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came across this when searching for cover crop info for a hop bed It doesn't go into great detail about cover crops but I think it's a an interesting overview of organic hop growing https://www.agronomy.org/publications/aj/articles/103/6/1645

I gave up my medical O2 tanks and regulator that read in CFM and got a 20Cubic foot O2 tank and a pressure regulator that measures PSI to aerate wort. problem is I can't find any recommendations for PSI setting/duration to properly aerate wort, nor can I find a...

I was looking for a heater for a 15 gallon plastic conical and came across this http://www.ebay.com/itm/221098924229?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 I have a 2 stage temp controller and am only using it to control the fermenter chiller, and thought that it...

I just racked a Russian Imperial Stout out of a 5 gallon bourbon barrel into a corny to carb and serve... now i have a problem I should have foreseen. How should I clean/store the barrel so it can be used again? I have it rinsed with water and empty. I'm...

I have a little under 5 gallons of a russian imperial stout fermented with scottish ale yeast in a 5 gallon whiskey barrel. I want to take up the remaining head space with a bottle conditioned ale- the idea being it will outgas CO2 to replace liquid lost to evaporation. This...

I have three "Like New" Ascon, 1/8 DIN, Gamma Due Series, X1, PID Temp Controllers. They are 100-240 VAC and have 3 relay outputs. These are large 48mm X 96mm and are extremely versatile. These can be used in connection with relays and various switching devices to control just about anything...

One of my current projects is to add temp control to my 15G fermenters. I am using a stainless steel coil inside the fermenter for chilling and will be pumping from a 6 gallon bucket in a chest freezer. I am uncomfortable about using glycol as I do have fittings where the tubing...

now that winter has come I am having problems with ferm temps going too high in my basement 'brewery' because it is located next to my gas fired radiant heat source. I am trying to decide how to add temperature control to a couple 15G conical fermenters. I...

I have a copper coil through my HLT to use as a HERMS with an RTD probe on the output side of the copper coil. The RTD is reading about 50 degrees low. The controller (Ascon x1) seems to be operating properly... when I compensate for the temp difference it...

I have a couple cornies from a 10g brew day that have finished fermenting in primary with a trappist Ale/ Ardennes blend, OG 1.070 FG 1.009, but still tasted overly sweet to me. I also have a stir plate going with a 1L starter made from the dregs of 2 Orvals and...

I'm trying to step up to a 2 liter starter from a (slightly out of date) wlp530. I started on a stir plate with 600 Ml in a 1 liter E-flask, cold crashed and decanted into a 2 liter E-flask with 2 liter chilled wort ( chilled just because I prepared 3 liters at the...

I'm designing a hybrid herms using coolers a 52Qt cooler with a 1500W heating element for HLT/HEX , a 62 Qt cooler for mashtun and a keggle on a propane burner to preheat the HLT water and do the boil. I'm mining the forum for ideas but it seems all the HERMS posts I...

double posted.. in ingredients forum also but an orphan there. perhaps someone her knows something about this variety, or how I could research it further? my son showed me a reference to a hops variety in a book written by a fellow who was traveling the world in the early...

my son showed me a reference to a hops variety in a book written by a fellow who was traveling the world in the early 1900's on behalf of the U S Government and American horticultural societies. the book "The World Was My Garden", author David Fairchild published by...

just thinkin' If i put a bucket of water in my keezer (4 celcius) and drop a pump into it with no check valve and put a single hose to a bucket outside the keezer at approximately the same height, would the water pumped out in one direction equalize level by siphon action...

i got a water quality report from my local water company. It seems that depending on demand, they draw on three different water sources. two of the sources are very close (pickering east pump = alkalinity 58 hardness 147 and pickering west = pump alkalinity 51 and...

I drink mostly belgian beer, but northern brewer caught my fancy with it's AG inkeeper kit http://www.northernbrewer.com/default/the-innkeeper-limited-edition-all-grain-kit.html?SID=ff7248f210a679e8b18a117540cc6833 with the limited edition wyeast 1469. I will slant some...

I'm on my second all grain brew using belgian abby yeast washed from a previous AG brew, pitched into wort OG of 1.050 8 days ago. I had moderate activity within 24 hours and good krausen, but the krausen hasn't dropped yet, and I haven't seen any activity for days. I...

home depot just dropped off a new chest freezer.... my new kegerator project fits 3 corny kegs and a co2 bottle with room left over for bottles. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100598963/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 I would like to drill...

I took a final gravity on my first all grain 'Lefse' and though the number seems OK (O.G. 1.052 , F.G.1.010) I tasted a bit of a sour note when sampling the wort. I don't think it's going to help, but some folks have had these off flavors improve as the beer ages...