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CO2 push connections and tubing sold together - $25 plus shipping 15ft of 1/4" tubing McMaster #5648k69 (McMaster-Carr) 5 - two way divider (DMfit Two Way Divider - 1/4) 3 - 90° elbow (John Guest Union Elbow - 1/4) 4 - tee (John Guest Reducing Tee Polypro - 3/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 Branch) 14 - female...

Early this year I purchased a UniFlex V1 from Pete at BruControl. It has taken me a little while to get it all going with work and family stuff but it is all set up. I wanted to post a little bit about it for those that don’t know what it is and give my opinion about it. Quick little background...

My old probe for my MW-102 died. Bought a new SE220. Tried testing it out this morning but it reads nothing but 7.03 no matter what I test. If I put it in 4.01 solution, it reads Ec, telling me the solution is not correct. If I put it in my tap water, it reads 7.03 as well. Is there...

I just bought two used kegs. Previous owner said they don't hold pressure around the lids. Trying to determine which kegs these are to get the right o-rings. I figured I'd get everything new. First one I think I know. It seems to be Firestone Challenger. The beer dip tube is much wider...

I normally brew AG but decided to try extract again for fun. Trying to use BeerSmith to get my volume and gravity readings. Volume seems to be right on but it seems like BS calculates extract gravity incorrectly (at least I think it does). I'll be using 6 pounds of DME. My post boil volume...

I just bought a bigger chest freezer to replace my 7 cu ft one. Right now the collar is attached to the freezer and the original lid lifts up. I'm thinking for my new one, I want to build a collar and lid that is all one piece. This way I don't have to figure out how to get the collar to...

I was filling my keg using a closed system transfer, filling in the keg through the beer out dip tube. The entire time I heard a gurgling noise. When I just took a gravity sample from the beer out dip tube, I heard the same noise. Anyone experience this before? I've used this keg before with...

When I clean my e-BIAB kettle, I have to dumb all the trub out and then recirculate cleaner through and then water to rinse and I still rinse all the parts. How do you remove the trub with CIP? Do you still have to dump the trub manually before recirculating the cleaner? I also find I need to...

Brewed an american wheat today. I've been taking pH samples throughout the mash and it seems odd. My grain bill is 5lb 10oz german pilsner, 5lb 10oz light wheat and 1lb 4oz carahell. 8.53 gallons strike volume full mash BIAB using 100% RO water with 2ppm TDS (tap water pH is 5, I know it is...

I bought a two body Taprite secondary reg set up. The plug nut is on the left side and the barb for CO2 in is on the right. Are these one directional or can I move the bar to the left and plug the right?

My keezer has ice build up in the 4 corners at the bottom. I recently put in a fan to suck up the cold air to the top. I did have a few gaps that I need to fill in which I did. I have insulation on the inside of the collar. Could the build up be from the holes that I had to plug? What's the...

I brewed a pilsner Friday using 2206. The 2206 pack was from September. I created a step starter to get the cell count to 2.5m/ml x °P. I created a fast ferment test with a little of the slurry. That fermented great. I didn't see any CO2 activity from the batch so I tested it today with a...

I either used my hydrometer wrong or my refractometer calculations are a little off. I brewed a batch Friday and did a fast ferment test to see what the FG should be. I just took the reading and I also took a reading of the actual beer to see where it was at. OG Hydro - 1.054 (13.32 °Bx)...

I'm going to be adding 4 pounds of strawberries to my fermenting beer. To sanitize I may try to pasteurize them in a double boiler. I'll mash them up, put them in the double boiler and heat to 160°F for 30 seconds. Has anyone done this?

I went back to using my IC and let my CFC sit. I did clean it and rinse it out with water before putting it away. I didn't blow the water out with compressed air but I tried to drain as much as possible. Is there a way to tell if there is any verdigris? I have been preboiling my strike...

Anyone use the plug in the Brew Bucket lid and install a TC fitting? This is the plug: https://www.ssbrewtech.com/collections/accessories/products/17-mm-chiller-coil-hole-plug Doing a pressure transfer...

What's the coldest you have gotten your fridge for lagering? I'm thinking of trying to get it down to 32°F but not sure a fridge can get that low...can it?

I was squeezing the hell out of the bag and was getting a very very low GA. This last batch I bought a hoist and let it drain over the kettle and gave it a little squeeze but forgot to update GA in BeerSmith. For those that let it drain and give a slight squeeze, what do you typically get...

I just bought a pulley but not sure where to attach it. I have cross boards attach to floor joists. I can just hang the pulley on one of those (pictured) but I'm not sure if it will be strong enough. I could use the floor joist, I'm just not sure what the safest way to attach the pulley to it...

Anyone with a Spike kettle, have you tested your volume etchings and were they correct? Without any element or false bottom in the kettle, my etchings were about 1/3 gallon off. Not a huge deal, just kind of annoying. I assume the markings are equidistant so each gallon will be off by the...