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I seem to have a gas leak from this part of the regulator but have no idea how to fix since it doesn't seem to be able to be tightened. Any pointers would be appreciated!

I have a 120v outlet on its own circuit that I want to use for electric brewing. I'll be drawing right around 20 amps (heat element and pump). The breaker for the circuit is 20 amp, but the GFCI outlets are the 15 amp type. Can I just use a converter like this...

Hello So here is my original thread from 2013/2014: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=440903 The last photo in that thread was where I finished up and all worked great. Fast forward a couple of years and I have moved house. I have the same dryer outlet, 3 prong, 30a circuit so I...

Did anyone else read the Mr. Wizard section in December's Brew Your Own Magazine? For those who haven't, here's an online link (second question down): https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3188-tropical-brewing-mr-wizard The question features a BIAB brewer who complains about...

I want to have some flexibility in moving my brew rig around. Is it better to have a longer cord going from the wall outlet to the spa panel, or a longer cord going from the spa outlet to the controller? Is there a best practice here? Does it make any difference?

I've been using the eBIAB system from High Gravity Brewing for a few months now: http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/BIAB-Electric-Brewing-System-p3987.htm It's fitted with the 3 wire crowfoot plug which I plug directly into my dryer socket. I have the old crowfoot socket for the...

I have been searching for hours to no avail - hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. A year or so ago I was looking for an alternative to cork pads to sit between my electric brewkettle and the wooden brew stand I have. I find that the cork pads end up sticking to the...

Looking at the calculators, for an English Pale ale I want a CO2 volume of .75-1.3. That means a PSI of <0.1psi when carbonated at 41 degrees. I'm assuming this is due to the natural carbonation that took place during fermentation. As a British expat, I do like my English Pales on the...

Excited but nervous. Just picnic taps for now. Question... When I hook the keg to the gas (I'm slow carbonating) what do I do with the beer line and picnic tap? I have it in pbw right now and plan on doing a starsan rinse and just connecting it at the same time I hook up the gas. Do I connect...

I recently purchased this pickup tube since my bulkhead would otherwise leave about a gallon of wort behind: http://www.bargainfittings.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=157 Upon inspection it's obvious that inner diameter of the pickup tube is significantly smaller than my...

OK so I just got my water report in from Ward Labs. What does this mean, and what do I do with the information?! pH: 7.9 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm: 104 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm: 0.17 Cations / Anions, me/L: 1.6 / 1.6 Sodium, Na 22ppm Potassium, K < 1ppm Calcium...

Anyone know of somewhere on the Northern Oregon Coast that does foodsafe CO2 refills/exchanges so I can get into kegging? Having a hard time finding anywhere - even the homebrew shop up in Astoria don't deal with CO2!

Quick question. I am looking at heating elements/controllers that will plug into my stove outlet. Looking at my stove outlet, I have a four prong socket (the stove plug only has three prongs). The socket is printed with '250v 50A'. When I look in the circuit/breaker box in the house the...

Looking for some feedback here. I was taking a look at this as a potential brew stand: http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materials-Ladders-Scaffolding/h_d1/N-5yc1vZaqfm/R-100645165/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053 My thinking is I can put the burner and kettle in the middle, and have...

My freezer is getting a bit busy with leftover hops from previous recipes. I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction for a brew or two that could use these? It seems silly to keep brewing with (and ordering) more hops when I have all this in my freezer: 1 oz Challenger 1 oz...

I need to make a 4L starter for a brown ale with an OG of 1.060 (according to Mr Malty) since my yeast vial is a little old. My flask only holds 2L, so I made a 2L starter on Sunday night and this morning the yeast had flocculated out so I put the starter in the fridge so I can decant...

OK so today I noticed that one of my 22oz bottles had exploded so I opened some more bottles to see if they were under excessive pressure. It looks like they were (video stops at 1 minute, but foaming continued for over 5 minutes): Bottle after bottle was the same: Now...

I brewed up a malted milk stout on September 8, 2011. It was an all-grain recipe, and all went OK during brew day. 11.5lb Maris Otter, 12oz Brown Malt, 12oz Carafa I, 9oz Crystal 60, 9oz Crystal 120 in a 90 minute mash at 158 degrees F. Temperature held for the duration of the mash. 6 cups of...

I'd appreciate some help figuring out attenuation on a recent brew. My opening gravity was 1.073 so I used two packets of rehydrated Safale 05. I understand the attenuation of this yeast is around 73-77%. Am I right in assuming I should get down to a final gravity of around 1.018? Does the...

I am a bit confused. I recently brewed up a brown ale with the following malt bill: 11lb Pale Ale 1lb Munich III 12oz Crystal 60 6oz Chocolate Malt I had a mash volume of 4 gallons of water. Using the chart in 'Designing Great Beers' I figured I would lose 2.75 gallons to water...