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I recently moved and decided I would leave all of my hops in the garage freezer for transport and simply plug in the freezer once it arrived at the new house, at most the freezer would be off for an hour or two. Well, I forgot to plug the freezer in upon arrival...... for two days! I have...

I dry hopped my latest batch of Zombie Dust Clone in the keg using one of Arbor Fabs 300 micron keg hopping filters. After 24 hours the flavor was absolutely amazing, very similar to a Sculpin IPA. Then another day later, that amazing flavor almost completely dissipated. I would love to find...

I just ordered an 8 X 16 hop spider from Arbor Fabrication and am just realizing this will fit pretty snugly inside my 9 gallon kettle that I sometimes use for stove top, small size, BIAB batches. Will a 300 micron hop spider work well for BIAB or is the mesh too fine? Seems like a great way...

Converted my Magic Chef wine fridge to a two tap kegerator, really happy with how it came out and a fairly straight forward conversion. These things easily hold two kegs and a 5lb Co2 on the hump. Even replaced the stock temp controller with an itc-1000 so I could get the temps lower then stock.

So far have mostly brewed recipes found here on HBT and have a bunch of leftover assorted hops. I'd like to brew a ten gallon batch of a citrusy IPA for the summer, here's what I got, can u help me build the best "Cleaning out the Closet" IPA? The base will be 2 row or MO with maybe a touch...

So my 17cf upright freezer/ferm chamber that I used with an STC1000 to control temps just died and I need something new. This freezer was on the small side for my needs so am looking for the next best thing.... building my own ferm chamber with room for future expansion. I actually have a...

Ok so I have read these two yeasts are the same strain so would mixing them in a batch be ok to reach the desired cell count? I am brewing a 1.1 OG Barley Wine and Brewers Friend is telling me I need 990B cells, I have done a 2 step starter on my WLP-001 (2L then 4L) but am still short 400B...

So i'm on my second step of a two step starter needed for an upcoming Barley wine brew. 1st 2L step of the WLP-001 yeast was uneventful with a small krausen and subdued fermentation but the 2nd 4L step was an explosive fermentation with tons of lost yeast out the side of my 5L flask. I had to...

Ok so have just rebuilt my system incorporating a 25 gal Concord pot with a false bottom as MLT with a Rims tube and a control panel. I plan to use to make 10 & 15 gal batches and batch sparge. The problem with 10g batches is that my MLT is so wide that in combo with my FB, on my first batch I...

I've spent countless hours researching and am starting to buy parts for my Rims CP. I am not an electrician but do believe I have figured out the basics. My system will be pretty simple, 120vac with a 5500 watt element running at 1375 watts and one pump. I have a few questions and am hoping...

So I have a 3 tier Natural Gas fired, gravity based stand and it has served me well for 5/10 gallon batches, but I want bigger/better. I have purchased 2x 25 gallon pots and will reuse my current 20 gallon for HLT. I have also purchased the parts to make a 120v RIMS tube. Right now my current...

So I am looking to upgrade my setup, right now I have a gravity based 3 tier wood setup that I have rigged both the BK and HLT to natural gas (see pic). I have just purchased a chugger pump and have plans for a duda diesel plate chiller, with the drought here in SoCal was feeling mighty guilty...

So I have a Cereal Killer grain mill and want to motorize it. A friend gave me an electric motor pulled from a Ryobi Band Saw (model BS901). It has no markings anywhere showing it's specs. He says he thinks it's 1/2hp and 1725rpm. The specs of this saw state that it draws 2.1amps and...

So I had a buddy over this weekend and walked him thru a 5 Gallon All grain Batch of Stout on my gravity based 3 tier wood stand, he loved it and wants me to help him build a system, but a much bigger one, like 25gals. He has aspirations to one day open a small brewery, so whatever we build for...

I had two vials of WLP001 that expired in sep of last year. I tried to build a starter with one of them last week but did not have a stir plate, after 3days of constant shaking and no apparent activity, I dumped it. For the 2nd vial, I have just built a stir plate and will try again but my...

The wife bought me a Partial Mash kit for Pliny the Elder at O'sheas brewing here in SoCal. None of the ingredients are labeled so I have no idea how close or not it follows the real recipe. But this kit came with a single pack of Danstar Bry-97 yeast. I believe the real recipe calls for...

I am brewing the More Beer, Fire in the Hole, all grain kit and calls for adding Oak wood chips in the secondary for one week. Do I need to boil or somehow sanitize the chips prior to adding and since wood usually floats on a liquid, i am guessing i should hop bag to minimize floaties? My...

So I am using a wine fridge as a fermentation chamber and has worked out great so far! My question is, if u want a fermentation temp of 65 degrees, should I set the fridge at 65? I have read that temps within the vessel are normally 5 degrees warmer then outside temp during active...

Have been brewing for a few years and just changed to all grain. Up until now, I have only been buying the pre-made kits but am curious how much in savings could be realized thru buying the ingredients separately in bulk? Could I save on average $5 or more per batch?

Trying to get my rig hooked up to Natural Gas. I am using BG12 and have drilled out my orifice to 1/16" and connected to my NG line via a 10 ft hose with quick disconnect. I get a healthy looking blue flame but took 1.5 hrs to get 5 gals to boil, is my next step to go up to 1/8". I was under...