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I am currently prepping my first Nitro Stout. The system is set up with beer gas and regulator and what I believe to be the right length 3/16" beer line (8'). Specifically my question is the method to force carb the stout to 1 to 1-1/2 volumes of CO2. I'm just not getting the "science". I...

Recently brewed a simple honey wheat beer with a grist of 50% wheat and 50% malt. The mash ended up at a slightly lower temp than I was shooting for at 147 deg. F. Added to the boil in the last 20 minutes was 1/2 lb of clover honey. O.G. ended up at 1.052, just what I was shooting for. The...

Ok....building my HERMS system. What are the advantages/disadvantages of small diameter(<=3/8") copper tubing v.s. larger diameter (1/2"=<) copper tubing used as the heat exchanger? In addition, how about length? The pre-fabricated exchangers seem to be in the 25' range. If I went with...

Very briefly, I am building a brew system similar to a B3 1550. 3 tier, 3 low pressure propane burners controlled by solinoids. Currently using a 12 gallon cooler MT, 10 gallon HLT and a 15 gallon BK. The control panel consists of 2 Ranco 1100 single stage ETC's and various switches to...

I'll keep my question simple because I have tried to be technical regarding my frustration with my refractometer. Why does my reading change with the temperature of the sample? I have a ATC Refractometer. If I understand this correctly, it automatically adjusts for the temperature of the...