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Hi all, I purchased an oxygen stone from Northern Brewer awhile back and have been using disposable oxygen tanks which I burn through very quickly. I have an actual D tank oxygen cylinder that I would like to use instead. Any ideas on how to use that that larger tank with the wand instead of the...

I’d post it on Facebook marketplace. It’s better and you get less scams than craigslist. That’s where I usually buy my equipment if I’m going used.

I’ve used it for a few months now. It’s a big learning curve and you have to play with it for a few hours before you really get the hang of it. It’s invaluable to me now though.

can I continue to use a blowoff tube for my beer or do I need to replace it after fermentation settles down?

I do extract brewing and make 5 gallon batches on average. I have a 10 gallon brew bucket with a thermometer built in, but it only reads if i can fill the bucket with around 4 gallons of water. In all my kits, they say to add 2.5 gallons of water and then add your grains, etc. Why only 2.5...

As the headline says, how much beer can I safely put in my 7 gallon conical fermenter without losing too much Krausen through a blowoff tube? Should I stick with 5 or could I fill it to 6 gallons?

okay, I’m having a rough day with my fermenter. I brewed beer yesterday and saw the fermentation was highly active on it this evening, so I was going to replace my airlock with a blow off tube. In the process, the rubber stopper plopped through the lid and straight into my beautiful stout beer...

Hi, I just finished brewing a black IPA in my SS brewtech fermeneter. This is my first one using stainless steel, and I cleaned it heavy with TSP first like suggested. I can’t tell if the black I’m seeing in here is from grains or mold growth? I sanitized it the best I could prior to brewing and...

Hi, I’m about to begin brewing my first Imperial Stout and am planning on using oak cubes soaked in bourbon. I’ll be making a 5 gallon batch, but my question is how long do you keep the oak chips in the secondary, how much do you use, and do you pour the soaked bourbon in as well or do you drain...

If chlorine is an issue, then you can use a filter that screws onto your faucet like this one. It takes out most of the nasty chlorine taste along with the other nasty funk you sometimes find in water. Make sure you have a faucet that can use the head on this filter though. Otherwise you’ll need...

Okay, as my brewing advances, I keep collecting more and more equipment that I have to store and lug upstairs each time I want to brew. I keep everything in a cardboard box right now and was wondering if anyone has come up with a better storage solution for their supplies that can be portable as...

hi, I’m looking to get into kegging instead of bottling my beer. I’ll likely pick a corny keg, but two questions I have are as follows: 1. Where do you get CO2 tanks and where do they get filled? 2. How do you keep the kegged beer cold when you want to pour it? Did you buy a kegerator or did...

Thank you all for the input. And please keep them coming! Another question, I’ve seen the actual SS conical and they have a dump valve for the yeast so it can be used as the secondary fermenter as well. The SS brew pot has a racking arm, but no dump valve. Will it affect my beer if I just let it...

Hi, I recently purchased the 7 gal SS brew bucket fermenter which I’m using for my primary. Would it be worth getting another to use as a secondary fermenter or would a carboy still be best since it has reduced headspace? I like the idea of being able to bottle using gravity rather than a siphon...

Hi, I’ve been brewing for a couple years, but I’ve always used ingredient kits. I’d like to brew my own recipes, but I don’t know where to start. Has anyone created their own beer that can share how they did it?