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Hey guys Made a bit RIS this past weekend and my final runnings were 1.055 so I decided to collect more for another brew. Sanitized a carboy and collected about 6 more gallons. Thinking of putting in the pot to boil with some hops. Would this be just a "session" RIS? Maybe half the amount...

Guys Not sure which section to post this in, I got a balcones barrel from black friday. Date on it says it was dumped 11/2/16. Is this considered "freshly" dumped? The reason I ask is because everything I am reading here on the forums says to keep it wet inside with come cheap bourbon to...

Guys On my third try for a stout. Hoping to get some help here. Goal is a big thick stout, motor oil color and thickness. Roasty, chocolate, coffee, but not overly bitter. Will be putting in a 5 gallon balcones barrel. Probably one of my favorite stouts to drink is BORIS from...

Guys Been working on a RIS recipe, let me know what you think. I want a complex mild roasty chocolately, dark fruits full body stout. Thanks BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: RIS v2 Brewer: Scott Asst Brewer: Style: Imperial Stout TYPE: All Grain...

Guys just thought of this as I heat up the strike water in my HLT. I put 10 gallons of water in to start. Use about 5 gallons for strike today. First time treating my water based on bru n water spreadsheet. It says to add my salts per 5 gallons of strike and then the sparge. Obviously I have...

Hey guys, Have a few brews under my belt on my 3 vessel eHERMS Initially when I set it up I was overshooting my HLT temps. Found on the boards to drop "i" down to 1 or so. Did that, now it takes a very long time to reach my set HLT temp. My PT100 is in my HLT out, I have a recirc setup...

Following this recipe here: https://beerandbrewing.com/VvV1WCcAAFgR3g0e/article/lawsons-double-sunshine-ipa-recipe 2 questions: I am assuming carapilsen malt is the same as carapils? Looks to only be about 5% of the grist. Also the hops are listed as ounces and %AAU. Does %AAU...

Guys, Wondering if any builders out there can help. Here is the exterior of my house where I want to cut the hole for the the vent. Any thoughts on how to go about this? It's manufactured stone with mortar. The red dot is the approximate location for 6" hole. Here is a pic of a...

Anyone have an English interpretation of the chenglish TD4 manual? Trying to teach myself how to use it but the manual is not easy to follow. Thanks

As the title goes, any tricks? The ground is gonna suck. Was thinking to cut the green shorter and get that installed first? Thanks Scott

Hey guys, Found these diagrams which would allow me to run my 3 vessel eherms system. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=221403 post #6 and from PJ's list of diagrams thread: Which diagram would be the "best"? Any updated guidance? These diagrams are from january 2011...

Guys, if I put my PID thermometer in the water out valve of my recirculating eherms system, why do I need a dial thermometer in the side of the HLT? Seems redundant and would save me $20. Thanks Scott

Guys, I have pretty much narrowed down my build using this wiring diagram from PJ: I was going through Auber's website and found a control panel and they showed the inside of the panel on a similar setup (one element connector with a single PID presumably for eBIAB but I want two element...

Guys, Just wanted to start a thread about my custom in bar kegerator. Finishing the basement and wanted to get my taps down there and out of my garage. Already made a Keezer with a collar and 4 taps. Going to repurpose it as a freezer. Bar in basement is a galley kitchen style with the...

Hey guys Any experience with this "BruEasy" controller I found on Ebay? It has everything I want in a controller and nothing more: two plugs for elements and two plugs for two pumps with switches and manual knob control for boil. Thoughts? Appreciate your quick review...

Guys, I simply want to move in doors. Just finished my basement. Have a dedicated man cave/brew room now. Installing a 220 line. I do all grain with a rectangle cooler for my mash tun (batch sparge with a stainless braided hose inside) and and just got my first pump to whirlpool...

Hey guys I am building a home bar and trying to figure out how to build in my kegerator with tap towers. Similar to how people build a ferm chamber with a mini fridge and an insulated box could I get a similar mini fridge or maybe a mini upright freezer Nd build a chamber in my bar with a side...

Guys Anyone use this model for a home bar? Originally was gonna build in a chest freezer and add a tap tower with at least 5 taps but stumbled on a true tdd-2. It only has 2 towers with one tap each. Question: is this to much for a home bar (built into the front bar - noise, energy usage...

For sale is my barely 2 mo old dual gauge regulator. Changed to a dual body. No problems. Asking $40 plus $5 flat shipping CONUS. Scott

Guys I initially purchased a taprite dual body reg with 4 port manifold. Quickly realized I want to do different serving pressures. So I bought a dual body primary and was gonna sell the dual gauge. Can I just convert the dual gauge into a secondary? Would need to change the stem that connects...