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I've had a side project creating home brewing calculators. I just got a dilution calculator updated to include liters and milliliters. Hope you'll find this helpful! http://www.calczilla.com/brewing/sanitizer-dilution/

Very cool tgmartin! I think I'll try it out as well. I don't have an IC. But after reading more aout jamil's recirculating whirlpool chiller, I might try that out - it makes a lot of sense. It will be nice to have a helles and a maibock for the spring/summer.

I would like to brew a maibock for may and spring time. It would be my first lager, but when I saw I needed like 5l of starter or 5 vials of yeast, I thought - "wait a sec...you're probably doing this wrong." I listened to the old Jamil Show on brewing a maibock and he recommend brewing a...

Hey guys, I've just started a small side project and I'm putting together some brewing calculators. Right now I have force carbonation, hydrometer correction, and keg balancing. Things I found myself needing to look up constantly (especially as I was kegging this last weekend). My goal is to...

Agreed. I did the secondary thing for the first few beers, but then started reading more and more that it was largely unnecessary. I haven't used a secondary unless I'm dry hopping or as Banshee says - adding fruit or other flavor. It's so much easier to just leave it in and siphon from above...

Ahhh good advice! I'll def check on the 10foot lines! Thanks very much for the feedback on that. Unfortunately they said they wouldn't switch the taps for perlicks as an optional upgrade, i would have to get the regular taps and then buy the perlicks individually :( Either way - I think the...

I know it's mostly a DIY crowd around here - and I appreciate rolling up my sleeves as much as the next guy, but I'm considering just spending money on this one. I have a chest freezer that I use currently as fermentation chamber / conditioning / serving (just a picnic tap right now, no...

This is drool worthy. The keezer and the shop look amazing! Well done!

+1 for a wine thief and star san. Makes it very easy. You also get to taste your beer at this point!

Kegging my first saison!

I think that's just the thing! Thank you!

Hey all - update on this. I received my manifold, beer gun, and beer gun accessory kit from morebeer today. My question is - is there a way to replace one of the 5/16'' barb that's on the manifold with a piece that will allow me to screw a 1/4 flare fitting directly in? Or do I need to run a...

Thanks guys. Purchased! Excited to try this thing out!

Awesome. Thanks for the reply!

Hey guys, Considering getting the beer gun. I have a 4 way manifold already off of my 1 tank/regulator. Can I skip getting the t or y fitting and just hook up a co2 line from a spare outlet on the manifold? Seems like I should be able to, just want to make sure before making an order. Thanks!

Hey all, I'm looking for a new primary - I currently have a typical 6.5g glass carboy. I was looking at better bottle with a port, but I realized that I typically brew around 6g batches and they aren't cheap! I like the racking arm I like the idea of having a racking arm in the bottom to...

Hey guys, I just got my Brewer's Edge Temp controller II. I'm using it with a fairly new chest freezer and a thermowell in a glass carboy. I have set the temp to 66 degrees with a differential of 2. However, it seems to keep getting the beer pretty significantly below the 64 degrees that...

Wonderful! Thanks much!

Howdy All! I want to brew this upcoming Saturday, but I'm going to be leaving town for a week the following Saturday. I'm thinking I'll make the belgian dubbel from Brewing Classic Styles. The recipe recommends pitching at 64 then letting it rise to 70 over the first week. Once I hit 70...

Thanks! Sounds like it's probably best to go look at Craigslist for another fridge!