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Hi guys I was curious if anyone had an answer to this. While dumping yeast and trub after fermentation I’ve always kept co2 on the beer thinking it helped in flocculation. I’ve been told that pressure actually does the opposite. I can’t seem to find any article showing that or showing that it...

I’ve had my Grainfather for about 3 years and during that time I’ve been through 3 replacement controllers and 2 reset switches. And now the reset switch just keeps tripping and it’s not heating at all right. Each time I’m on the phone with Grainfather, then the seller, and back and forth. Then...

https://www.morebeer.com/products/icemaster-glycol-chiller.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw8r_XBRBkEiwAjWGLlL2SCPEtuFrEUFENXCb2ui9HrzjvbchsR0uzginVNT0tL3UK-PJ-3BoCGPIQAvD_BwE Anyone use this before? Looks less powerful than ssbrewtechs chill but also 300$ cheaper

I have a fridge I use for fermenting and just got one of the new spike conicals. I was thinking about using the freezer part of the fridge to hold a bucket of glycol and running it through the conical to chill. I'm not sure how efficient that would be or if an aquarium pump would even handle the...

Just got my grainfather and its awesome. Only problems I've been having are my water always seems to be way too much or too little. Efficiency has been kinda bad too around 68% or so with a 90 minute mash and boil. I was curious what everyone is putting in beersmith for mash and sparge water and...

So I'll be moving into an apartment soon and still want to be able to brew. I can't use propane like I've been since it's not allowed on the porch and no 220v outlets. Right now I have 2 keggles, a ten gallon kettle, pump, and plate chiller. I was looking at the grainfather but was curious how...

I just picked up some bad kegs from my work one is missing the bottom. I was thinkin of just welding casters and a tri-clamp valve at the bottom and it being like a keg conical. Has anyone done this? Here's a pic of the kegs their both 1/2 hl

I recently made a 6 gallon American stout that I want to split in two carboys and add coffee and vanilla in one. I bought some whole coffee beans from a local shop here but still am not sure the proportions I wanted to add to the beer. I was thinking maybe an Oz per Gallon and soaking the coffee...

First time doing a session IPA. Trying to get the malt bill to have a little body left over. I like the sound of adding the Simcoe and Amarillo together. Might try another hop for bittering. Whats everyones thoughts Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 6.46 gal Boil Time: 60 min...

I found this looking around at different pumps. http://www.williamsbrewing.com/MARK-II-WORT-PUMP-P4028.aspx Any problem with this? It looks like s much cheaper option. I just need something to pump through my plate chiller and to recirc

I brewed a witbier about a month ago and it turned out sour and awful. I wanted to pinpoint what the problem couldve been. The first thing that went wrong with the beer was the yeast. I bought Imperial yeast for the first time and it exploded everywhere when I opened the can and barely got any...

So I paid to get a test done for my water from Ward Labs. It just occurred to me that since my waters coming from a well couldn't the minerals vary throughout seasons or how much rain were getting?

So I have a spare fridge here and a built stc-1000. I was wondering is everyone hooking the plug straight into the temp controller or actually bypassing the thermostat in the fridge

So my buddy's a welder and said he would make a brew stand for me if I part out everything. Is there anywhere I can find a good list and sizing for everything I need? Im thinking it should be single tier and I want casters or someway of moving it around within the garage. Any input on pumps and...

Sounded like a good combo tell me what shall thank Batch Size: 5.25 gal Boil Size: 6.66 gal Boil Time: 90 min End of Boil Vol: 5.46 gal Final Bottling Vol: 5.00 gal Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage Date: 12 Oct 2015 Brewer: Satan Asst Brewer: Equipment: Biab Efficiency: 70.00 % Est...

Should I boil the hell outta it and use again or just go out and get a new one?

I've been looking around at different kettles online. Right now I'm using an aluminum 10 gal kettle thats been alright but It'd be cool to have something stainless with more stuff added. Any recommendations would be awesomeeeee

Looking for advice or everyones on thoughts on this recipe I came up with real quick. I do want to keep it pretty sweet more like pumpkin pie or a pumpkin coffee. I'm not too sure on the vanilla yet. Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 6.46 gal Boil Time: 60 min End of Boil...

So I have a pound of El Dorado hops I got on sale. I came up with a quick recipe to use up about half of them. Heres the recipe I was thinking of doing and any input would be awesome or any suggestions for another beer. Not sure what else to use em for besides an IPA or APA Type: All Grain...

I came up with a recipe just off of some ingredients I have leftover from previous batches. This would be my first big beer. I wanted to ferment it for about a month in primary then age it until winter in a secondary. Any input on this would be awesome. 8 lbs 14.2 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0...