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Thanks for the reply.just trying to figure out the process .Do you make an infusion mash and start recirculating the wort through the coil? I think i will invest about two hundred dollars (maybe a bit more)

i want to upgrade my current brewing system and i need some advice. my current system includes a 25l HLT, 50l BK, 48q coleman cooler, march pump and a shirron plate chiller.i have an old 3/8 immersion chiller and a kettle false bottom i never used. I read a little about HERMS and wondered if...

what effect does ALUMINUM has on my beer ? in my water report it says that my water has 60ppm of ALUMINUM

i want to buy some QD and my only options (because i dont live in the us) is this: http://stores.ebay.com/HOMEBREWSTUFF-dot-com/Fittings-and-valves-/_i.html?_fsub=404926010&_sid=95916060&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 or this...

i am trying to figure out what QD i need .i want to connect my brew kettle to the march pump and from there to the shirron plate chiller(in my last brew the pump lost its prime and i had to start unscrewing all my fittings ). the only problem is that i need to order international and mcmaster...

thanks . i will check it out

thanks . but how do i drill the pilot hole?

hi, i want to add a spigot to my HLT so i think i will order this from morebeer: http://morebeer.com/view_product/19793/102318/Weldless_Spigot_-_Stainless the only problem is that i am not a very skilled driller (i do have a drill) and dont know what i need to make the hole in my pot...

thanks. hope it turns out ok

i brewed an ipa using wyeast 1318 london III . the beer is about a week old. i took a sample and the fg is 1.013. the taste is not very good but i cant tell if its infected. here is a photo i took from above the fermentation vessle:

thanks. i think i will pitch the liquid starte (dont have dry yeast and my LHBS is far away)

this was an all grain batch. i grew the the starter from a slant but because of lack of time i didnt wait enough time . 20 mil for one day 60 millileter for one day and one liter for one day. the starter was going but not going off big time like my other startes . mash temp was about 66c . og...

maybe i will try that. would a different strain of yeast coexist with the original yeast?

i brewed an IPA about a week ago and i think i have a stuck fermentation (1.045). i used dennys favorite from WYEAST . right now i have a london ale III starter going . do you think i can pitch the london starter to the stuck fermentation?

thanks very much for the replys