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I have two digital thermometers and decided to check the accuracy of them, the question was how? Common sense told me to get a pot of water to a boil and see what they read. Good roiling boil and one read 210.5 and the other read 210.7. I know different sea levels affect the temp. of the boil...

I've always done a 60 minute boil but I've been watching You-Tube vids. and the posters sometimes do 75 or 90 minute boils. Is there any benefits to doing that other than reducing volume to fit the fermenting vessel better?

I would like to brew a 2.5 gal. batch of Blonde Ale. I was going to use either Nottingham or S-05 but the only room I can use to ferment is pretty chilly this time of year. Low 50's to upper 50's depending on the temp outside, to low for either ale yeast I was thinking about. Any suggestion from...

Found a bin in the "junk room" and it had about 20 lbs. of pale malt in sealed plastic bags. It's at least 6 years old and has been stored in a plastic bin that kept it dark, dry and relatively cool in the summer and shows no signs of any kind of insect activity. Being a bit of a prepper, I know...

Does anybody know if you can get o-rings at Lowe's or Home Depot? I need a couple of new ones for the posts on my keg. I did a serch and couldn't find much so any help would be great. Thanks.

Yesterday was the first time I have brewed in some years and I forgot how wonderful hops smell. As I'm splitting them up for different time additions, she walks by and says "EEEEWWWW, what's that smell! And a few from today, "Why didn't you just leave your beer in the Igloo cooler to ferment"...

And it went pretty darn well! BIAB in the Igloo cooler, was shooting for 153 at mash in, was just under 154, 151.9 after 60 minutes. Can only do a 4 gal. boil and after the initial running and the batch sparge, I ended up just a pint under 4 gal. Took a gravity reading, 1.042, and according to...

I'm going to do an APA using 05 and then plan on washing some of the cake and doing a blond ale. My question is will there be any problem using yeast from a higher IBU ale to using it for a lower IBU brew in terms of flavor or doesn't make any difference?

Haven't brewed in years, so I'm getting back into it, starting with an APA. I also want to get a couple of pounds of hops. I don't want a half a dozen types around so I was thinking about Cascades for my APA but just read that they really don't make a good bittering hop. I will probably be...

Has anybody ever used them for crushing grains?

Are there any club(s) in the central New York area that bulk order supplies?

Anybody ever use them and what did you think.

Just a little south of Oswego. Haven't brewed in a few years and am going to get back into it.

I haven't brewed in several years and was wondering if Pilsen LME would make a good American style lager. Or should I stick to a light LME. I plan on useing 6.6 lbs. of LME and 2 lbs. of honey for a little more alcohol kick. Also, would 1 oz. of cascade hops during the boil [ 60 min.] .5...