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Sorry, if I’m posting something that has been widely discussed in another thread. I’m looking at getting a new pot and possibly going induction and seeking some advice. Over-all I want to decrease brew-day pre and post clean up time. Back story… I’ve been using a 15G AL pot with a 5500W...

So for years now I have been brewing (what I would consider) OK beer in lighter & amber color styles. I feel I can pretty much nail Porters, Stouts, IPAs, and PAs. It's just been both lighter colored styles and amber styles that I typically have issues brewing and being happy with. My issue...

I did a search and saw lots of people asking if this could happen but everything I read said they've never had issues. Well using my new heat stick for the first time on a brew day yesterday resulted in a melted mash tun. I'm running a 1500W 120V element. I was using it to heat my mash...

I've started making a hard cider every year... This is my 3rd batch and I may have made it a bit too sweet (not real bad though). I always brew a 5 gallon version of this recipe (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f81/southern-sweet-cider-114594/) and I keg as to not deal with stabilizing issues (it...

I've been thinking about this for taking homebrew on float trips in the place of buying small portable kegs and a jockey box (if you get caught with glass bottles you get a fine). True... you do have to endure drinking the beer that's inside (and I can't recall if those are twist tops or not)...

It's moving towards summer here and with it means chilling issues (also warm ground water). I'm considering a counter-flow setup but I'm debating between a plate chiller (something like the B3-A23 20 plate from dudadiesel.com) or a normal 25 foot coil CFC. I know there are cleaning concerns...

I've been brewing all-grain for years but I'm brand new to sodas. I have in-laws who don't drink and I would love to start crafting root beer for them to drink when they come over. I would like to start with an extract and maybe use part brown sugar to sweeten. I'm not completely apposed to...

I've been reading a lot of the keezer build threads such as: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-keezer-build-176752/ https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/another-keezer-build-jester-rip-off-259905/ and https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/knotty-pine-cedar-log-keezer-build-223902/ I have a...

I realize that IBU calculations are just mathematical models to give a reasonable approximation. What are the assumptions and boundaries of these equations? For example my IIPA calculates to ~150 IBUs. I've heard that the limit for wort is 100 IBU, but I haven't heard the reason why or what...

I have a bock I brewed (still very young…Kegged) where after pouring and head dissolving a thin layer of head lays on the surface of the beer but moves and floats in clumps on top. I can shake the glass and get the clumps to go back into the beer but they eventually come back up...

Well while brewing tonight a mosquito landed in my boiling wort. I've had plenty of bugs land in the wort during the boil. So I'm not really worried about it but I'm just curious if anyone else has had this issue especially when brewing at night with a light on outside. guess I'll catch it...

So I'm fermenting a cider. This one to be exact: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f81/southern-sweet-cider-114594/ The recipe calls to back-sweeten with brown sugar. I plan to keg this but I understand that I would need to use K-Sorbate and K-Meta (Campden). I also used S-05 to ferment. So...

I’ve come across something odd with this particular brew. It is still very young (2 weeks in Primary and 1 week dry hopped in secondary) and I am considering dumping it. I know… I know! Never dump beer… It could get better with age. Knowing this I probably won’t completely dump it even if I...

My loving wife for my birthday got me a membership to beer of the month club (Rare Beer Club). So this idea came from a beer I got to try recently "Bink Grand Cru" a 13% Belgian Extra Strong Dark Ale from a brewery in Northeast Belgium. Loved it... It kinda tasted like a cross between a cream...

Drunk Monk 5-C Doppelbock Size: 5.0 gal Efficiency: 75.0% Attenuation: 75.0% Original Gravity: 1.089 (1.072 - 1.112) Terminal Gravity: 1.022 (1.016 - 1.024) Color: 17.96 (6.0 - 25.0) Alcohol: 8.84% (7.0% - 10.0%) Bitterness: 33.7 Ingredients: 3.0 lb Munich Amber 4.5 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt 6.0...

A buddy of mine just brewed up a IIPA and that got me thinking of trying to craft a Dark IIPA. I've been looking the recipes but I thought I throw this out there and see if there were any tried and true recipes or some frame work. I think I may want to do a partial mash for an imperial recipe...

I'm planning a trip to Key West this May and every time I visit a new place I like to try all the local brew pubs around. So anyone here own a brewery down there or know of some that is a must see/try?

Size: 5.0 gal Efficiency: 75.0% Attenuation: 75.0% Calories: 193.5 kcal per 12.0 fl oz Original Gravity: 1.058 Terminal Gravity: 1.015 Color: 21.71 Alcohol: 5.72% Bitterness: 33.9 Ingredients: 2.0 lb Amber Dry 5.0 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt 0.5 lb 2-Row Caramel Malt 10L 0.5 lb Oats Flaked .5 lb...

Here is a partial mash Recipe for a Maple nut brown Ale that I'm playing with... Maple Nut Brown Ale Size: 5.0 gal Efficiency: 75.0% Attenuation: 75.0% Original Gravity: 1.058 Terminal Gravity: 1.015 Color: 21.71 (18.0 - 35.0) Alcohol: 5.72% (4.3% - 6.2%) Bitterness: 30.8 (20.0 -...

So this was my first attempt at a lager. I brewed the following Pilsner recipe 5.25 lbs Pale DME 2.5 oz Sazz (Bittering) 1.75 oz Sazz (Flavor) Irish Moss Steeped Grains: 0.5lb Munich Malt 0.25lb Crystal Malt Yeast: Wyeast Czech Pilsner (2278) I smacked the pack...