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A while back I decided it was time to upgrade my equipment because I wanted to explore using a hop back. So I am using this opportunity to build a new CFC and buy a brew pump. After looking through the other JaDeD clone threads I decided to try and go conservative. It ain't cheap either! I...

Hey there fellow home brewers! I've recently started kegging and am in the process of building a keezer. I picked up an 8.8 cu. ft. chest freezer during a President's Sale at Sears. Then I started scouring the DIY forums for build ideas and settled in on a clean build design. I've already...

I've been brewing quite a few 10gal lower gravity brews lately and the only thing holding me back from brewing higher gravity batches has been my HLT. When I saw a deal for a 16gal Bayou Classic on Amazon I figured it was time to upgrade my equipment again. Total investment is just under $200...

I've been home brewing a few years now and have been very happy with the results of my home brews with just well water. Just like most hobbies though.... I have been wanting more lately :mug: So here I go, reading books on water, Sticky's in the Brew Science forum, A spreadsheet on water ( ...

The HomeBrewTalk Top 100 Recipes I was wondering if this article could be a Sticky? I've noticed that it is very quickly becoming buried in the Articles section. I would wager a bet that many of us will be working our way through these recipes in the coming years and it would AWESOME if we...

OK, I know these cooler mash tun builds have been beat to friggin' death but can I just add my own two cents? I recently decided to upgrade my mash capacity a bit. I started with a 54qt rectangular cooler and just used a stainless braided hose connected through a ball valve to control the...

So I've been working on this recipe a while and feel like I am to the point of sharing it to get some feedback from others who like this style of beer also. Size =5.5 gal OG = 1.054 FG = 1.016 IBU = 23.1 SRM = 11.4 ABV = 5.27% Eff. = 75.84% Ingredients 8.0 lbs. 2-row 1.0 lbs. C15L...

Transferring to a secondary may be considered an advanced technique but I started doing it early in my home brewing. I was attempting to achieve clear beers, which I did, but as of lately I am wondering at what cost? Those beers I brewed during my first year were beautifully clear but the...

So I received an email from Quoin Industrial Inc., maker of the Party Pig, today indicating they were going out of business. After 23 years of making the party pig and all the accessories they are hanging it up... Here is the email I received: "It is with sad hearts that we have decided to...