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My wife got me a CF10 for my birthday and I was so excited to use it I didn't think things through all the way. I brewed up an IPA and got it fermenting when I realized, how am I going to transfer to the keg? It doesn't have extended legs so I think gravity transfer is out and I don't have the...

I recently converted my outdoor shed, which is uninsulated, to my brewery and was gifted a CF10 conical. I am trying to figure out temperature control and my immediate need is during winter. Normal nighttime lows are in the 20s but can get colder. Will a fermwrap be able to keep the fermenter in...

I recently added my first pump, a riptide, to my brewery. I did a test run with water and it was very loud, but it worked. At that point I didn't know the loudness was abnormal. When I brewed my first batch the pump wouldn't work. It was loud and the wort wouldn't pump through the outlet...

I have a shed that is being converted to my brewhouse. It's 10x14 and about 12 feet at highest point (A-frame). There are two small windows on the side along with double barn doors. I'm trying to figure my ventilation needs based on using my new 20 gallon Spike Solo. Can I simply open the...

I do not use a temperature controlled chamber because I don't have the equipment yet. But my last brew got me thinking. I used wyeast 1056 and set my fermenter in the usual spot where it's always 67 degrees in my kitchen. The thermometer strip on the carboy confirmed this. By day 2 at high...

I have an Edgestar dual tap kegerator and purchased a dual TapRite secondary regulator to have beer and seltzer on tap. I don't want to drill into the sides of the refrigerator so was just thinking I could lay the secondary on it's side (flat). I know co2 tanks are never to be laid flat without...

I brewed an IPA that I want to enter into a competition and not sure what category this fits. 11 lbs 2 row 2.5 lbs flaked barley 0.5 lbs light munich malt OG 1.060 FG 1.011 ABV 6.4% 1oz Simcoe 13.5% for 5 minute boil 1oz BRU-1 whirlpool at 160 degrees 1oz Mosaic whirlpool at 160 degrees 1oz...

Need a little help with this recipe. I've been using the base of this recipe as my everyday west coast IPA for a while but came into a ton of hops at HomebrewCon that I want to experiment with. Never used cryo hops or Idaho Gem. 5 gallon batch: Est OG: 1.065 IBU 47.7 13lbs US 2 row 8 oz Light...

Just brewed my first Kolsch beer using Wyeast 2565 and it spent 12 days in primary at 64 degrees. OG 1.048 and finished at 1.004. I racked to secondary to lager for two weeks and there is a bit more headspace than I want (see picture below) and now I'm concerned about too much oxygen sitting on...

I purchased a new dual tap keggerator in January and hooked up a commercial keg and a corny keg and all was good. I set pressure at 12 psi and it was a bit foamy so I reduced to 8-10 and was much better. I finished both kegs with no problems. I got another commercial keg and it's fine. I...

This is my first time making a starter and also first time using this yeast. The manufacture date is 5 months old. I used 1/3 cup of DME and 2 cups water and stored in 1/2 gallon growler. On Wednesday night, I smacked the nutrient pack and let sit overnight. Thursday morning there was no...

I brewed an IPA yesterday that had an OG of 1.080 and simply pitched a smack pack of Wyeast 1968 that had swelled. No starter. I know, I know.. always use a starter. I pitched at 3pm yesterday and this morning there is activity in the airlock, but I'm concerned that at such a high gravity, the...