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I am getting rid of my entire collection. At the moment I looking for local pick in the Portland area. Anyone looking to start a full Blichmann brewing operation- I'm selling the whole lot for $1250 and will include many extras like carboys, silicone hoses and an insulated mash tun and much...

I forgot to add nutrient to the boil. I am using 2 1056 smack pack's on a 5 gallon IPA. Should I add the nutrient to the wort or just let is slide? Thanks in advance for your help!

What he hell! Im on my 20 something batch now and bottle carbonization has always been iffy for me. Total hit and miss. Here are the facts 1) I always do a first and second ferment. 2) In this case i have 22 ounce bottles with a medium body IPA with two carb pills. (yes I know... in this...

When I make a beer I usually end up boiling all the wort including the hot break into the fermentor, at this point my beers are still pretty clear when bottled. I made my first full mash last weekend and pumped my wort through a hop rocket and chill plate which cools 5 gallons really fast, it...

I was expecting lots of problems but I was not expecting LOTS of problems! Makini a Stone IPA clone from Brewsmith 1) Outside tem was 28 and I was brewing with the garage door 1/2 open. Everything was hard to keep at temp 2) Bought a new Boilermaker and assumed the thermo was already...

Anybody have any numbers on wort loss with a Hop Rocket. I have a March Pump with a 30 plate cooler and about 5-6 ft of 1/2 silicone tubing. I started the boil with 8 gallons but it looks like I lost more than I expected. Cheers!

I was considering trying a hopback. Currently I brew IPA and Pale ale extracts with steeped grains. I have a chill plate on a pump that recirculates into the kettle until I reach my desired pithing temp and was thinking of adding this in line. I guess I have a couple of questions... 1) would...

As I become more experienced and read more I have seen a lot more reference to 90 minute boils. I have been working on IPA's and Pale Ale Extract with some grains steeping. I have been told 60 minutes it the right time. Are there advantages for each? Is 90 minute for a full grain boil...

My Pale Ale is still bubbling away- slower but strong at 7 days and the krausen is still floating at the top. What is up with this? good utilization... low temp takes longer... its alive? First time in a better bottle. Always used a opaque bucket so this is the first time I witnessed the...

My pale ale has been fermenting for 7 days temp controlled at 65° the krausen has not dropped and the fermentation is still going strong yet a bit slower... Is this due to the low temp- could this be a good utilization- is it alive? This is the first time with a Better Bottle- before I used a...

When making a beer last night I made three mistakes... not sure how bad this will effect the beer 1) Forgot Whrilflock and nutrient at 15 so threw it in at 5 2) I tried a new thing which was to add the LME at the end of the boil. After cooling I transferred the beer to the bottle and...

Im going to brew a American Pale ale from extract, I'm still a beginner and have made a mistake or two that is for sure- this is my 16th beer and I still have not created a beer that my beer snob of a wife is happy with. Here is my plan of attack 1) Make a yeast starter with a American...

I'm getting ready for my 16th beer this weekend ALL HAVE BEEN EXTRACT... overall I have learned a lot. In general I have eliminated nearly all of the off taste that haunted me earlier, but typically after 6 weeks in the bottle my beers still tend to be a bit sweet or sugary. They have been...

I had my first krausen blow out. The Wyeast german ale 1007 filled the headspace and went through the airlock, looks like I lost about 12-18 oz. of sticky foamy krausen mess. Will this effect the outcome of the brew? Tips please, thanks! (Temp was about 68°, 5 gallons, 1 liter yeast starter)

I have an ESP that has been in conditioning for 2 weeks, I chilled it for about 6 hours and opened it. No real carbonation, some but nothing in the body. Should I wake the yeast up by getting it in motion OR should I just step away from the bottle for 2 more weeks?

I am trying to create a more functional cooling system so I can use less water when I'm cooling the wort. Inside the cooler I have the incoming water entering through the coils. The brew pot will be placed on top of the cooler so gravity can do its job. Does the chill plate need a heat...

I just bottled beers from a keg and lost all of the carbonation, can I add carbonation pills (sugar drops) to the bottles an get them to carbonate again?

Here is how it happened (spoiler alert: I know I made mistakes) 1) Keg and bottles were at 70° 2) Keg was carbonated with sugar- NOT forced carbonated, no C02 tank was used 3) The beer foamed like crazy even though I was at 3-5 PSI, I probably lost 1/2 a gallon to 12 x 22 oz bottles 4)...

I am making 5 gallon batches and have been keg conditioning 3 gallons and bottle conditioning the remaining beer. I would like to store them in my house which is air conditioned or heated to 70-75 max in those super hot summer days (we don't have many here in Portland). I plan to age them...

Like all new home brewers, I have met with some difficulties with my first beers. Enemy number for me one has been banana esters (smell and taste) due to too high of a fermentation temp or lack of oxy- duh know for sure but I did them all wrong. So brew number 7, I got my act together and got...