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O.K. Guys, I know that this probably doesn't go here, but I need some advice on wine. I'm a beer dude, and have never made wine. Here's my dilema: I have a friend that is retiring at the end of the year. He makes a blackberry wine every year that he has made for 25 or so years. I...

O.K., I've looked and searched, but I can't find the thread where someone cut the compressor out of their refrigerator, made the mods and soldered it back in without clearing the system, pulling a vac., etc. Can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks - Dwain

I drank this beer many years ago, and loved it. I'm really looking forward to trying it again, of course taste does change over time. Here is a link with some info: http://www.packagingdigest.com/article/509637-Beverage_packaging_The_golden_beer_in_the_black_bottle.php Anyone else...

Hey Guys & Guyettes, I need to calculate the length of a coil of 3/8" stainless tubing in an ice bath ~32F to 38F necessary to bring water down from 80F to ~ 50F. The flow rate is about 4gpm. Anyone have a formula or possibly 'splain it to me? Thanks - Dwain

OK, The a/c in my ale room went out. The temp. here in the hill country is still getting to the high 80/low 90 mark and I want to brew. Inside my ale room, I put a refrigerator and attached a chamber to it. I have been using it for a lager chamber. It has a plain old Johnson control unit on...

I have been experimenting with the "no chill" method of brewing. I have been very happy with my results on the ales that I've done. My question is: Can you "No Chill" brew a lager? If not, why? I have reread the "no chill" threads and searched the forums, but can't find an answer. Thanks -...

O.K., this will be a long post, but I need some help. I am brewing a Full Sail Amber Clone. Here is the recipe: Style: American Amber Ale Type: All Grain Taste: (35.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 11 gal Boil Size: 14.00 gal Estimated OG: 1.058 SG...

I can't remember if I've asked before, but I did some searches and couldn't find one. Thanks - Dwain

Just got a newsletter from a LHBS. I can't believe this but apparenly in Texas at least, you have to get a permit to buy a flask. They also need a permit to sell them. Here's the link: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/criminal_law_enforcement/narcotics/narcprecursor.htm I guess this law was...

Did anybody else catch the episode the other day where they re-did a back yard for a home Brewer? I can't recall his name, but it looked like he had a pretty good assortment o' goods. I was on some heavy duty pain killers (more on that later) but they did some interesting things with a bar...

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Hey Guys/Guyettes, I brewed this brown ale as a PG for many years. I would like to convert it to AG. It is for a 5 gal. batch. Will one of ya'll that knows how do this and then, can you recommend some software that will do this? Thanks - Dwain 6# Amber Malt Unhopped Extract 1# Mild...

I'm thinking of building a kegerator for a surprise gift. I have several faucets that I took off of a 1940 Coke soda fountain. They will not fit in a standard tower (plus I'm not crazy about towers, anyway). I need to: A) Figure out which mini fridge I should use. B) What is the design of...

O.K., I just started AG a few batches ago. I’m brewing a full sail amber clone. My idea is to become proficient enough to be able to repeat the results each time. This is a long post but I wanted to be thorough. All comments/concerns are welcome. Thanks – Dwain Here’s my...

O.K., I couldn't find the thread I was reading about how long iodophor lasts. If someone finds it, move the link and we can cut this thread. In the mean time, I thought this was pretty interesting. IODOPHOR Luck - Dwain

Anybody have a recipe for this? I've been searching but can't locate it. Thanks - Dwain

O.K., I have a refrigerator that I am adding on to in order to have a larger fermentation area. I have seen photos of a couple that have a duct coming out of the freezer into the top of the chamber. There is also a duct between the refrigerator section to the lower part of the chamber. There...

Well, if you've seen this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/holiday-lch0701pw-freezer-122466/ you know that I was trying to convert a Holiday brand freezer to a fermentation chamber so that I would have more capacity. After several days and several different configurations, I've...

O.K., I'm thinking about getting into hop growing. My question is: Can you train the bines on a trellis like in a grape vineyard? As many pix as I've looked at, I haven't seen it done so I'm sure there is a reason not to, but to quote from a "Dirty Harry" movie : I gots to know. Thanks - Dwain

OK, I got one of the above freezers. It is 6.8 cubic feet. My plan is to use this in a fermentation chamber. I need to put a hole through the front. When we plugged it in, the front and sides get warm down to about 6" from the bottom. The top 10" or so gets a ring of frost inside. Does...