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Since a brief hiatus from brewing due to young kids and lack of time I'm getting back in the game. My new 10 gallon Anvil Foundry arrived last week and I'm stoked to use it and hope it saves me some time with my brew days. In my time off the Kviek yeast phenomenon took the states by storm. As...

Hi everyone. Been doing as much research as possible for a supplement to my large propane biab kettle setup. Want to brew electric most of the time. Plan would be to still use propane system for big beers or large volume. Deciding between Mash and Boil, Brewzilla 9.5 gallon and Anvil Foundry...

I’ve been brewing as basic as possible on propane with the 62 qt Bayou Classic kettle and wilserbag for years. No ports. Siphon to my fermenter. Basic. Interested in going electric and thinking to myself do I add: -drain port and connections -recirc port And connections -electric element...

Have a Zymurgy Stout Recipe in my 7 gallon fast fermenter. Yeast pitched and temp held at 69-70 degrees F. After just under 72 hours I've seen no visible activity out of my blow off tube.....zero. However, appears to be slight krausen ring in the fermenter. Not what I would expect to be...

Brewed a Blvd Tank 7 Clone yesterday which generally whet terribly wrong. We'll see what the results will be. Of note this brew day was completed outside in 97F Florida heat. Item 1: First time using my Wilser Brewing bag which I love. Great product. That said, I could not believe the...

Took an all grain recipe for an 11 gallon Tank 7 clone from online. Loaded into Beersmith and then scaled the recipe to 5 gallons and changed equipment to my BIAB setup. Percentages of grain look correct, hops, etc. The "Estimated Original Gravity" number is right where it should be...

I’m heading to Milwaukee on business and have about 4-5 hours in downtown tomorrow evening to check out one or two places. Where should I go for the best beer experience. Any “holy grail” bars or breweries I can’t miss in that window? Places like Sergio’s in Louisville or Hamilton’s in San...

I was gifted a 62qt bayou classic kettle years ago that I've used to brew. The kettle did not come with the stainless basket strainer. I'd like to purchase one for biab however cannot find one online sold separately. Has anyone seen these sold separately? Any other ideas on baskets

I was gifted a 62qt bayou classic kettle years ago that I've used to brew. The kettle did not come with the stainless basket strainer. I'd like to purchase one for biab however cannot find one online sold separately. Has anyone seen these sold separately? Any other ideas on baskets that...

I’m interested in purchasing the Ball and Keg Temperature Control Coil for use in my FastFermenter conical to better control my fermentation temperatures for ales. Wondering if anyone has used this product and has an opinion? Link below: https://www.ballandkeg.com/temperature-control-loop.php...

Heading to Cleveland tonight and back home late tomorrow night for a very quick up and back client golf outing. Would like to pick a brewery to visit while in town. Also, since I'm checking my golf clubs on the plane I can get a few local Cleveland beers to bring back with me (if in cans)...

Wondering if anyone else has tasted the Waterways DIPA? It's from the "Haven Series" of beers brewed by Monument Brewing in Baltimore, MD. While I was visiting Baltimore a couple of weeks ago a friend gifted me a six pack of Waterways knowing I home-brewed and thought I would enjoy it. I...

Want to brew something for the summer. I live in Florida so it's hot and not looking to brew something heavy. Would like something tropical and prefer a pale ale or IPA....maybe a session or session-like beer. Want it to be complex enough with enough body to have one and be satisfied or have...

My new 20 gal brew pot has a much higher sidewall than my old 7.5 gallon pot. As such my IC no longer sits flush on the bottom of my new pot when cooling wort. If I place the IC in the pot so it does sit flush to bottom my plastic tubing is draped over the lip of my screaming hot pot and I...

I have 1 oz of whole Centennial hops and 2 oz of Nelson Sauvin pellet hops. Dont know what to brew with this mix of hops. Really wanted to brew a Widmer Drifter Clone but it seems they use either Warrior or Summit hops in addition to NS. Any ideas on good recipes using these two hops...

I would like to manually stir my boiling wort about ten minutes before its complete in order to create a cone of trub at the bottom and center of my kettle. I do not have any pumps or whirlpool set ups. I stir manually with a paddle. I place my immersion chiller in the boil for the last 10...

Hi everyone. Over Christmas I received a 62 quart stainless Bayou Classic kettle. My previous kettle was an aluminum 30 quart Bayou Classic kettle. I still have both but, now do not know what to do with my setup. I have both kettles and two burners and stands now. Primarily I brew using the...

Hey everyone. Been home brewing for about two years now but, have a unique circumstance. Need a good extract chocolate stout recipe that I can boil and ferment as quickly as possible. Though it is not the preferred method I am looking to brew this week and bottle prior to my flight a few days...

So, just finished a chocolate stout that I hit with 8oz of cocoa nibs in the secondary and hit it with a shot (or big squeeze) of Hershey's chocolate syrup from the bottle. I covered the secondary and let it do its thing for a week or two and when I uncovered the beer in the carboy had a white...

Going to try a three gallon (sample batch) of either a wit or heff. that I will be adding orange citrus rinds to in the secondary and possibly the last few minutes of the boil. Looking for a good recipe that I can plug and adjust down to 3 gallons in BeerSmith. (Sidenote...I have never used...