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Hi all, I would like to ask for opinions on what I'd need to go fully Sanke with my kegging. I am currently set up for pin-lock cornies. But, am changing to a sanke lineup. A tentative list I have of necessities: * 4-6 S-type Sankes * 2 S-type couplers * appropriate hoses (any size...

I will be attempting my first bottle harvest and have read lots of things about it..perhaps too much! I've read one article that says wort can be poured directly into the bottle for the first step-up (I think a BYO article). I haven't seen this anywhere else but am considering doing it...

I live in the sticks and don't have access to any liquid yeast. I love Belgian beers (especially Rochefort) and would like to get a great yeast out of bottles. I've read that Rochefort uses a different yeast for bottling though. From what I've been able to gather, Westmalle is one of the...

I've got two old oak casks that won't hold water anymore. I'm thinking I might be able to make my own oak chips/cubes. Anybody done this or know of a good place to inquire how to do this? They're 50l barrels so there's lots of wood to be salvaged. I'm thinking it could be as easy as...

I've got two old oak casks that won't hold water anymore. I'm thinking I might be able to make my own oak chips/cubes. Anybody done this or know of a good place to inquire how to do this? They're 50l barrels so there's lots of wood to be salvaged. I'm thinking it could be as easy as...

I've recently made an imperial porter that I will put into an oak barrel soon. In tasting the beer recently, I noticed the chocolate malt flavor hasn't come through as much as I would've liked. This will be my most ambitious beer and second oak cask so I'm focused on not messing it up. And, I...

Has anyone ever steeped base malts (like specialty malts)? I'm wondering if this is even possible, and what effect it'd give the beer (more dextrin/maltiness perhaps but also sensory effect--mouthfeel like oats or light? more graininess? etc.). I know there's lots of other methods to...

I'm wondering if there are any effects on beer/yeast if I would send it through a pump after it has finished its primary. I'm planning on taking half a batch of low-gravity wheat beer after 3 days primary through the pump to a secondary with raspberry. Would there be any issues with...

Does anyone have a good idea how long a 1.044, grain-to-glass could take to ferment out? I'm planning on using gelatin and/or filter after cold crashing secondary to try to get a quick, clean-flavored and clear pour. I'm thinking a 2-3 day (over-pitched) primary, 5 day secondary, 2-3...

Has anyone even heard of this species? Or more importantly, has anyone ever cultivated or used them in brewing? I ask because I'm currently living in Yunnan and one of the very few people brewing beer besides "Farmer Zhou's Lucky 3.3% Corn Beer". Information here is not easy to come...