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I've been brewing a long time, but I'm always looking for ways to cut down my brew time, so I'm just getting into BIAB. I've used 2 keggles for my all grain setup, so going to BIAB, I was a little concerned about mash temperature loss with using the SS keggle. This was never an issue with my...

I did a Helles this past weekend and plan to ferment for 2 weeks, rest for 2 days, and then lager. I made this for my FIL who will not be in town until the beginning of August. If I lager close to 34F, will it keep that long without any significant drop off in flavor? I was planning to lager...

10.0 lbs. Pilsner malt 1.0 lb. Wheat malt 0.5 lb. Munich Dark 1.0 ounce Perle for 60 minutes 0.50 ounces Tettnanger for 10 minutes 0.50 ounces Tettnanger for 5 minutes My system leaves 1.5 gallons in the kettle below my tube which is fine by me since it is mostly trub, hops, and hot break...

This has me stumped. I am using the same keg as I did for my root beer which came out fine. This time, I switched to a cream soda and for some reason it will not carbonate. I've had it on 30 psi for several weeks and it is as flat as water. I pull the poppit and it's pressurized and I can...

Ayone interested in trading so I can get a Mirror Pond? Other west coast beers would be greatly appreciated too. I have access to some good ones here in Buffalo, NY. Ithaca Flower Power is probably my favorite IPA and I have access to most of Southern Tier's offerings, Great Lakes Brewing...

Father's Day gift from my wife. A set of 16. My last name is Winter.

I've been brewing since the early 1990's, but this is the 1st time that I've ever made a kolsch. Brewing went as planned and I did not use a starter, but pitched an XL Wyeast 2565 pack. I put the 6.5 gallon carboy filled with 5 gallons of my wort in my basement at 61F. The next morning right...

I took a piece of 1/8" masonite from Lowe's and painted it with chalkboard paint. Then, I got my wife to do the artwork. We created a name and logo that incorporated my last name, Winter. Taps 1 and 2 will not change, but tap 3 will rotate with a seasonal selection and tap 4 will change in...

Update: I finished my new chalkboard and included the custom pint glasses that my wife gave me for Father's Day. Thanks to Quaffer for his build and my inspiration. Thanks to others that have answered various questions and supplied tips. This is built from the black...

What do you guys/gals do to stabilize your boiled yeast starter flask while it is cooling in an ice water bath? I've looked online for ring weights and they are so expensive. To properly weight a 2000 mL flask, a weight is close to $30, then add on shipping. Northern Brewer has a cast iron...

I'm doing a Frigidaire 7.2 cf keezer conversion like the one Quaffer did and also featured in BYO, but I cannot locate 3" shanks in SS with a 3/16" bore. I see a lot of them are 1/4", but my lines are 3/16". I read somewhere that they should match or I'll get foaming if I go from 3/16" line to...

Actually, I don't like Belgian beers, bought since there's so much wood, I appropriately named it so. I borrowed "stole" from as many HBT rigs where I liked the structure or concept and then incorporated it into my own. I still do not want to go the pump route and I have my IC from the days...

Well, actually I live just east of the city, but part of the greater Buffalo area. Here, where we like our wings hot and our beer cold :rockin: I started homebrewing in the early 90's, entered some contests and won some cool medals, and then gave it up for a good 12 years because I was...

After brewing a IIPA with 16 lbs. of grain crushed by cranking my mill, I finally decided to motorize. I looked at lots of versions with pulleys, but when I saw Rockytoptim's, that's when I decided to do it. Thanks for sharing your information bud! It appears to work like a champ. Next I...