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Hi all, I am heading to st Petersburg in manatee county this weekend to brew a couple of my recipes on my uncle's pilot system so I was curious how others may have treated the water in that area. I'm familiar with basic practices for dealing with hard and alkaline water but I have the...

What is the best kind of wrench to use to screw and unscrew the gas and liquid post fittings on a corny keg? I have a couple kegs that the wrench I have just will not unscrew them and I need to get them off to replace the 0-rings. Any recommendations welcome. Thanks!

I brewed a beer for a friend's wedding party that has a diacetyl problem and he wants to serve it tonight. I would rather dump it but I am just hoping to make the best of this situation. The beer is quite hoppy so the diacetyl is not crazy overpowering but it is definitely there and just...

I am planning on brewing a clementine or orange IPA depending on what my grocer has. I do not want the peel or rind involved, just the fruit itself so my plan is to add it at the end of the boil and let it steep while I whirlpool for 15 min. I might also put some in the hopback but the whirlpool...

Has anyone out there used this strain? I recently acquired this strain and am looking for any feedback out there. Thanks!

Hello, I kegged a very hazy brown ale with the intent of letting it lager for a week or two then rack it into another keg (via co2 from one ball lock in to another) to leave behind a lot of the yeast and trub before I put it in the back seat for a couple hour trip to a wedding. Without...

I fine almost every beer I make with good results but I have always done this in the primary carboy while cold crashing. I recently bought a new 15 gallon plastic fermentor that I cannot fit into any fridge I have to cold crash so for these kegs I am filling today, I will need to add it to the...

I recently started using a tiered Synergy brewing system and it has been going great except for some reason, every batch I do the wort never runs clear and I am ending up with tons of husks and very cloudy wort. I used to batch sparge in a converted cooler and I would just vorlauf with...

I am looking into purchasing a 15 gallon RIMS or HERMS system, likely tiered but flat is ok too and the frontrunner right now is Synergy Brewing. It is the best cost I have found and it looks like a very well made system. Does anyone have any experience or feedback about Synergy? or does...

I was considering buying a self priming pump so that I can do transfers through a hop back but my concern is that this will result in aeration and oxidized beer, even just minimal amounts. Currently, I do most of my transfers with a co2 push and force the beer out through a racking cane but I...

Has anyone ever made one of these? I've been wanting to design one but thought I'd see if anybody else had any insight. Any ideas are welcome too.

I just had the great suprise of finding that my second beer in 2 months had a diacetyl problem. I have brewed about 125-150 batches over the last three years and had never had an issue until recently. My question for the forum is if it is possible to have that buttery diacetyl flavor from a...

My local HBS has some organic 2 row as well as the regular and I was thinking about trying it out. Does anyone have any experience with it and could tell me how it compares to regular 2 row? Just curious about any possible differences or benefits. Thanks!

Hello, I am about to invest in a new brewpot (10 or 15 gallon polar ware or blichmann) and my original plan was to get one with a false bottom so that I could throw in some whirlpool whole hops and have a filter bed of whole hops for the wort to pass through on the way to the fermentor. I...

Hello, I have an IPA that I dryhopped in the secondary for a week then one week ago, moved into the keezer to cold crash before bottling. I have two questions: What is the recommended lenght of time to cold crash at about 35-40 degrees? I know that low temperatures cause CO2 to fall...

I have a batch that I added gelatin to and crashed to 35 degress for just over a week now. I am fairly certain this will have stripped almost all the yeast out of suspension and I will need to add some yeast back in bottle condition. My concern is that since this is an IPA, I will lose some...

Hello, A friend of mine has an annual dinner in which all aspects must incorporate the pig and I have been challenged to brew a beer using pig's feet! I can find very little info on effects of temperature and cooking time so here is the thought process I have so far just to get ideas...

I added gelatin 6 days ago to these two double , kept it at 35 deg and I now seem to have 3 distinct layers. The top looks very clear, middle a bit cloudy then all the hop matter on the bottom. I have used gelatin once before but did not see this layering effect. I also added 6 oz of dry hop...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a ph meter? There are so many different options online and I want to be sure I get one that will last and work well for me. Thanks

I'm sure I'm not alone with this so I was hoping someone had some practices they could share. During the day in this heat, my apt usually gets to up to the low to mid 80s and this is nearing the danger zone for bottle bombs and just not good for the beer. I also have a Berliner weisse and saison...