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I made a direct fired brutus style brew stand using the honeywell furnace valves. So far. The system seems to work but I am having a hard time troubleshooting the honeywell furnace valves. I'm supplying them with 10.5" wc propane. I finally got the pilot lights adjusted so they are about half...

Like many people here I am building a propane RIMS system where the propane is controlled with the Honeywell valves. I am trying to figure out the propane line. I will have one high pressure burner and one low pressure burner. Here's what I'm thinking: Propane tank '--> HP regulator '--> T...

I'm working on a brew stand that will be very similar to some of the Brutus 10 builds out there that use the Honeywell Furnace valve. I'd like to go high pressure to a gas manifold built from black pipe and then have low pressure regulators on the HLT and MLT. When I was looking at various...

Doing some planning for a brew stand, and I'm working on building a BOM for the electrical parts of it. I'm planning on doing a brutus-style system similar to this one: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=172927 He recommends this temperature controller...

I'm going to be making a big imperial stout (~12.5% abv) soon, and I'm having a tough time with my water calculations. I use Beersmith for my recipe formulation, and I have the following criteria for this batch: Recipe size: 6 gallons lbs of grain: 24.375 Boil length: 120 minutes Mash tun...

One of my favorite styles of beer is and has always been English pale ale. Whether it's Fuller's London Pride, Greene King Abbot Ale, or Wychwood, there's just something special about those beers. Then there's the American versions of these beers. Take Firestone Walker's DBA, for example...

Today I finally got more detailed information about my water, but I'm having a difficult time with the calcium and magnesium calculations. Calcium - Calcium hardness = 45 - 52 ppm Magnesium = Not tested for, very low concentration Sulphates = 40 – 42 ppm Sodium = 12 – 15 ppm...

Whelp, I did my first all grain batch last weekend, and I have to say it wasn't as difficult as I figured it would be. The only thing I really struggled with was the water temperature. Here's what happened: I heated 4 gallons of water to 175-180 degrees I put 3.5 gallons of this water into...

I'm trying to branch out and start learning how to create my own recipes now. I thought I'd start by taking a pale ale recipe to use as a base (probably the BCS recipe) and messing around with the hop schedule. The recipe calls for pale lme, wheat lme, and Munich lme. My lhbs doesn't have Munich...

I've been reading through some of the recipes in brewing classic styles and noticed that its not uncommon to add a small amount (half pound or so) of wheat to the grain bill (in his English IPA for example). What's the objective here? What does it contribute to the beer? I wouldn't have guessed...

I'm looking for a full sail amber ale extract recipe. Here's the description Our Amber is a sweet, malty, medium-bodied ale with a spicy, floral hop finish. It’s brewed with 2-row Pale, Crystal and Chocolate malts. And we hop it with Mt. Hoods and Cascades. ABV 6% IBU 31 Does anybody...

A few days back I had created a post on here trying to find a clone for Southern Tier's Imperial Red ale, because I really enjoyed how they featured the Hallertau hops in that beer and wanted to try to incorporate that into my beer. Now I'm thinking that maybe an IPA is a good place to feature...

I kegged my caribou slobber after 10 days in primary and 3 weeks in secondary. I racked it into the keg ontop of some star san foam. I have noticed that my beer tastes great but then has a very harsh bitter bite to it on the end. I am wondering if the star san may have affected the flavor or if...

Awhile back I tried the southern tier big red imperial red ale. What a different tasting beer! The description says this beer features hallertau hops. I noticed the incredible aroma too. Does anybody know what makes up this beer? I think the description mentioned Belgian yeast, but not sure. I...

Awhile back I tried the southern tier big red imperial red ale. What a different tasting beer! The description says this beer features hallertau hops. I noticed the incredible aroma too. Does anybody know what makes up this beer? I think the description mentioned Belgian yeast, but not sure. I...

I have seen a lot of different things out here about how people choose to run their fermentations. I have tried the following: 4 weeks in primary 2 weeks primary, 2 weeks secondary 1 week primary, 3 weeks secondary 1 week primary, 2 weeks secondary The beer that spent all of its...

I have run into a predicament. In the past, I lived in a one floor apartment, and my beers all came out very clear and consistent because I never had to move my fermenter up stairs much. These beers either spent 4 weeks in primary or 1 week primary 3 weeks secondary. However, now I am in a...

I am looking for the right mini fridge to use as a fermentation chamber now and to convert into a kegerator later. I use 6.5 gal brewers best buckets, and I also have a 5 gallon plastic carboy, which I could possibly use for primary with a blowoff tube, if I had to. Will the Danby DAR440W or...

So, today I saw northern brewer's black IPA recipe, and I was wondering if there would be a good way to switch the hops (which are American) so that it has more of an English hop profile. I have really enjoyed the taste of Samuel Smith's English IPA, and overall I like the taste of English hops...

So, today I saw northern brewer's black IPA recipe, and I was wondering if there would be a good way to switch the hops (which are American) so that it has more of an English hop profile. I have really enjoyed the taste of Samuel Smith's English IPA, and overall I like the taste of English hops...