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For anyone interested in the Midwest Homebrewer of the Year competition, there is a new site at http://midwesthomebrewer.com that now provides historical standings for previous years and a "Brewer Scorecard" for every brewer who has entered beer in a participating MWHBOY competition in the last...

SYSTEM IS SOLD! Thanks to everyone that replied. Complete 10-Gallon Brewing System for Sale Price: $900 Local pick-up preferred. Will deliver within a 1 hour drive of Janesville, WI for $75. Location 4336 Huntington Ave, Janesville, WI. Overview This is a...

I've brewed a about 35 batches, everything from Belgian Dark Strongs to American Lagers to Scottish Ales, and have had success with every style except high-gravity lagers. Of the 5 high-gravity lagers I have brewed, all have contained a distinct acetaldehyde character; that is to say, an...

Guys, sorry I was somewhat unclear by referencing attenuation instead of fermentability. What the original poster and I were interested in is how to influence the conditions of your mash such that your wort will acheive a certain level of fermentability. Ultimately what I care about is the...

I know this is an old thread, but BackAlleyBrewingCo asked precisely the question that has been on my mind. Using the Brewing Classic Styles recipes, I created a spreadsheet that correlated the mash temps with the expected attenuation for each recipe, and tried to figure out the logic behind it...

I attached vinyl tubing to extend the dip tube to the bottom. I suppose the stone could be floating up a bit, but given the excess tubing I used, I doubt that it could float any higher than then middle of the keg. But even if it is not at the very bottom, I would expect that, if Midwest's claim...

I know this question has been asked before, but none of the threads I have found have actually explained the phenomenon that is occurring. Essentially, when I dispense the beer from my keg, it pours complete foam, but when the foam settles out, the beer in the glass is completely flat. Anyone...

I'm planning an Orval clone and have had different recommendations on the best way to add the Brett. In his "Brewing Classic Styles" book, Jamil's recipe for an Orval clone calls for adding one package of Wyeast or White Labs Brettanomyes bruxellensis to the batch after the end of primary...

I just bought an older plate chiller from another homebrewer, and am trying to figure out how to use it. It should be simple, but apparently I am missing something obvious. Here is the picture of it in action: The hot water (which would be wort if I were brewing) goes in the top port and...

Does anyone know where I could buy a stand for a hurricane burner? This is a 10" burner, and I believe that either the stand pictured below, or the KAB4 stand would fit the burner. But I can't seem to find any place that sells the stand without the burner.

Excellent resource. You might also consider adding a section on why brewers should care about pH, i.e. all of the different effects that it has throughout the brewing process, from mashing to fermentation.

Before I had a DO meter, I was trying to figure out appropriate oxygenation times, and so contacted Wyeast for more details on their oxygenation experiment. On their website, they show different levels of oxygenation that can be achieved with different methods. They said that 12ppm can be...

What is confusing about over-oxygenation, though, is that it is supposed to lead to a disproportionate amount of cell mass. The fermentation is "inefficient" not becuase yeast growth in impeded (by over-exposure to oxygen), but because excess biomass is produced at the expense of ethanol. In...

I have been researching this some more and I believe that I can clear up the inconsistencies in the research that we are finding. First, as moti mo surmised, it IS possible for yeast to engage in respiro-fermentive growth. In other words, they can respire and produce ethanol at the same time...

Placed an order for one. I assume that the discount will be processed manually, as the price still came up as $139 with the "Bob's your uncle" comment.