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As 1 symptom of covid, I experiencd a particularially unforgiving form of cough... We normally have a small degree of controll over our coughs. But in the coughing I just went through, I was repeatedly concerned if I would ever breath again. Imagine Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf" opening...

i can't seem to find the joke thread... can someone guide me to it or perhaps say something that will make me laugh?

I think I need an introductory lesson. It is not behaving as I expect it to. I removed the white tape... Bad idea？It doesn't 'swivel' so much as 'undo' . How are these things supposed to operate?

I am stressing over getting: A] a 0~90 psi regulator for 74g CO2 on a mini-keg....Easy, so-so price B] a 0~30 psi regulator for 74g CO2 on a mini-keg.....DIFFICULT (or impossible?) at easy price C] giving up hope and just using the broken 0~30 psi regulator that reads ~7 PSI > ZERO even when...

Does anyone know what this round protrusion is for? I have one mini regulator that otherwise looks the same but it does not have this, this... whatchamacallit. I have no idea what it is nor what it does or even it's name. Do You?

Does anyone know what trellis system is used in Germany along the Rhine River for their Riesling grapes?

Humm, wondering if anyone has thoughts or guidelines on brewing from sparse vague recipes.... I have a tendency to want to follow the instructions given with old recipes even when those instructions are very incomplete by todays standards....I know I should know better, but if it says ferment 5...

I was looking at some old German books and found mention of Spunding at (some value) atü. I looked up atü and found it is short for the German word "Atmosphärenüberdruck" which translated by me becomes "above atmospheric pressure" or "over 1 atm" I looked up atm and found it is given as 14.7 psi...

I need a replacement magnet for the red baron bottle capper. The magnet unit has a “T” shape; the bottom is a small round magnet (that fits into a pipe like protrusion) covered by a soft magnetic material (?) cap which is now lopsided having worn down on one side… making the top (& thus the...

I have a small 4L mini keg. I want to ferment in it. If I ferment in it w/the spear head (?) attached, but nothing else, what's going to happen? Is there a good easy to source spunding valve you would recommend? Keg land?

Is it true that the pressure measured in a bottle of soda is only head space pressure... and that the amount of dissolved CO2 has (absolutely?) no pressure contribution, so long as it stays dissolved?

I thought the 3 week sauerkraut was a bit on the young side so I let the next batch go for several months, having heard some people let it go for a whole year. Well, I thought all was fine, all the leaves were well covered and there was no organic material for yuck to grow on... I did use a...

When wiring up the STC-1000 to a power cord and the hot and cold plugs, several lead wires are required. When I went shopping, I needed to choose between 5A, 7A, 12A, and 17A lead wire. What do I want to choose? I am connecting the thermostat to a freezer that mentions 15A; thought the...

I saw a hop salesman fill a beer mug with hops then pour it full of beer... calling on the potential buyer to see what his hops could do for the beer. I did the same and found that after 30 minutes, the beer tasted the way I liked. My question is about finding a guesstimate (rule of thumb?)...

How does dilution affect these ? In general of course... what trends can be expected?

Anyone know anything about M2 yeast from Lallemand? (?) I can’t find anything but that it exists! Could Mangrove Jack’s Cider Yeast M02 be a “it’s the “same thing” kind of substitute?

I have no idea what oak will do to my blackberry wine... so I want to try it! Worried I might not like it, 1st try will be on a very small scale... 2 bottles. Is there any issue I have not considered? I plan on putting the required oak chips in the wine bottle and sealing it. A month later...

Hello. I am not sure I am in the right place for this question, so lead me if necessary. I am looking to hear from people who have experience and opinions on adding Brett to beer during bottle conditioning... What was your experience? What is the min. time (and at what temperature) that is...

Is 3 month bulk aging for Blackberry wine "sufficent"? I can age more in the bottle... I'd like to get going on the next wine and need the fementors. Will I be OK? or will the sky come tumbling down?

The title says it all... I wonder if wooden equipment (presses. strainers, paddles etc.) sould be protectivly varnished or not. Are similar commercial examples varnished or otherwise "sealed" ? Help needed to make a choice here.