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240V 30A Electric HERMS system. Panel comes with wiring schematic, timer has 6 preset possibilities(great for multiple additions), a 63A breaker and 2 illuminated switches to upgrade for a 50A panel(not installed). HLT: 50’ SS HERMS coil-sightglass-5500 ULWD element. Mash Tun: SS false bottom-...

Tomorrow I'm going to brew a 10 Gal. English Brown Ale @ 1.055 SG and 27 IBU. It was going use 3 additions of Styrian Goldings. 1.25oz first wort-60min, 1.25oz 30min and 0.60oz 10min (totaling 3.1oz). In BS the Acid content of the hop were listed as 5.40%. When i went to the LHBS i asked that...

A person nearby is selling blue plastic 20gal and 30gal barrels with removable lids. They said it was used for Naproxen/ Alieve. I don't know if it was in powder or pill form or if there was a bag inside. Asking price is $20 for the 30gal. I'm inclined to think they are okay to get but wanted...

This past weekend a buddy and I brewed a Pale Ale. During the course of the day an event happened (armed police investigating a club across the street) which slightly distracted us. After the sparge was complete we realized the sparge additions were not made. So in our haste I added the...

I'm interested in capturing wild yeast. I made some starter wort with dry extract. Using some raspberries from the yard, I placed them into the wort in a pint jar. After a couple of days this film appeared. It was white, thin and covered the entire surface. My question, what might this film be...

Ok, so after forgetting a mash sample for pH testing in the freezer I decided to try something different. With all that goes on during brew day and trying to keep speed in mind I fabricated this little chiller out of a 1gal. paint can from HD and some small spare tubing with a little funnel...

Today I brewed my first Pilsner. First time adjusting mash water profile and pH. Mash pH was 5.4. Everything went well except the usual efficiency was not met. I was expecting to get 82% brewhouse and 88%-/+mash eff. 1.048 OG was expected and what I got was 1.036-/+(71%brewhouse.) I decided to...

So I'm considering making a false bottom for my mash tun and I have at my disposal a perforated aluminum sheet. The holes are 1/8 and spaced .375" from centers. I know the material is safe as long as it as an oxidation layer on it. So I'm already planning on boiling it in the keggle. Is there...

So I sent two water samples to Ward labs and received them Tuesday. The first source is from the well and the second is after my softener. I've made five batches using the well water and they were good. Then switched to using water from after the water softener and the last batches were...

Dumb question but I was just offered two co2 tanks for free. One is full and the other is empty. Of course I'm taking them but I don't know how old they are. Can I trust that the gas inside is still good? Does co2 have an "expiration date"?

I'm in the process of transitioning from propane to electric. So I decided to make my own external covers for the heating elements. I started with buying powdered sugar shakers from amazon. They were $6 each, these are middle of the road. The lower cost ones are to flimsy. Next, removing the...

New never used biab stand with hoist, 65k btu burner, hose and regulator. Made with 2"x 2" sq tube. Painted with 2000 deg. Paint. Indianapolis and greenfield area. $300

So I cold crashed for the first time this week and noticed my blowoff hose was full of beer and my blowoff container was lower today than last night. The container had star San and beer from the fermentation. Should I be concerned and if so what should be looking for?

This weekend will be the first time I'm attempting to alter my waters profile. I received my test results from the lab and plugged the numbers into beersmith. My question is should I just add the minerals into the mash water say 6gal or does the sparge water need to be included 4.2gal, totaling...

So I'm planning on brewing a lager soon and have a question regarding storage after bottling. Since the beer will have been kept cold for weeks when I bottle it should it be ok to store at room temp? I'm assuming it will be fine since companies have been selling room tempt lagers for a long...

So, my next brew session looks like I may have an extra hand and I like to take advantage of it by having a party gyle session. However, I was planning on making a stout next. The question is what can also be made alongside a stout? Do I make a bigger stout and smaller beer or a bigger beer of...

I'm pressing apples tomorrow and I was going to use my HLT to pasteurize the cider. My HLT has a heating element in it so my question is would there be any ill affects from using the vessel? Last year I just did it on a stove top but this year I'll have more to heat up.

So this weekend I used some new equipment for my brew day. Pre-Boil Gravity was 13brix (1.053)post boil OG is 16brix (1.065). My issue is i used a 10" banjo compared to the small turkey fryer burner and boiled off 3gal. In one hour! Went from 8.5g preboil to 5.5g in keg kettle. Not sure how that...

I made a small 2 gallon batch to use for yeast starters and wound up with gray colored wort! What could have caused this? I used a new grain mill, and just plain 2-row barley with bottled water. I'm wondering if the grain mill could've done it. I read after I used it that .5lb should be run...

So today I decided to make 2 gallons of wort and can it in mason jars to use for yeast starters in the future. And I wound up with gray colored wort! I've never had this happen to me. I was expecting a pale yellow color. I only used 3.5lbs 2-row barley and nothing else. I did use two new pieces...