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Hey all, wondering if anyone has managed to transplant a kegging setup onto a boat? I've been trying to work through my head how we could bring homebrew kegs aboard and have them on tap. Not necessarily a fancy permanent install. I'm thinking the 2.5G kegs would be perfect and should fit in...

I tried my first hand at a simple pils using german lager yeast. I believe I underpitched simply because I decanted the starter without really letting it settle out long enough, either way... I raised the temp after 3 weeks at 50* to 62 for a d-rest and it dropped another few points to 1.013...

I've been kegging for a few years and have found something recently that I fear may have ruined my st pattys irish red Sometimes I gelatin clear the primary with fantastic results but this time around I added it to a cold keg. It's been a day and although it hasn't dropped clear yet the beer...

I have the three Greenlee punches for sale used in Kal style electric brewery builds. 1 1/4, 9/16, 13/16 All only used for an electric brewery build. $140 + shipping. Paypal only. I can do pictures if needed, not home now though so it will be later on tonight Thanks!

Hey all, I'm getting married in august and as part of the reception we want to have a bottle of booze on each table for guests to sign. This will mean 20 bottles, and the plan would be to drink one a year for 20 years. While we both like wine, we're really beer people (engagement photos...

Ive been updating Kal's site but I'll also post here. New basement build is underway. Kal inspired, 20G HLT, 15G MLT, 15G BK, chugger pumps, all hardware from Bobby_M (awesome stuff), Kal Kit is on order along with the diy rtd probes. I also plumbed in dedicated water supply and a 1/2" vinyl...

this isn't exactly brewing related, but was brought to light by my recent addition of a 30A gfci breaker in my main breaker box. The load center is a Square D QO20M which is probably at least 25 years old. It is a single neutral/ground bar setup at which the previous owner/DIY specialist...

I recently plumbed a new copper cold water line into my brewhouse and need some help getting the correct flexible hose. I would like this to be adaptable for filling the HLT, as well as counterflow chiller input. I sweated on a 1/2" MPT fitting and adapted that to garden hose threads...

I asked this over on Kal's site as but ill also post here.. I'm building a Kal clone and am ready to order the kettles. I do primarily 5G batches because honestly they last long enough in my house (1.5-2months) but currently have the ability to do 10G batches on the off chance I need to. Id...

Hey everyone, i have our old fridge downstairs that I will be using as a ferm chamber. I'm thinking I may just stick with the Johnson digital controller, but had a thought on using the freezer separately Is there any way to wire up a controller to only manage the refrigerator portion? As it...

I have a garage with a driveway that extends to the right side of it. I park my car there, and would like to start growing hops in that area of the yard next year. My initial thought was to build a hop carport over that space. I would build a trellis on the yard side of the driveway and then...

anyone had this beer? I'd really like to try to clone it, we had it when I was in Minnesota last year for a vikings game and there was a beer festival with these guys. It was incredibly smooth, more so than I've ever been able to get out of a milk stout. Their site has the ingredients, and I...

Now that im finally a homeowner, and other renovations are done, Im ready to start planning my basement electric brewery. I have read a fair amount over the last week or two, including the stickies, builds, etc. I have a reasonable grasp on what I would like my brewery to be capable of, and...

Hey guys, Im trying to nail a saison with similar notes to Ommegang's Hennepin. I recently gave it a first go, and while the beer is very good its missing the significant clove I get in the hennepin. I used 3711 on this batch, which is a monster and got the FG down to 1.002. Fermented it at...

hey guys, I picked up a whole keg kit on black friday and have had it in use for about 3 months. Everything seemed fine with my 5# tank, but yesterday the gauge read nearly 0 psi at the high pressure. I pulled the tank and weighed it, then had it filled. Turns out I had 1lb left in it, but oh...

Hey guys, we brewed edworts robust porter this past sunday, it is currently at 1.025 down from 1.065 (overshot OG due to new crush) with nottingham. It blew off like crazy on day 2 (5.5 gallons in a 6.5 gallon carboy) but now the krausen has sunk and with my notty experience that usually means...

hey guys, i want to treat my next batch with campden tabs but have a quick question regarding the use. I know a single tab will do about 20 gallons, so I plan on splitting a single tablet and crushing it. The issue is, I heat the strike water first (like most do) and because I double batch...

Partially because I'm curious, partially because I wonder if a beer can finish its last few gravity points while under gas...does dissolved co2 affect hydrometer readings? Or could we take a hydro sample from a keg faucet the same way we would from the fermenter ( as long as no priming sugar was...

Alright so this is somewhat of a strange situation that I dont know where to start. Over the past few brews ive noticed gravity samples taste great (prior to bottling) and the beers come out of the bottle tasting very similar (and not very good) First was an altbier recipe that I wrote, tasted...

A few weeks ago I brewed a 1.053 or so fat tire clone with american ale II on monday, I will be brewing a similar gravity IPA and would like to use the yeast cake to pitch directly onto. Im not worried about off flavors from the other beer, but im curious on the method. If I rack the...