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When active fermentation is occurring there will be a positive pressure buildup of the CO2 in your fermenter. This will keep the wild yeasties and other infection causing materials out of the fermenting beer.

Looks good. But Lowes and quite a few LHBS have them for sale for around $4.00

Drilling through stainless will create a lot of friction and heat. These can be minimized by using a oil based lubricant. In a perfect world you would use an industrial cutting oil with some chlorinated paraffin. However, since you are only going to be doing this once, a good amount of a...

Their customer service and knowledge has gone down since the former general manager left to start a brewery and a homebrew store. For those in southern Wake County, Carolina Brewing Company in Holly Springs will fill a 5 # canister for $20 and a 10# for $30. The will fill it while you wait...

Turning the holes or slots to the bottom of the cooler will help with the stuck sparging.

This stand is very similar to mine. Instead of using the cement board under the burner, I used mine as a shield between the first and second levels. It is simply screwed into the 2x4 uprights. Another suggestion would be to affix a sheet of 1/4" plywood to one side of the stand. The plywood...

Once you reach a rolling boil, cranking the gas wide open will not serve any purpose other than wasting gas. The temperature at which water boils is dependent upon atmospheric pressure. If the pressure does not change, the temperature of the boiling water will not change until all of the water...

Thanks for the information. I truly appreciate it. Lawnboy, I am not on twitter. However, if I do make the move to Jackson, I will PM you for the info. Thanks.

Your brewing gear is newer and worth more than your car.

Brother Grim, Is there any movement to legalize home brewing within the state?

I am in the process of determining if I want to move to Jackson, Mississippi for a job relocation. I know home brewing is not technically legal in Mississippi. Do the police actually hassle people for home brewing? Do you buy all of your supplies on line since there are no home brew stores in...

Whether you use insulation is up to you. As Revvy has stated, there a a variety of opinions on this. However, here are a few things to consider, a thick enough wood collar will provide a good amount of insulation if all the joints are caulked very well with flexible silicone caulk. Also, to...

epateddy; did you get an answer from anyone? If so would you mind posting it here?

What type of a chiller are you using? A thermometer with a 2 1/2" probe should not get in the way of an immersion chiller. If you are using a plate chiller or a counter flow chiller go with the longer probe. The longer the probe the more accurate your temp reading will be.

Welcome from Holly Springs. In addition to the great guys in GRABASS, you will also find two home brew clubs in the Triangle as well. They are Carboy in Raleigh and Trub in Durham.

Check your local fire codes and your lease. In some towns and cities it is against the fire code to have a grill on your deck.

Go to Binny's near the intersection of Sheffield and Clybourn.

You may want to change the recipe slightly to give a more malty taste. Try using all pilsner malt instead of a mixture of pils and 2 row. Adding a small amount of cara-pils will also aid in head retention. Also try lowering your mash temp to 149 or 150. The conversion may take longer but the...

Ace, The design looks like it should work. I would add some wind shields around the burner. This should help give a better distribution of the heat over the entire keg.

Yes they will. NCM bought a company last year who sells to homebrew stores. This is why they won't accept any new non commercial brewery or retail accounts. Check here on HBT as there has already been 2 grain buys this year alone for the Raleigh area. If you really want to try your luck...