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Now that the work is wrapping up on the brew stand we are shifting the focus back to fermentation. We have been using Brewpi to control our freezer and is a solid setup but we want some more bang out of it. So we are forking the project and rebuilding the frontend to use bootstrap and creating a...

Well when my brewing partner and I meet we quickly clicked and we started making killer beers. We both improved quickly and we decided to pull our resources together and build a nice 3 vessel single tier system. As the quality of our beers increased we decided it was time to rebuild and add some...

What is the Burton Union? link "Traditionally, a union system (later referred to as a Burton Union after becoming linked to its use in the Burton area) is a network of several wooden casks and troughs interconnected via copper plumbing. All of the casks work in union during fermentation...

I just found out my wife cousin's fiancee is getting into brewing and its been fun helping him but the price of grains and extract are inflated as can be expected. Is there an online vendors that offers reasonable shipping to Alaska?

Fermentables 14 lb (50%) - 2 Row (US) (2 SRM) 5 lb (17%) - Maris Otter Pale (UK) (3 SRM) 4 lb (14%) - Flaked Oats (2 SRM) 3 lb (10%) - Carastan 30L (UK) (30 SRM) 1 lb ( 3%) - Brown Malt (UK) (65 SRM) 1 lb ( 3%) - Lactose Hops 1.5 oz 60min - Nugget(US)(13 AA) 27 IBU 2.0 oz...

Of course what's described here is very dangerous and should never be attempted unless you're outside and sober :) I stumbled across a technique called Nuke aging where you microwave a high proofed booze in a mason jar with short 10-30 burst till you see movement, add your wood chips then put...

This has turned out to be a fantastic experiment and look forward with future batches and improving the flavor. I ran a second batch of straight juice on top of the cake/lees and its dry and lost almost apple flavor. Boiling/Condensing the juice really adds so much to this cider. SG - 1.070 FG...

7 lbs sugar (or 16 cups) 2 Bottles of 32oz 100% Lemon Juice 2 Bottle of 15oz ReaLime Juice 3 Lipton Black Tea Bags 6 tsp Yeast Nutrient 2 tsp Yeast Energizer 6 Campden Tablets 1.5 tsp Potassium Sorbate 1 tsp Pectic Enzyme 1oz Amarillo Hops 4+ gallons water 1 pack of Lavlin D-47...

Well we have decided to upgrade our system from 1/2 quick disconnects to hard plumbed system with camlocks and 1/2 copper. The design will allow us to simplify our brew day by opening & closing valves. For cleanup the camlocks will unlock and allow easy cleaning and the mash tun will be on a...

Well a fellow homebrewer wanted to also make an IPL after reading about it and both having zero lager experience we figured an 8.5g batch sounded right. What do you guys think? We are going to use the Quick Lager method Chill wort to pitching temp (48-53F), pitch adequately sized starter...

Being on a tight budget this has been progressing very slow but its getting close. I took it for a manual test drive and worked awesome! Cant wait to get a pump and finish this up. Mash Tun - Inverted keg with bottom sanke drain from Bobby_M (Super fast and awesome experience) . Keg was...

A spare piece of 2x6 with a pvc cap screwed to the bottom. A couple of small pieces fastened together and ductape to attach the grinder. Ok so not the most advanced but I did manage to walk away with all my fingers. Sent from my HTC One using Home Brew mobile app

Well I have had this miller keg for years, as a teen I hid it in the back corner of the yard under a trashcan and what do you know it was still there :) The bottom rim of the keg was destroyed and after discovering that I could invert the keg and use a bottom drain adapter from...

Well Ive done a couple of regular all grain batchs to understand the process getting 80%, 88% efficiency so decided to take a wack at doing a GF batch and please to report I was able to use unmalted grains and get 75% :) Unfortunately due to life events I had to stop short of the boil so its a...

Does anyone have connections to get promalt? I am going to see if I cant get it from my LHBS (which also happens to be a brewer) but if I cannot do you think this combination would suffice for non malted GF grains? Alpha-Amylase Enzyme Gluco-Amylase Enzyme

I have gathered some 1g glass bottles from a cider project and a coworker is bringing me some 64oz glass bottles so now I have my test vessels now time to fill them. I am finding that locating the grains and enzymes are a little more difficult and cant just run to the LBS. Is there an online...

2g Organic Apple Juice Pasteurized 64oz Treetop Cider from concentrate 1 can frozen concentrate 1lb mix table /turbinado sugar 1 1/2 tsp Pectic Enzyme 1 1/2 tsp Yeast Energizer 1 pack hydrated S04 Juice (2g AJ + 42oz Cider) OG - 1.055 Boost (22oz Cider + 1can concentrate +Sugar) -...

I am new to brewing and while I have not been diagnosed with a gluten intolerance or celiac I have battled with fibromyalgia since I was 14. Over the past couple of months my fiancee and mother have seen a correlation to my gluten intake and pain, they are right. Time to brew some gluten free...