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Thanks for the recommendations. Just purchased Techniques in Home Winemaking. Thanks!

Hey all, Been brewing beer for a while and dipping a toe in wine. I was wondering other than this forum, are there any go to resources to learn more? I've been struggling to find high quality resources of either websites/blogs/youtube channels/etc. Any good recommendations to learn more...

For your sink an overhead industrial/restaurant sprayer is an absolute must. I have one for my brewing area and will never brew without it. It make such a difference.

Minerals were 2.5g Magnesium Chloride, 2.5 g Epsom Salt, 3g baking Soda

There was also a bottle of flavor extract and yeast and minerals and clarifying agent! I actually looked at piece mealing it and the kit wasn't a bad deal. But you're not wrong.

Hey guys, Following the trend in the world of potent potables, I have several friends that love White Claws. I saw Adventures in Homebrewing had a white claw kit and it was only $20 so I figured I'd give it a shot and see if I could make em. From the very beginning I had weird results. The...

I didn't sparge. Just hung the bag for a bit and let gravity do it's thing. To be clear that 93% was conversion efficiency not brewhouse. I will say I definitely fell/fall into the camp of liking to see the temp numbers stay exactly where they are supposed to according to the recipe...

I've posted a few times about efficiency woes. I have been really frustrated, thought I was doing everything right. Tried improving my crush, milled it extra fine. I sent in a water sample for analysis and started adjusting my water profile accordingly. Added a sparge step at the end...

I'm looking for a solution to my BIAB problem. I really want to be able to hang my grain bag above my pot after mashing, but I brew indoors and have the vent hood above the pot and low ceilings. There's just not a good way to do it where it is. So my thought was to create a way to be able to...

I did just get a new ssBrewTech fermenter. I cleaned it with TSP, which I have never used before. I'm guessing this could have caused it? I think this was either the first or second batch using the fermenter. I just put another batch in there on saturday. If this is the culprit, if it...

I had a keg kick recently and the last glass that came out with all the trub from the bottom of the keg was really dark, almost black. I have never seen this before and was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to what causes this and if it's a problem. The keg tasted fine the whole time and...

@k-os did you ever get any efficiency improvements? I have a similar set up to you and have had similar efficiency woes. Curious if you ever found any solutions?

Wow. That is very helpful. Thanks a lot!

Quick question for those of you that have the bucket. I just got mine and was unsure about o-ring for the valve. Do you put it on the inside or outside of the bucket. So valve | O Ring | Bucketwall | Nut or Valve | Bucket wall | O Ring | Nut? Or does anyone do 2 orings inside and out?

There's a bruloshpy for that: http://brulosophy.com/2018/10/29/the-impact-of-age-on-crushed-malt-exbeeriment-results/ Found that no one could tell the difference after six months.

@BeeRRunBrewery This might sound like a dumb question, but I have been really confused/struggling with understanding efficiency numbers. when you say 80% efficiency, any chance you could post numbers from an example brew day? Like grain bill, water volumes and gravity for mash and pre and post...

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Alright so have some updated information. And I think some good news. After getting the water report I have since brewed another batch. I have a friend with bru'n water and was able to help with the water additions. I also went to the homebrew store to get the grain myself. I was able to set...

Alright guys got the report from Ward labs. Hopefully someone here can tell me what all these numbers mean: pH 7.5 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 148 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.25 Cations / Anions, me/L 2.6 / 2.3 ppm Sodium, Na 6 Potassium, K 1 Calcium, Ca 31...