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So, I have a dog and a cat. I always refer to the dog as my brewdog. She however, just likes being outside while I brew. Her favorite pastime is chasing squirrels, followed by playing in the mud puddle made from the runoff from my IC. She is not really all that into brewing. She does however...

New breaks, it happens. New break lines all the way around on last break job, 17 years of Minnesota salt and snow it's bound to happen. New radio after factory deck goes down, again 17 years can't say I blame it. New tires for a 17 year old truck costing a minimum 700-900 bucks. Hmm? truck might...

I am trying to figure out if I have enough pitchable yeast in a starter that I made from the dregs of a st bernardus pater 6. I pitched the dregs into 100ml on a stir plate and let it go for 24hrs. I then stepped it up to 400ml then to 1000 ml. I never really got a kreusen to form on it because...

Just curious if anyone knows what effect ethynol would have as a sterilizer. I am talking 95.6% pure basically as pure as you can get without azotropic distillation. Obviously it would not be cost effective on a large scale but for small parts would it sterilize not just sanitize?

I made an Edworts pale ale a couple of weeks ago. I was using a new mash ton and burner and did not have my numbers dialed in. I hit 1.061 gravity and a post boil volumn of 4 gals instead of the 5.25 I was going for. I decided not to top it off and just have less but stronger beer. Well I got an...

Well, I am so close to having my own all grain set up. Being new to brewing (I just started in February) and, a somewhat reformed home distiller :cross:. There has been just so much to learn. I am really just at the begining. I have made some really good beer already though. I think my previous...

I have 3 keggles that I am planning to use on a single tier system. I have the tops cut and the 1st one polished. I have looked at tons of pictures and it seems everyone is set up a bit different. Here is the rough plan. HLT 3pc stainless ball valve with stainless diptube, Combination...