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Need some Keezer troubleshooting help... I noticed over the weekend that my temp controller was reading in the low 40*Fs with the keezer constantly on. I have the controller set to 34*F, and it just isn't able to get there it seems. I noticed that the back wall has frost up near the collar, but...

After 5 years of brewing I'm attempting my first true pale ale... a good buddy of mine asked if I'd brew him an APA after seeing the Dubbel I did for the wife. Figured it was about time. Everyone calls him Cojo, so figured I'd incorporate that as best I can. Haven't finalized the exact...

Has anyone converted their Brew Bucket to use a more standard 1/2" NPT ball valve? The 3/8" mini ball valve that comes with it is a bit of a pain, especially when rotating the racking arm. Plus I'm using camlocks for most all of my connections, and I'd like to keep it that way if possible. I...

I'm looking to expand my brewing and fermenting capacity, and all of the fermentation vessels I've been wanting (14 gal brew bucket, Chronical 14, Spike CF10, etc.) are just a tad too big for my upright fermentation chamber. The height is just fine, and so is the width, but the depth is just...

I've been homebrewing for about 6 years now, and just entered my first BJCP competition a few weeks ago. The award ceremony is this weekend, and I'm really looking forward to getting some feedback on my beer. But I have a few questions for folks who've done this before... According to the...

I'm wanting to do something spicy but clean for Fall/Winter, so I threw together a quick recipe for a rye lager. Rock A Rye'm SRM: 12 IBU: 25 Est. OG: 1.055 Est. FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.7% 7.5# Maris Otter 2.5# Rye malt 0.5# Melanoiden 2oz Carafa III (color) 0.5# Rice hull (filter) 0.5oz...

Linked up with a fellow homebrewer who has started to use his 3d printer for tap handles. Had him print a few with some of my brews on them and man, I couldn't be happier. Tried to keep it to just the beers I brew frequently, but now I'm thinking about ordering one for all of my recipes...

Maybe it's due to the fact that it's also football season and I drink a LOT of them, but I absolutely love Fall beers... More than any other season. Right now I've got a Baltic Porter that I've been aging for about 7 months, a California Common (not really a Fall beer, but it's malty!), and...

I recently finished building my keezer: collar, circulation fan, insulation... everything went pretty smoothly (which is a first!). Since wrapping it up, I've been keeping my eye on the temp controller as I'd never used it with a circulation fan before, and wanted to make sure it was going to...

I'm looking to use the whole poor man's growler filler method (picnic tap, rubber stopper, cut racking cane) to carry some homebrew to a few friends in a few weeks. I've seen that 12oz bottles use a #2 stopper, and most screw-top growlers use a #6 or #6.5. But I also have a Stone Brewing...

Wrapped up fermentation on a festbier yesterday, with FG being reached at 1.016 (og of 1.057). It took 2 weeks, which isn't uncommon I know for a lager... But I achieved 80% attenuation in one week at 50ºF (1.024), so I was thinking it'd wrap up in 2-3 days with a d-rest at 60ºF. But nope...

I'd love to do a dunkels weissbier later this fall/early winter to have ready by late winter/early spring. Here's what I have so far, suggestions are appreciated! Dark Wheat Malt (7L) - 50% Dark Munich Malt (20L) - 45% CaraWheat (46L) - 5% 1.0oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh (4% AA) @ 60min (16.1...

Had a great brew day on Sunday for my festbier recipe, but as soon as I got done with chilling the wort and noticed that it didn't look like egg-drop soup, I realized I freaking forgot the whirlfloc tablet during the boil... I guess I'm lucky that's the only thing that went "wrong," but I...

I'm 99% sure I'm just being overly paranoid and that it's still just gassing off CO2, but just to be sure... Baltic porter after 2 weeks in primary (with a d-rest):

Just wanted some confirmation to make sure I'm approaching my diacetyl rest properly for my baltic porter. Yeast: WLP810 San Francisco Lager yeast (50-65ºF) OG: 1.062 FG (expected): 1.018 Fermentation temp: 58ºF Today is 8 days after pitching and I'm coming along well, 1.034 today...

Working on a quick-turnaround Festbier recipe and would love some feedback. A Festbierus for the Restbierus: 5 Gallon, all-grain 65% efficiency OG: 1.056 FG: 1.011 SRM: 6.7 IBU: 23.2 ABV: 5.9% 9lbs. 0.8oz German Pilsner Malt 3lbs. 0.3oz Munich Malt (10L) 1oz Tradition (AA 6%) @ 60min 1oz...

Well the trappist single in my keg is about empty, my baltic porter is fermenting and lagering for about 4 months... I'm gonna need something else to drink. I'd really like to do a festbier, and hope to turn it around pretty quickly. I'm planning on brewing in the next few weeks, hoping it...

While calculating what size starter I need for an upcoming Baltic Porter, I ran into some confusion as to how I should classify the WLP810 "San Fracisco Lager" yeast considering its warmer fermentation temperature range compared to other lager strains. I emailed the folks at White Labs and...

I know this has been covered before in the past, but looking for some suggestions as to how to approach my starter. I'm really hoping to brew this Saturday. I ordered a stir plate late last week, expecting it to arrive early-to-middle of this week, but there's been a delay in the shipping...

I have a 15 gal. kettle (but mainly do 5 gal. boils) and I need to get a chiller (or put one together) in the next few days, but it seems like most of the 25 ft. chillers are meant for pots with smaller dimensions. Most seem to top out at 15" tall, while my kettle is 18" tall (AiH's 15 gal...