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I am thinking of upgrading my buckets to a chronical. I currently brew in the kitchen and ferment in our bonus room which is the next room over but up a small curved staircase. I am able to carry a full bucket of wort, but I really wouldn't want to carry a full chronical up the stairs. Would...

I am selling my 20 gallon (80qt) setup. It is too large for me since we had our daughter. I now brew inside, stovetop. System includes: 80qt (20 gal) instaware sandwich bottom (3ply with copper sandwiched in center) stainless pot with temp gauge, 3 piece valve and pickup tube. This is...

I have recently been brewing 2.5 gallon batches on the stove using the biab no-chill method. I pitch when I get my wort down to the desired temp (usually about 1.5 days after brewing. I am planning to make my first IPA using this method and was wondering how long I should leave my hops in the...

Has anyone ever converted this particular model to a 2 tap corny kegerator? Home Depot has a good deal and I'm wondering if it could fit 2 kegs without much cutting. It is not an in store item so I can't go check it out with cutouts..

I am planning to build a counterflow chiller out of some 1/2" copper and a garden hose. I believe the copper is 25' but it may be 20' (it is a pre-chiller I built awhile ago). I ordered a 5/8" id garden hose. Will the 5/8" garden hose be large enough or should I try and find 3/4" garden...

I am planning on brewing a California Common this weekend. I am brewing partial mash (mostly 2-row with some Crystal 80L). I read the entire section on Designing Great Beers and decided I want to brew this in the traditional way as it was Pre-Prohibition. I am going to do a single infusion...

I came across a toasted oak 2.5gal barrel. It is brand new (nothing was ever aged in it). Can I use this to age beer? Will the fact that it is unused give me off flavors?

I am looking into buying this. I have an update international (megapot) 20 gal. It is really wide. I am assuming that will not be a problem. I read somewhere that this model has some that come with a stainless hose or something instead of rubber and that is preferable. I couldn't find the...

Is it necessary to have a separate set of fermentation equipment for bugs? Can you clean the equipment and use it for regular ales or is it permanently contaminated?

I just read through my BYO and have never heard of Gose. The article is available on BYO's website for those non-subscribers. I had some questions about the recipe. The recipe has you mash all grains but the acidulated malt for 60 min and then add the acidulated malt to the mash for an...

I have heard of and seen recipes for kombucha alcoholic cocktails. Will mixing kombucha with alcohol kill all the bacteria and yeast?

Does anyone brew their continuous kombucha in an oak barrel? I am looking into the below linked item and wondered if anyone has any recommendations. http://www.happyherbalist.com/212gallonoakcask.aspx

Does anyone have a copy they would like to get rid of? Not looking to spend a ton of money here.

I made a recipe with just bittering hops at 60min. It was probably a mistake but I was experimenting. I am 9 days into fermenting and it tastes more bitter than I wanted this recipe to be. The hops I added were 3/4 oz Centennial. I tasted it today and it has a bitter taste and bad flavor. Is...

I had an odd idea in my usual drunken stupor. I was wondering if anyone ever tried this. I was thinking of doing full boils but in two separate pots. I want to build two 20' immersion wort chillers and connect them via some tubing. So the water would flow from the sink to IC#1 in pot#1 then out...

I am thinking of going all grain soon since it seems easy and cheap to build an MLT. I have two simple questions. 1 - I plan to do full boils but in two pots. Currently I chill my wort in the fridge with ice and then add cold water. What is the best way to chill quickly now that I will have...

I brew extract with about 2 lbs or so of grain depending on the recipe. All of the instructions and books I have read say to steep the grains for 45 or so min, remove grains, bring the water to a boil, then remove the water from the burner, add the extract and bring the water back to a boil...

The story goes like this. I had 3 heinekens at my gf's work party, came home and drank a saison from the tap. I then decided that I hadn't been drinking my porter (from the other tap) lately and it was time to enjoy some of that. I tried to pull a pint but the faucet stuck. I took my longer tap...

I am visiting my sister out in Arizona. I noticed the new Fat Tire cans in the market and bought a 12er. They say they are 'can conditioned'. I was wondering if anyone knows whether they use a different yeast or their regular yeast to condition. Can I harvest this yeast and finally have Fat...

This was the first time I milled my own grains with the corona mill. The mill pretty much pulverized the grain. I used 1.5 lbs of Crystal 60L. The wort tastes pretty bitter. Although this is my 10th or so batch, I never tasted the wort after boiling, although I should have been all along. Have I...