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Long story short - I need to add Gypsum to my mash water. The only gypsum I can find in this town is Sof'n-Soil. Data sheet here: http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/Fertilizers/FertDB/prodinfo.asp?pname=1954 Guaranteed Analysis (from package): CaSO4 - 84% Ca - 19.6% Sulfur - 15.6% I'd be okay if it...

Hairbrained idear just popped into my head.... I use an old 10gallon corny as my fermenter....why not just turn it upside down and use it like a concial? The long dip tube can serve as the blow off tube, I can cut another dip tube to sit right above a yeast cake for taking gravity readings and...

I'm submitting my dillema to the powers of HBT: What do you guys think? I need to upgrade my false bottoms, the SS / AL screen isn't cutting it anymore. I'm wondering if I should buy these pre-made false bottoms (below) or just build my own? (I need one for Sanke MLT and one for Sanke...

So it looks like I'm going to be brewing up my Brown Ale today....teaching a friend how to brew out of blue. The SS screen I was using as a part of my false bottom is not going to work. I do have some Aluminum screen laying around and would like to use this stuff. Do you think it'll be okay...

This thread was going to be titled "Brewing Nightmares" but that would lead to horror stories about the brewing process..... Does anybody else have nightmares about brewing or do I need to RDWHAHB in my sleep? Just last night I had a dream where my Barleywine was clear and turning back into...

I've finally got the gumption to post a new thread but not to go into detail about the horribly noobish brewday I had on Sunday..... We'll leave it at the fact that my boil was about 5 hours long and when all is said and done, I found the bottom of my kettle scorched (I believe burnt pellet...

I just got finished racking an Oatmeal Stout into a 5 gallon keg and bottling the rest. I've never tried to force carb before and decided to do it with this batch. I don't want to shake up the keg and would rather just leave it on the CO2 for a few days instead. Should I just pressurize to...

WooHoo, I think this link will work for my pics.... http://mybrewery.shutterfly.com/action/ I'm no longer brewing on a 3 tier system and have incorporated a recirculating mash. It was a headache to figure out all the plumbing (mostly the weldless fittings) but the brew day yesterday was...

Per Northern Brewer... "Special B (147° L) is an extremely dark caramel malt, which combines characteristics of dark caramel and light roasted malt. It has a sharp, almost toffee like flavor. In small proportions, it can contribute a ruby red color. Don't exceed 1/4 pound per five-gallon batch."...

What type of crush gets the best efficiency? I know you want the husks in tact, and all the other good stuff in the mash so it can convert. What I'm wondering is how much of the "other stuff" can you turn into flour? It seems to me that the finer the crush the better the extract will be...

I'm trying to avoid adding an extra hole in my converted keg kettle for a sight guage. Instead of having a tube indicating the level of wort, I'm wondering if you could just use a pressure guage? This would entail adding the guage to the outlet and then adding water to the kettle in small...

I currently ferment in a 15 gallon extract container and I want to put a valve (maybe two) on the bottom so I can quit siphoning and having to move 10 gallons of beer around my garage. I can't reach inside the container so I have to cut a hole and glue it from the outside. Has anyone done...

I know it's super easy to do a single infusion mash and most everyone will tell you to stick to this method (even local breweries and LHBS). BUT I can't help but notice in John Palmers, How to Brew he says that every mash can benefit from a rest at 104f (40c) (...

Hi all, I've been poking around the forum for a day or so and decided to join up. Seems to be a lot of knowledgeable folks out there! I live in Sacramento and have been brewing for about 3 years now and just finished up a 3 tier gravity system and I love it. I've brewed about 5 batches on it...