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K hopefully this multiple part question doesn't get toooooo big. I'm looking to improve my cooling setup as I'm running 12-14 gallon batches on a tiny copper immersion cooler and when the ground temperature gets hot its just unefficient. The plan is to get a pump and plate chiller. My initial...

Hey Gang, Got a belgian Wit that I left for 4 months in primary - and it fermented down to 1.000 (far beyond my estimations of 1.012). It was essentially a 50 % pilsner/ 50% flaked wheat recipe with an OG of 1.051, mashed at at 122 for 20, 150 for 60. So with all that, I can't see how it got...

Hey Gang, I was hoping for a little input. I made a Brett Saison. Essentially made a saison, primaried it down to like 1.004 then added Brett Lambicus from Wyeast which took it down to 0.998. This was brewed in Nov and Brett added in December. In march, I tried it and it had a little bit of...

Hey Gang, So I will be honest and admit, I got lazy and did 0 research before trying to "sour" my Saison and, now in hindsight, did mostly everything wrong to get a pretty useless sour. My main question - should I cut my looses and bottle it as a slightly bretty saison or try to mess around...

Hey Gang, I've got a chest freezer I have two kegs carbed to 2.25 volumes/45 degs/12psi but I need to cold crash a fermenter before kegging it. Has anyone ever experimented with removing the CO2 tank, letting it warm (the CO2 will likely push out of the beer, increasing the pressure in...

Hey Gang, I'm trying to figure out how to properly balance my system and theres a few things I am unsure of. I've read through alot of the other threads on it, but theres a couple things I really just don't understand. Now I KNOW my system is not balanced but I'm trying to understand the...

Hey Gang, Got a random question. I've got a pre-carbed keg ( 50 degs , 15 psi so approx 2.3 C02 based on standard carb charts). I'm going to need to use the pre carbing/chilling fridge...so the is going to need to come out. If I take the keg out and disconnect the C02, I would expect...

Anyone know the symptoms of getting beer in your regulator. I think I got some in my yesterday but it seems to be working fine. I'm gonna disassemble some stuff tonight but any idea what actually happens when you do get beer in it?

Sooooo, I like to think im good at brewing... but I have had quite the night!!! So here's the info. I JUST put the pressure on my keg... at like 10 psi just to slowly ramp up the pressure... I didn't hear ANYTHING, like no CO2 flowing into the keg at all... I then upped the pressure to 18...

Hey Gang, So I am fairly new to all grain and I made a Scotch Ale, thinking I had my process right to end up with a fairly high FG (1.016) product. I ended up undershooting my FG getting approx 1.009. I'm trying to pinpoint the possible cause. Recipe was (neglecting hops) 12 lbs 2 row 1 lbs...

Hey Gang, I brewed a foreign oatmeal stout in mind mind... essentially a foreign stout with less hops and more oatmeal... or an oatmeal stout which a roastier taste and a high alcohol content. There is a competition coming up, and I'd like to enter it to get feedback but obviously, I'd...

K so long story short, overdid my oatmeal stout ( like 8% of roasted barley and 8% chocolate malt) I feel like its OVERLY burnt, coffee-ish, and all the characteristics of the dark grain.... Two questions: 1) will that die down with age? 2) if no, has anyone experimented with mixing. I...

Sorry for the basic questions here but I've got 1 hour to reserve some fresh pressed unpasturized juice - I'm in Quebec and it's apple season. I don't have the time to scan the forums like I normally do so I come to you all for quick advice. 1) is it as basic as buy the juice, add the yeast...

So.... stupid mistake. Long story short, forgot to add 1 lbs of sugar to a 8 gallons Saison recipe (Dupont strain - Wyeast 3724). Its now like 8 days later and bam, realization kicks in. Two questions: 1) This strain sometimes stalls at 1.030 for a week or two and I haven't yet checked...

Hey gang, I'm trying to play around with Saisons so I did a batch with Wyeast 3724 (Dont worry this is not going to be a "my fermentation stuck post!!" I did a hot fermentation as many have tried, starting at 80 degF and ramping it up to 90degF over 5 days. It did stick at 1.035 for about 2...

Hello All, I just did a 3rd batch of my brown ale but I had some slightly different than normal results. The recipe has 7 lbs of LME and 2.5 grains ( 1 special B, 0.5 6 row, 0.5 carapils, 0.5 munich for some flavor/practice on steeping-mashing) Normally I hit about 1.055 OG and 1.006...

There is no real point to this post. Im just having a good day. Finished school at the beginning of the summer. Got a good job. My relationship with my gf was going bad for a bit, but things have really improved.... and now, to top it off... bought a new stove and I went from being able to...

Hey all, In the midst of my kegerator build and it seems I made a small problem. I took of the front door panel, to replace it with a flat sheet of plastic so that I can fit two kegs ...... My build and fridge is very similar to (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-kegerator-build-176635...

Hey guys, I'm buying a Keggingkit from kegconnections ( seems to have best price ) These are the three that I'm looking at ( ALL VERY SIMILAR) http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=546 http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=467...

Hey, So Im looking to build my kegerator but the fridge I have is on the verge of either fitting or not fitting the kegs. As I want to check my fridge before ordering the kegs, I wanted to know if anyone knows the exact diameter of BALL lock corny kegs. I know corny kegs are roughly 9...