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So I feel a little dumb but what's with the naming rights with UK malt? I used to go to my lhbs store and always got Simpson's Golden Promise and Maris Otter. Because of this, I always assumed Simpson's "owned" those names because that's what I always got from the start. Since that lhbs went...

So, with all the EVAbarrier tubing posts, I decided to upgrade all the tubing (beer/gas) to EVAbarrier. Now that everything is EVAbarrier, that made handling the lines in my Kegerator SO much easier. I decided to go one step further and move my CO2 tank out of the way and relocate it to the...

It's time to update my bar with new cabinets & counter tops. Old top has a mosaic tile top that is a PIA to clean. I'd like to do concrete or epoxy because the shape will not be standard. I will under mount the sink & incorporate a glass rinser into the counter top. My brewery is adjacent to my...

I'm sick of lugging Distilled jugs every time I brew so I switched to RO (plus other reasons). I use brew 'n water as a calculator. Distilled is set to "zero" but what about my RO water? Can I use the default for RO (in Brew 'n Water) or do I have to enter some other values based on MY RO? I...

Around fall, we're heading to Dallas for a wedding. We'll be driving from Wisconsin taking I55-I40-I30 to Dallas, while spending the night in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Anyone have any beer "must-stops" along that path? Also looking for any stores where I can pick up must have beers that I can't...

So I'm adding a tower to my jockey box (cooler with a cold plate). Do I need to make a hole only large enough for the beer line or do I need to make it as large as the tower? Either one ok for help keeping the beer line in the tower cold? I was going to add more insulation in the tower seeing...

To those ussing a SS CFC chiller, how many passes are you doing? I have a 25 foot SS chiller I use with a pump and about 50-54 degree chilling water. I recirculate until the boil kettle reaches pitching temp. But it takes nearly 30 gallons to do this. Is this extreme? Pump and chilling water...

I know it's really not supported anymore but I think I had this issue before and got around it. But for the life of me I don't remember what I did to "fix" it. The Recipe is "locked" as well as the fermentables, hops & mash profile. I think it had something to do with a setting in equipment (or...

So my sour is ready to package. Should I keg it or bottle? If I keg- Can it ever be used for a non-sour beer (granted, I would replace all the seals, and use a dedicated cobra style tap and disconnect)? I do have a keg I could spare. It was a Seven-Up keg, so the top is green and easily...

1st Time using an IBU injector..... Maybe a dumb question but you do keep an IBU injector in the freezer with all the other hops-correct? Just need to really thaw it out prior to use, and use some wort to get all the goodness out-correct?

I'm sort of on a beer-vacation and have quite a few momentos to bring back. I might be able to back it all up and check it at the airport (fit all in my backpack that I used as a carry on originally. Not sure how close to 50#s it might be. Or I have a UPS store that's close and I could ship it...

I got the idea from Microbusbrewery (?) where he made a PVC collar on a jockey box and it got me thinking.... Take an old Sanke spear that I had lying around (it just happens to fit over a beer shank!). Cut it to fit the gap between both skins of my kegerator. Buy some SS washers with a 7/8"...

One of the vines I was training, had the "tip" broken off (about 6' tall). I assume it was due to the wind. Is this vine "ok" or should I trim it back all the way?

So, I'm thinking about testing (or having) my water tested. I'm on a well and don't have an RO system yet-Currently using 100% Distilled. Seeing as how a well can change through out the year, I thought it might be a good idea to try the LaMotte kit. I could analyse my water a number of times vs...

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This will not necessarily make me a better brewer, improve my beers, or put me on the forefront of home brewing innovation but I thought I'd share anyway. At least I haven't seen it done before. Here's my take on a bottom drain Mash Tun. I didn't want to drill a hole through my table, so I...

So I'm switching from a cooler MT to a keggle. With the cooler, there is virtually no dead space when using a manifold. The keggle has about 1 gallon of Dead space beneath the false bottom. I assume I need to add an extra gallon to the mash water to account for this? So, if the grain bill is...

For those that have a bottom draining keggle, what gasket are you using for the 2" tri-clover clamp? I have a silicone 2" gasket (with a rib on each side) but I'm assuming it's leaking where the notch for the spear normally is and the rib is causing the leak :mad: Right now I'm just trying to...

First time finally using Bru'n water but I need a sanity check. I'm going to use all distilled water. Grain Bill for an American Lager & Water adjustment sheet are below using v1.17b I do have some questions: 1. Do the adjustments look correct? Is there a different/better way to get...

So I need to watch Clarkson, Hammond & May on the Grand Tour. But does anyone know how this show will work through Amazon? I'm not a complete idiot, but I can't seem to find out any of my answers on Amazon itself. Yes, I know you can get it through Prime (@~9/mo or ~$100year), but will it be...