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I have a Danby 4.4 freezerless fridge and want to put my STC -1000 controller in place of the stock thermostat. I found many posts with the exact same wiring diagram that’s in my fridge. I took the black wires and ran them to terms 1 & 7. Took the red wire and ran it to term 8. Spliced the...

I'm brewing a 5 gal batch Gose and am looking to add some peach and ginger. I plan on adding .5 oz of freshly grated ginger the last 5-10 minutes of the boil. Then once primary fermentation is done, add about 6 pounds of peaches to secondary for a week. Will the .5 oz of ginger be enough and be...

Good morning fam. I was curious as to whether or not anyone has found affordable lines and Co2 regulators for your kegs. I am making a kegerator out of a mini fridge. I have Co2 tanks but need the lines that will run to 2 Corny Kegs and the regulator. Wife has put me on a budget so I am looking...

Good morning! I've searched through quite a few threads and all of them are a few years old. There is new and improved technology every year so I was hoping someone could help suggest an affordable PH meter. I will be brewing a Gose soon and want to ensure it is nice and sour before I hit the...

I brewed a Berliner with my neighbor and relied on his knowledge and didn't do any of my own research. We pitched the lacto and yeast at the same time . Lacto was a local batch from RVA Yeast labs and I used WLP011 yeast. The beer has been in primary for 3 weeks and I recently tasted it but...

I just brewed a batch of my first BW with a friend. He's been brewing for years so unfortunately I didn't do any of my own research and was relying on recipe/instructions. Now that its been fermenting (since Sunday, 4 days) I've done some poking around to see what my next steps should be and now...

My primary fermentation for a hefe has finished and I'm getting ready to condition with Hibiscus leaves. I have a pound (16oz). I've read so many threads all over the net about hibiscus but was wondering what your guys thoughts were on how much to use for secondary? Alot of people make a tea but...

I'm looking to make my own chai spice. I've found many recipes but was wondering if anyone has found a specific one they like. And if so, how much did you make compared to your batch size?

Good morning! So I've found a recipe which I'd like an opinion on. I did a search first and couldn't find anything pertaining to this, but if i have overlooked this please let me know. The below seems like a pretty solid recipe for a RIS. However I'd like to make it a Chai Spiced RIS. From some...

So I made a cider. Made a mistake and put a cinnamon and clove stick in while fermenting 1.5 weeks. It came out super bitter. Undesirable to me. I needed to add sugar to back sweeten. i mean lots of sugar. Cups. Its now been 4 hours since j bottles.. I just opened one to test the CO2. Very...

Can i get an opinion for the below? I want a dominant grapefruit flavor. Thoughts? 1.083OG 1.025FG 59IBU 3SRM 7.6%ABV 12.5 lb 2-Row (US) 2.0 lb Vienna (US) 8.0 oz Carapils (DE) 1.0 oz Simcoe (US) 60 min 0.5 oz Mosaic™ (US) 30 min 0.5 oz Mosaic™ (US) 15 min 0.5 oz...

11.5 lb 2-Row (US) 1.0 lb Chocolate (US) 0.5 lb Roasted Barley (US) Mashed at 154 1.0 oz Target (UK) Safale S-04 1.0 oz Hazelnut Extract 1.0 days Bottle 16.0 oz Lactose 20.0 min Boil 8.0 oz Cocoa Nibs 7.0 days Secondary 5.0 oz Cocoa Powder 15.0 min I had a little too much water so I boiled...

What does every use to calculate the amount of Mash water needed? Does anyone have any apps they use on their phone? Is there an excel sheet that anyones created to assist in this?

Hey Guys, Looking to brew an all grain grapefruit IPA this weekend. Found the below, however i'd like to use centennial, cascade and amarillo. What would your guys suggestions be for incorporating the above into the recipe below? All Grain Recipe - 1.064/1.012 (5.5 Gal) Grain Bill...

Morning, Making some cider for the first time and was going to do a two gallon batch. From what I've read the sugar in the apple juice should be enough to be about 6%. How true is this? I plan on heating to 170 for a bit, but how long is good? Also since I'm only doing a two gallon batch...

Hello! I just started brewing and completed my first all grain batch this past weekend, a Nutella Stout. It's been sitting in primary now since Saturday night. Airlock slowed so much that I pulled a sample and took the gravity and gave it a taste. Tastes awesome so far! Super smooth and a...