I keep the fridge sub 40. I want to condition it for probably at least another month...

Sometimes you have to realize that it will NEVER stop raining and brew anyway! Here's my impromptu brew shelter, whatcha think?

How in the world does one get 48% eff? :confused: I'm new to AG (just did 3rd batch), but have saturated myself with reading about it months prior to trying it. I was doing a DFH60 clone yesterday, everything went as well as could be expected. Mashed @ 154 for about 70 minutes, I fly...