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Right now I’m working with a 12 gallon HLT cooler w/ball valve, a 12 gallon MT cooler w/ball valve, a 10 gallon Blichmann G1 BK, and a Blichmann propane burner on 24” leg extensions. I’m looking to incorporate a pump into the process so that I can get all three vessels roughly at the same height...

I moved cross county over a year ago and this past Saturday I finally got myself in a position to start brewing again. All-Grain 6 gallon batch of Northern Brewer's The Plinian Legacy (because I guess doing something more simple after such a long break was a smart idea, and having just relocated...

Hey all, I've been a BIAB brewer for a while now and after many many batches of always coming well under the OG, I finally upgraded to a 3 vessel setup with two converted coolers (the Northern Brewer Deluxe AG kit) to pair with my 10-gallon Blichman kettle. Did my first brew yesterday and was...

I’m having trouble with my first Nitro beer, but can’t pinpoint what exactly the issue is. Right now it is pouring from my stout faucet with no problems, has that great cascading effect in the glass and producing a frothy head, but the head very quickly dissipates. Within minutes there is...

Tried searching, but couldn't find a clear answer to my admittedly dumb question: Brewing a dubbel tomorrow, first time brewing a Belgian of any sort, and wanted to use candi sugar as opposed to the cane sugar the recipe calls for. I bought a 1lb bag of Brewer's Best Dark Candi Sugar (rock...

The red knob on this dual gauge regulator is just spinning freely when I try to turn it (like a stripped screw head) and not sure what my next move is. It's the cheapest part of the regulator, so I'd hate to have to buy a brand new one because of it, but didn't want to try and pry it off for...

Just got kegging equipment as a gift from the SWMBO and am excited to say goodbye to bottling! I've been doing my best to read up on the process on the forums and watch stuff on YouTube. Is there any advice that you wish someone had told you about kegging before you started that you found out...

My past 5 batches or so, I've noticed a real lack of krausen during fermentation. A real lack meaning only a 1/4" ring or so and many of the beers seem to be stopping at a FG higher than I feel they should be. I do BIAB 5 gallon batches and ferment in a chest freezer with a temp control that...

Just wrapped up my second ever attempt at a BIAB session and wound up with about 55% efficiency, which is disappointing, but I know I'm new at it and will continue to improve. Can anyone lend a hand at pinpointing my issue? Recipe 14lbs Pale Ale malt 11oz Crystal 60L 1.29oz Magnum (60) 1oz...

Still new to doing all grain, hoping on doing my 2nd BIAB tomorrow and the recipe I'm following says to mash-in at 145 then ramp temp to 152. Now, to me this reads as put in my grain when temperature reads 145 and keep heating it until it gets to 152 and then let it mash for an hour. Am I...

Silly noob question: when a recipe has dextrose listed as an ingredient, is it added during the mash with the rest of the grains or is it added at the beginning of the boil? I'm doing BIAB method and was hoping to tackle a big IPA. Also, dextrose is just corn sugar/priming sugar, yes? Thanks in...

Recently acquired a 10 gal Boilermaker kettle and was interested in trying a BIAB batch with it inside. Assuming that I use a recipe with a modest grain bill and can achieve about a 6gal boil with my gas stovetop burner (which is of pretty high quality), does anyone have any thoughts on if this...

In most, not all, of my extract brews I've noticed a fairly unpleasant (not horrible by any means) after-taste. It's always right at the back of my tongue and hard to describe: maybe metallic. A lot of times, I think it's coming from the foam/head of the beer and I can pick it up distinctly if I...

Got 9 extract batches ( all with specialty grain steeping) under my belt and want to take it up a notch. My favorite part about home brewing, even more so than drinking the beer (:confused:), is the brewing process itself. I'm looking to upgrade, but want to make smart decisions. First and...

Hey knowledgeable folks, just picked up this plastic 1000ml flask at my LHBS store and was thinking of using it to make a starter tonight (my first). They said they just found a place with a bunch of these and that they're originally used for labs and that the orange cap on top has a built-in...

I'm hopeless with most math, but here's the deal. Recipe calls for multiple additions of 5.5 AAU Centennial hops (or .5oz of 11% alpha). LHBS didn't have Centennial, so recommended substituting with a combo of cascade and Columbus. I have no idea how to convert my blended 13.9% Columbus and 6.5%...

Hey all, going to be attempting a Two-Hearted Ale clone extraxt recipe tomorrow (from BYO) and had a quick question on procedure. Instructions say to steep grains in 1.2 gallons for 45 minutes and then to add DME (4.5 pounds!), but I'm not sure how much water to add with the DME. Should I bring...

Working on my second batch ever, and realized a couple of errors that I was wondering if they can/should be corrected. Working on an Imperial Stout, OG was 1.091 and used White Labs California Ale. Now, the things I messed up: 1. Chilled wort quickly, but poured into primary and then topped off...