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I assume others have received the announcement email? I like the idea but would like to know if it can be directly heated and how much dead space there is under the false bottom. Also, I'd want to know just how well it can hold the heat. They'll be taking 1/3 deposits for early adopters. Link...

Apparently this has been around for a little while, but I apparently missed it. Anyway, Morebeer is carrying it now. I'm interested in the features, but it's fairly expensive. Does anyone have any experience with it? If you're unfamiliar, it reports gravity, temperature, and alcohol %...

All, I've never brewed a traditional bock before, but am planning to for my next brew. I've put the recipe below together which sounds pretty good to me, however, it's a bit on the light (color) side. I'm looking for suggestions on perhaps darkening it up. Maybe a small Carafa Special...

Hello, I purchased a draft tower and one of the shanks has two big chips in the flat part that the faucet seals against. I'm new to kegging, but I can't imagine that a faucet will seal against the shank if there is a small channel that beer can leak out. Can anyone comment on whether it is...

The subject says it all...the tower my kegerator came with was scratched up and chipped. They sent me a replacement, same story. They wouldn't send another. I ponied up and ordered a stainless steel tower but it too arrived scratched up. They're going to send me a replacement, but is it not...

So I've made a few yeast starters, but it's time for a big beer. I need to step this one and I've never done that before. I've run the numbers through a pitching calculator and need two 1 liter starters. Would one of you folks who are more experienced than me verify that my process is correct...

So I got a dual stage Ranco temp controller that is pre-wired with the two outlets on the bottom. The top outlet is labeled cooling and the bottom heating. Since most fridges and freezers have plugs that will render the lower outlet useless, I've been trying to figure out the best solution. Is...

I'm guessing that there are at least some folks that have been waiting for this. I happened to check BeerSmith's site for an update and came across this: http://beersmith.com/blog/2013/04/22/beersmith-mobile-brewing-app-preview-for-iphone-ipad-android-and-kindle/ I'm definitely excited as I...

So one of these batches I'm going to kick it up a notch and make a yeast starter. I just want to make sure that I have this down before I do. 1) Use a calculator to determine what size starter 2) Measure proper amount of water and DME 3) Boil for 5-10 minutes 4) Cover w/ sanitized lid and...

So I just got a Monster Mill MM2 so that I'm ready to move on to all-grain brewing for my next batch. I know a number of folks on here have this mill, so I thought someone could provide some insight. I got it assembled and fiddled around with it but the non-drive roller spins but not as...

My first batch of beer (hefeweizen) has been bottled for a bit over three weeks. I've been trying one weekly to learn how it tastes at different stages. I recently stuck one in the fridge for a few hours and it tasted great. I went ahead and put a number of them in the fridge and opened one...

Hi all, I'm on my second brew and I'm really enjoying making beer! I just made a tripel last night. I had read that folks were fitting blowoff tubes to buckets by putting 1.5" tubing on a 3 piece airlock. How in the world do you get it on the airlock tube? My LHBS had heard of the idea so we...