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I lost time for brewing due to the arrival of a tiny human and I might have some time to get back into it. I have unmilled grains I had previously purchased at the beginning of 2016 that have been stored in my basement. Chuck em and start fresh, or should they still be ok?

Anybody go and have anything memorable? I only stayed for about 2 hours on Sunday, just wanted to try the one-offs and things I can't usually get at Half Time. Cortland Beer had an RIS aged in bourbon barrels which was my favorite thing I tried. I don't think it's available in bottles, must...

Hey guys, I've never made mead before but I have 3 lbs of honey leftover from a beer recipe so I thought that would be a good way to dabble in the meadmaking arts. I was thinking of a one gallon recipe using the 3 lbs of honey. I understand I need some sort of acid or tannin in the recipe for...

Hey guys, this issue was just brought to my attention in another thread and wanted to get some clarity on it. I'm using a TSX10140 to control my keezer. I have had it set with a setpoint of 38F and a differential of 1 degree. I'm learning now that this setup might cycle the compressor too...

Hey wine experts, new winemaker here. I've been doing beer for about 3 years now and decided to switch it up a bit. I got a 6 gallon pail of Chilean Malbec juice from the winemaking supply store. They guy there gave me a package a dry yeast to ferment it. I let the juice warm up to room...

So I just got my new keezer up and running. I had a problem with the Love controller with a shorted probe causing, what I believe happened, the freezer to override the Love controller. The result was, my beer froze. I got everything thawed and back to proper temps. I have liquid temps of 38-40 F...

I have a TSX-10140 controller my keezer. I just got it all set up about 3 days ago and it was going along just fine. I woke up this morning to the display reading "oo" which I understand is an error message for an open probe. Anybody ever get this? Any ideas on what's wrong? Will the controller...

For you guys who are attaching your freezer lids to your collars so the whole thing swings up off the freezer body, what are you using as a gasket? I tried two different types of weatherstripping and I either can't get the bend tight enough for the corners or I can't get it to stick to the...

Hey guys, I have a Maibock going right now, it's been in primary for 2 weeks at around 54 degrees in my basement. Since my keezer died I've converted my fermentation chamber into a kegerator. My plan is to rack the Maibock to secondary and maybe leave it at 54 for another week then pop it in the...

Get my specialty grains steeping on the stove, go outside to fill up the brewpot, and my propane tanks are frozen. D'OH! Stupid northeast winters... Anyway, I took the wort from the specialty grains and put it in a sanitized container in the fridge. I'm not gonna be able to brew again until...

Alright guys, I'm getting going on my second keezer (RIP first keezer). My first had a tower but this one will have a collar. I built a top and platform for the first one and had a pretty hard time with the mitres. There were a bunch of spots I was way off and needed filler pieces and putty to...

Mainly b/c I don't want to pay shipping costs, I'm looking for 5 and 6.5 gallon glass carboys and 15.5 gallon Sankes in the Hudson Valley area of NY.

In perfect working order, taken off my keezer when the freezer sprung a freon leak. Asking $50 plus shipping, or best offer.

Hey guys, I posted not too long ago about how my keezer stopped maintaining temps. I thought I had the problem solved but I guess I was wrong. It runs through a Johnson A419. I have the temp probe dangling the airspace on the hump side of the freezer. It's holding at 40f and won't get colder...

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This is a question more for anybody who knows a lot about the workings of chest freezers. My keezer has been humming along for almost 2 years now on a Johnson 419 controller. Lately the temperature has been stuck at 41deg. I noticed an ice buildup on the front wall of the freezer and thought...

Hey guys, I'm doing an extract Czech Pils kit from Northern Brewer. I've done successful lagers in the past but I have a question about this one. OG was 1.045, I pitched a starter and left it in my ferm. chamber with the fridge off until I saw Krausen activity. This beer had the longest lag on...

Brewed a Pliny clone this afternoon using the extract recipe from the recent Zymurgy magazine. I should have had an OG of 1.072 but ended up closer to 1.062. The wort tastes very hoppy. I'm not sure what to expect since I never had the real thing. Anybody think I'm gonna have a problem being...

I rebuilt this keg using a rebuild kit from Northern Brewer. When I put the beer in the keg I hit it with 20 psi of CO2 to seal the lid and I'm sure the keg itself is holding pressure. I let it sit (pressurized) for a week and still had pressure after that time. Yesterday I went to hook up my...

Just buttoning up my fermentation chamber so I can get into brewing lagers. Here's what I needed from it: - It's in a basement that is not finished nor will it be, so aesthetics were really not that important to me. Purely function. - I wanted it to be able to hold 3 fermenting vessels...