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Third BIAB session today. Went fairly well. I am not quite hitting my target OG's though. I've noticed over the past three I am short about .004 or so off. I am doing true full Volume BIAB. Starting off with about 8-9 gallons depending on grain bill. I am also adding about a 1lbs to my...

Hey there, I thought it would be cool to have a local thread on here. Might be useful for local info, trading, selling, equipment and such. I currently am moving to BIAB. Have been doing extract with steeping grains for about a year. Currently kegging beer instead of bottling. I have...

Hey there, I have just moved to BIAB and purchased a new 16 gallon kettle. How in the heck do you set your equipment for this? There is also areas for mash, dead space, Lauder tun size. Anyone's expertise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hoping for a little feedback. I just bought a 16 gallon flat bottom kettle. It stands just shy of 17". I would like to set it up with whirlpool system with a pump. I found this website that offers a low port or high port for a output to whirlpool using a weld less bulk head. The idea is...

This is my 2nd go at this beer. 1st one was spot on. I do full boils and this one came up short. OG was supposed to be 1.070 and came up at 1.060. I am not sure what happened. This is my 12th batch doing extract. I mashed at 155 for 30 minutes and then started my 60 min boil. I added 9lbs...

Hey everyone, I currently do extract beers, full boils and want to convert to BIAB. I would like to do full 5 gallon batches but be able do some big beers. I love IPAs. I have been looking at some BK but not sure what size to get and what kind. I also want to upgrade my burner and have a...

I Finally decided to build a bar. Been wanting to this for a long time. Here are some photos of my progress. Hope it inspires for someone to do the same.

Got a haier kegerator and noticing that the compressor gets pretty hot. Coils are on back of fridge. They get hot when running but the compressor get really hot. Cooling normal. No problems. I can't find any info on how it they should be. Seems to be kicking on and off pretty normal...

First beer I kegged and tried to burst carb. I set pressure to 30 yesterday and agitated for 1-2 min. Then left gas off and kept in kegerator. Woke up today and was going to bleed some air out. Nothing in keg. What happened? Did the beer absorb the c02? Beer wasn't carbed when I poured...

My taste buds are watering for a delicious pumpkin ale. Never ever made one. I was hoping for some feed back on any that have been made. Things done well or things that didn't do well at all. I am currently doing extract and specialty grain brews. I can do full boils of 5 ga. Any good...

I got bev-lex lines today. My beer line is 10 feet of 3/16. Works well. My c02 line is 10 feet longs as well and 5/16. An I at the right length for both line? I filled keg with water and put c02 on. I would set c02 for 20 lbs and when I released into keg it would read about 10 psi different...

I am just getting into kegging. I have a kegerator with 1 faucet and currently one 5 gal ball lock keg. I am getting greedy and want to have another beer conditioning on c02 while other is being drank or even switch back and forth. I'm not ready for a second tap yet. Can I have one on tap and...

Just purchased a kegerator! Very excited. Gonna use a 5 gal ball lock keg. Couple questions. 1. How much line should I use from keg to tower? It was equipped for commercial and bought a kit to swap back and forth from commercial to home brew. 2. Does kegging really save time conditioning...

Just bottled a double IPA partial. Cold crashes for 2 days prior. When I transferred to bottling bucket I forgot to rack on top of priming sugar. So I boiled water,added sugar and added on top of beer and stirred the **** out of it. After every few bottles I filled I would stir it again...

Hey everybody. Newer to this site. Have made a few partial mash 5 gal batches. Made a good summer ale currently drinking and have a double IPA finishing up. Have learned a ton of great info front this site. Couldn't have done it with out. Here's some some stuff I have currently gotten/made...

Brewed a brewer best dble IPA a little over week ago. Got it in the fermenter at 70 and bubbling every 30 sec or so. Been 9 days! I'm noticing the krausen has totally gone down and there is little islands of bubbles and dried looking stuff. Might be hops or yeast left over on top??? Not...

I am going brew a partial mash Double IPA today. Can't wait! I've read a lot of threads about temps while fermenting and how it can increase 5-10 degrees. I have a fermenter and a stc-1000 temp controller I built. I usually insulate it and tape to side. Never had problems but I can't help...

Looking for advise on a wort chiller build. I am researching coiled copper and see there is a few types and they are rated different plus a huge price difference. Also length? I have a 5 gallon brew kettle and want to utilize as much volume I can for hop flavor. Any suggestions? Thanks in...

I am trying to cold crash a summer ale for the first time. No matter what I can't get the fridge much below 40. It's a sayno mini fridge and i built stc-1000 for a controller. The dial on the inside for temp control i have set to the coldest setting. The fridge does not have a freezer...

When I am ready to bottle should I cold crash before? I am brewing a summer ale. Been at 68 for about 5 days. Still have a few weeks to go possibly but trying to be proactive.