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Creating a yeast starter to ramp up some liquid yeast for a 10 gallon batch, I found a way to cool down the starter from my 2 liter flask. I use the mixing bowl from my wife’s 6 qt. Kitchen aid mixer. This method allows the starter to cool down to 75 deg under 20 minutes without the flask from...

I have a 4 stage RO system which utilizes a 5 micron sediment filter, 5 micron carbon block, 1 micron carbon block and dual RO membranes (in series). The RO system is in daily use since both refriderators are connected to it. I have Lake Michigan city water and my output of my RO system is 4...

I recently acquired a used RIMS from a Homebrew Talk member. It had the older Inkbird controller with only a switch for the pump. I added a second switch and relay for the heating element and wired it so that if the pump switch is turned off the heating element will also turn off. I built my...

I bought a sous vide (800W Monoprice) for cooking. Since I now own a sous vide I was interested to see how it would do to maintain mash temperatures and do step mashes. Since my cooler mash tun looses only 2 deg F for a 60 minute mash, the ability to maintain mash temperatures with the sous...

I recently finished installing my RO system. I decided to add additional components to feed my refrigerators since I prefer clearer ice cubes. I installed it in my basement above my utility sink which is less then 25' of RO tubing to each of my two refrigerators. The pressure tank allows...

I made a mistake and added pectic enzyme before the yeast and now I can't get the yeast to start fermentation. Even after pitching new yeast (twice). Any tricks to salvage my batch of cider?

I recently purchased a used 20 cf oxygen tank along with a stainless steel wand with 0.5 micron stone, oxygen regulator and flow meter. I wanted to buy/build a stand to hold the oxygen tank along with the flow meter. As I was wandering my local Meijer's store, I came across a toilet paper...