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Added a Nitro line to the keggerator so the girlfriend can have nitro cold brew whenever she wanted. Using 100% nitrogen as beer gas would carbonate the coffee. Everything I've read on a nitro system basically said "set it to 30psi and use whatever length hose you're using for CO2." so I've...

Starting to shop around for upgrading my kettles. Currently have 10gal aluminum BK & HLT with the ubiquitous orange rubbermaid mash tun. Ditching my Al BK, but keeping my cooler MT for 5 gallon or lower gravity 10gal batches and my Al HLT works just fine. I just want a larger BK & MT without...

I make a big a$$ beer every year. This year I was thinking of doing 2 batches the CSI Westy 12 clone and splitting each batch in half. Going to leave one chunk alone. So any thoughts on wine/spirits to age it with (thinking a rum, a whiskey, and a wine)? I'm hesitant on oaking but...

With my big beers I'll let them sit around for a few weeks to a month in the primary, then transfer off the yeast for bulk aging. Making my first big hoppy beer, so curious what everyone's timing is for something like IIPA. I'm pitching a big slurry of yeast from a low gravity pale ale, and...

First big, super hopped beer, so looking for some feedback. I did a saison a while ago with 3oz of Cita at Flameout and a 5oz dry hop and it was heavenly. Juicy with face punching aromatics. Looking for something similar but in a IIPA instead of American Farmhouse. OG - 1.080 FG - 1.012...

So, I brewed my test batch yesterday on new RIMS system and was way off on my water volumes, thanks to fuzzy math/not thinking things through. Screw Up: I did a final leak check a few nights before and measured dead space of ~1 Gallon between hoses, pumps, and RIMS tube. I had already...

What pumps do people like for recirculating ice water through their immersion chiller? I've got a 25' copper 3/8" tube chiller but may got to 50' in the future. Any minimum GPH/HP ratings I need to consider? Bonus if I can use the pump for other things down the line like a keg/carboy...

I'm feeling very indecisive right now. What do I want to make? I'm looking to brew something low alcohol to make a yeast cake for a IIPA I want to brew using 1098. Sure I could just make a big ass starter, but I'd rather end up with a beer to drink at the same time and test a new system...

With great help from this forum, I built a RIMS system for my brewery. Below are pics and details of the build. Top of Control Panel Front of Control Panel RIMS Mounting Side of Control Panel and Pumps Back of Control Panel

Just drew up a recipe for a cream ale. 70/30 barley to flaked corn. I've never had a homebrew that I loved with American Ale yeast and generally use 1318 and 1098 for most of my beers, but I'm trying to make a beer my dad will like (he only drinks BMC) without going full pilsner. Looking at...

Brewery Wiring Diagram v1 by smithmd4, on Flickr] First, everyone has been great with ideas and as a sounding board. The above image is what I have pieced together from looking at other diagrams. PJs have been a great resource as they're in a language I can start to understand. Sorry its in...

So I'm at Home Depot looking for the Camco 5500W ULWD element. What I find is that the same product # is a Rheem 5500W Medium Density element. The product looks to be identical in every way (Volts, Amps, shape, length, etc). So what is the difference in being classified as medium density...

For the RIMS tube owners, what are your thoughts on building your own vs buying the tri-clamp kits various places? Pricing it out, its ~$100 cheaper to DIY than the kits. Is the ability to easily and quickly disassemble/reassemble really worth the extra money? How often do you take yours apart?

Alright, I've been kicking this around for a while, but I'm finally moved and settled enough to start working on this. Would love the input from all of you who have built your systems out and what you liked/hated about it. Basics: Looking to purchase equipment that can be added to a single...

Designing a new rig for suburban as opposed to urban living and trying to figure out my BTU needs. Does my math check out here? 8 Gallons Liquid 8.32 Density 50% Efficiency 42* Temp Change 54,000 Burner BTUs So: (8 x 8.32 / .5) x 42 = 5591 BTU/hr needed 5591 / 54000 x 60 = 6.2min...

I'm relocating from an NYC apt back to the midwest. My situation is somewhat fluid so I can only plan for a 120V RIMS tube. The plan is for gas burners for BK & HLT, then a 2000W Low Density element RIMS tube to enable multiple mash rests and mashing out without infusions in my cooler mash...

After brewing a high rye beer that is thick as syrup, I'm looking into upgrading my system to HERMS or RIMS that is capable of performing protein rest all the way up to mashing out without changing the water:grist ratio. One main question relates to the speed of the temperature change...

I brewed a rye ale 7 days ago (OG: 1.080, 50% rye) and took a gravity reading of it today. Both my hydrometer and refractometer (with adjustment) we're telling me the beer is around 1.014 which should be terminal gravity. Fermented with 1098 and BeerSmith told me terminal should be 1.017...

50% rye, shooting for 1.090, in an 10 gallon round cooler with false bottom. Is this a good idea? No, no it is not. For those with wild ideas like myself, a pound of rice hulls for 21lbs of grain is not enough. I'm blowing through my 2nd hour of sparging now, but I will defeat this...

I redid my system a bit so I could use my one chugger pump for more than just whirlpooling. I'm screwing a 3-way valve onto the pump out and then have a ball valve on either side of that. After one brew, the issue is that the valve assembly doesn't really stay where I want it. Other than...