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I am building my keezer and I am not sure if I should go with a low pressure or a high pressure system. I plan on having the tank on the outside of the keezer. I would like to be able to have the availability of different serving pressure for the different styles of beer I plan on brewing. I...

I'm trying to brew a Scottish 60/ using the techniques in Drew Beechum's express brewing article from the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of zymurgy. I brewed this past Thursday night and pitched around 930pm. I used white labs wlp 028 Edinburgh yeast, a 1 liter starter was made. Fermentation was in a temp...

Brewed a sweet stout last month. Had an OG of 1.048, FG was 1.021, for an approximate abv% of 3.5. Since I forgot to add a whirlfloc tablet during boiling, I decided to cold crash. I set my ferm chamber for 33f on this past Saturday night. When I pulled the beer out Monday night the carboy was...

On 10/14, I brewed an extract sweet stout kit from more beer. I was able to get an O.G. of 1.048, which according to there sheet its in the recommend range. I was only able to cool to 80° before pitching Safale 04. I did aerate the wort for 2 minutes with an oxygen tank. Fermentation, I would...

I brewed a Blonde Ale kit on 9/2/12. I have a sweet stout that I would like to brew this weekend. The fermentation is being controlled by a stc-1000 temp controller connected to a chest freezer. I have a heat tape on the blonde. the temp probe is sandwiched in between the carboy & the heat tape...

I have a B3 Super Chiller. I noticed that the coils are touching each other. I was wondering if I space the coils apart will I increase the cooling efficiency. I also plan to add a Jamil style whirlpool return in the distant future. Will this effect the spacing also. If so, which would be the...

When you bought your kettle, were your intentions to start with 5 gallons and move up to 10? If you are brewing 5 gallons in this huge pot. where did you mount your thermometer. I have run into a problem on where to mount mine. According to the BYO website it says the thermometer should...

Hello all, This is my first post and I have a question. After some extensive research, i purchased a 60 qt pot from Update International. I need to drill the holes to have the couplers welded in the pot. I read that the coupler for the ball-valve should be aproxiatmely 3/8 of an inch above the...