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Ordered two weldless bulkheads and some hose, utilized an old apple crate, and now I'm sparging! I was using a Pyrex pitcher to sparge with, but that got old quick, plus I was not maintaing my sparge water temps. I used a greenlee knockout punch tool from Lowe's to cut the hole and I would...

I have brewed a saison fermented with WLP565 and want to split the batch in half and add Brett. But its already 2 weeks into the secondary. Can I add it when bottling, use champaign bottles, wire it down and age it? If so what gravity should I bottle at and how long do I let it sit?

Temperature Gauge Fluctuations I was brewing the other day and my dial thermometer was giving out some crazy readings. I have a Bayou Classic 8 gallon brew kettle that I use as a mash tun, it has the thermometer built in. During my mash at 153, the dial would rise to 180 and then a few minutes...

For Christmas I gave my brother an Irish red kit (partial mash) that I put together to brew with him in the future. We finally got around to brewing yesterday but had a little misfortune mid way through our mash. we were using a candy thermometer, the glass type, with it tied to my handle of the...

Hello everyone, I'm a long time lurker from the mid Michigan area, I would love to join in on the conversation, make a few new friends, and help out when I can. I have been homebrewing mini mash style beers for a little over a year now, but started about five years ago making ciders and...