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It's been 10 days so far, just starting to get tart, but just barely.... would it be time to bottle? Or should I wait until it's perfect drinking kombucha and then bottle? I'm new to this and I've heard it's within 2 weeks per batch Thanks!

Coming from the beer brewing world, I have some questions... as i really do not want to strain my kombucha if i bring it to work or have a ton of sediment after 1st fermentation... would the following steps work? - take out SCOBY and starter tea for next batch. - add in fruits / spices /...

So, diving more into the depths of water salts and mineral additions. I'm starting to look more into RA and darker beers. I'm brewing a brown weekend after next, so i'm starting to look at doing the water profile. Is there a general rule of thumb for what to "Shoot for" regarding RA and SRM...

https://www.williamsbrewing.com/BREWERS-EDGE-MASH-BOIL--P4216.aspx This thing actually looks pretty sweet. - $300 - 1600w - control panel - can hold 16lb of grain - no pump... but that just makes it a little more simple and cheaper, which works for me Do you want to get into mashing but...

long story short. I have 2 kids and the normal 3 vessel brewing is becoming difficult to do while helping the wife watch the kids (1yo and 3yo) So i'm switching it up to a two vessel system (something like a Blichmann breweasy) and the brewday went just fine until i realized salts and PH...

Seeing if there is any interest in my brewstand. I'm changing my brewing style as my kids are little and doing three vessels is not possible anymore. It's 16g 1.5" square tube, welded in my garage and painted blue. Welded up my old bg14 burner with a 30psi regulator.... I however 95% of the time...

Changing directions and am going to sell my brewstand if I can find a buyer on here or craigslist... however, I havent a clue how much to price it at.... It's a 2 their, bg14 burner at the bottom with a 30 psi regulator. 16g 1.5" square tube and painted blue.... cuz it's the spray paint that I...

Thought this was pretty fun... i've done stuff like this before for homebrew shops and such. But this was very different. eg, there was a stage for me setup with chairs and tables surrounding the brewing LOL. The ring leader sent me a message awhile back asking me if i wanted to serve beer...

I've been electric brewing for a few years now, but as i have a 20 gallon pot, smaller batches are a bit of a chore. I had another 9 gallon kettle, so i decided to make that into a BIAB pot with a 240v element. However, on the maiden voyage, i couldn't find a correct temperature anywhere. i...

So, i started this project on a piece of paper a few weeks ago and figured i'd share it with you guys and gals as i thought it was an interesting one. For awhile I've been figuring out how to ferment 10 gallon batches without lifting anything too heavy as my back isn't the greatest. Meet my...

So, i was gifted a 15.5g sanke keg without a spear a number of months ago. Finally got around to calling anheuser busch to figure out how to return it to them. Obviously they said "we would like it back, please". So i asked how to return it to them as we don't have any AB breweries close by...

Just moved into my new house and am getting the garage setup and should be brewing my first batch in the new place by the middle of next month. However, one thing i never really tackled was getting two fermenters the same temperature. I have a 5cf chest freezer... said chest freezer fits 2...

So, i was gifted a fairly good sized side by side that i can fit my sanke keg in for fermentation. However, the wiring is going to be interesting... so i have a few options. 1) keep the fridge at the warmest setting for my "cellar beers" above the sanke keg. Wrap the sanke keg with a...

I have a dilemma. i do 10 gallon batches and would honestly love to move away from splitting the batches into 2 separate carboys as the temperature is always different in each in the chest freezer... 1) i have a sanke keg that i was going to use for fermenting... I was excited due to...

i know they work well for 5 gallon batches on a better bottle/bucket... but how well do they work on a 10-11 gallon batch, possibly in a sanke? it'll be stored in a mini fridge so there wont be much space around it, so in theory, it should work well, but i can't find anything around the...

Just throwing this out there for everyone so they're aware. The infamous cheap concord kettles that are found around ebay, amazon, etc. Listed as 304 or 18/8-10 stainless. They're some sort of unknown alloy. Background on how i got this... I work in a very large dental manufacturing company...

This is pretty cool for the MR Beer kitters out there http://www.mrbeer.com/refills/recipes/partial-mash-recipes They now offer partial mash recipe kits! only thing that might be the downfall is grain going stale if they do this as a kit for a beer shop / bed bath and beyond / target, etc...

I've been playing around with a version of this recipe for years now and finally nailed it. Some of the rye might be tricky to get (only one shop around me caries the chocolate rye) but it's worth it for sure. Entered it into a public competition and won 3rd place for experienced brewers (4+...

So, if all goes according to plan, i'll be moving into a house that i can officially call my own next month! (going through the repair addendum right now). Anyways... I'm already setup and brew electrically on a 30a setup. The new place has a pre-wired 50a GFCI circuit that they had for a...

Just got a wild hair.... Wanted to make a batch of cider, but realized i've never made perry. However, i'm having some issues finding straight up pear juice... Where do you guys normally get it? Only thing i'm turning up is the stuff from gerber and the pear cinnamon juice from trader joes...