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Anyone use SS 304 55 gallon drums for boil kettles? A friend of mine has a drum with 1.2mm top/bottom and .9mm sidewall thickness. Too thin for a 35-40 gallon boil?

Found a few 20 gallon oak Old Granddad Whiskey barrels that were filled in 1959. Are these barrels too old to use for aging beer?

What do you think is best for a nanobrewery that bills itself as a "farmhouse ale" brewery? Some of our brewery staff are a bit cranky about the amount of time natural carbonation takes and would like to switch to forced. Is there really a difference in taste or mouthfeel with natural carbonation?

We do not have a RO system and RO water is about $4 per 5 gallon bottle in my area. What beers would do well with my local water profile with the minimum amount of dilution? pH 8.3 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 660 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 1.10 Cations / Anions, me/L 12.0 /...

Looking for sanke kegs around the Lima/Toledo Ohio area. Can pick up please email [email protected] or message on hbt.

Made a coffee stout and it tasted great before bottling. After a few weeks I cracked open a bottle and there is a strong alcohol and bitterness. Will this go away after a few more weeks in the bottle or should I just crack em all open and dump?

Take a look at this profile and let me know if Im going to run into major problems. We are looking to brew a wide range of beers from a California Style Blonde ale to a darker sweet stout. pH 8.3 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 660 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 1.10 Cations /...

I'm looking at the 26gallon stainless steel tank fermenter from Homebrewit.com. It looks like the ferms are actually made for wine but I was thinking about using them for a blonde ale that doesn't produce much trub. Anyone buy from this site before? Would flat bottom ferms work for ales that...

How popular are braggots? I'm looking for recipes/additions to bring up the gravity of our parti gyle second running.

Grain, hops and some wyeast smack packs.

If you live in nw ohio and want to help a brewery start up with fine tuning recipes shoot me a pm. We are setting up tasting sessions to soon.

I usually brew inside a mud room that's rather small and has a exhaust fan for clearing carbon monoxide. The burners I use pump out quite a bit of radiant heat. Does anyone use fireproof insulation to decrease the risk of fire? Will fireproof insulation give enough protection from The radiant...

Looking for local homebrewers in NW Ohio that want to help a nano brewery startup located in Holgate Ohio. We are looking for taste testers, DIY experts, marketing gurus pretty much anyone that likes beer and brewing that wishes to lend a hand. Shoot me a pm if your interested.

I found my homebrew tastes better from a bottle then a keg. It's much clearer and seems to condition faster. Does anyone strictly bottle all of their homebrew?

Anyone use BCS at bottling for flavor and carbing? I have a Smoked Stout that I think would be great with BCS but trying to decide if Im going to add to ferm or to kegs on bottling day.

http://www.flatrockbrewery.com/pricelist.htm Here is the group buy price list if your interested send us an PM or reply to the thread. We are located in NW Ohio close to the Indiana and Michigan Border. All grain is stored in climate controlled storerooms.

Working on a group buy for brewers and homebrew shops in NW Ohio and SE Michigan. Bulk Grain, Hops, Sugars and Oak aging products. If your interested PM me for a price list.

Our blichmann kettles are finally in so we are getting rid of some equipment. All Grain Brewery Set up for sale! The equipment you need to make 5-8 gallon batches of All Grain or Partial grain Beer recipes. Great for the brewer that wants to ditch the coolers or would like to venture into...

All grain brewer from farm country USA just outside Holgate Ohio. About an hour drive southwest of Toledo.