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Thanks for taking a look! I just needed a second pair of eyes to make sure I wasn't missing anything

So I've decided to add a second kegerator by converting my beer fridge. I looked up the product number and here's the parts diagrams that I http://...

Thanks for all the suggestions! Mash pH is what I'm going to focus on. But I'll run some boiling water through everything just to cover everything.

The off flavor comes from astringency, I think. It tastes grainy, bitter and overpowers any of the regular flavors in the beer. On the changes I've done since stepping up my batches - pretty much everything. I was doing 5 gallon batches using the typical starter kit, boiling in large kettles...

I've been doing all-grain batches for a couple years and haven't had any huge problems with off-flavors until my last two batches. I recently upgraded to a bigger system and started doing advanced techniques. The first two batches turned out good but the last two have a noticeable off flavor...

I've been trying more advanced techniques with my homebrew lately with my new system and of course I've ran into some problems. Long story short by last batch is going to be dumped because of astringency. I'm pretty certain that the astringency is due to not getting a good grain crush. My...

General answer on summer tap water is that most people will pre-chill the water before sending it through the chiller. A lot of people will use ice water and a pump to send it through the chiller rather than going directly from the hose.

Nice! Saison is one of my favorite styles. I'm gonna be brewing a Saison once I get my brewstand working. Already got the ingredients, just need to get the control panel working. Hopefully will be brewing this week.

I've been slowing building my modified Brutus 10 and have finally got everything finished or so I thought. I plugged in the control panel, the pump plugins work, the PIDs work and seemingly everything is going well until I get to the automation and the valves won't open/burners won't light...

Welcome! I'm in Goodyear too! How long have you been brewing? I haven't made anything in a few months but I'm hoping to use my new brewstand before the end of the month.

I'm finishing up my single tier brewstand and I'm just looking to get a little help with some of the finishing steps mainly the fittings for the keggles, pumps and plate chiller. I did a simple search but couldn't find anything specific. Everything is fairly standard following a Brutus 10...

Goodyear checking in!

I brewed up a version of this recipe and everyone has loved it! I'm also having the same problem with Beersmith giving a very high IBUs when I know it's not.