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A friend and I were brewing a Pilsner today using 100% Pilsner malt and did a three step mash. 104, 140, and 158 degrees for thirty min each. At the end of the first step, we went to turn the pump on to run the wort through the Herms coil and it was stuck as stuck can be. We used the paddle to...

It's been so hot here in so cal that on Tuesday I grabbed a pint glass from my hot garage and poured a cold one into it and the whole glass just split right in half down the middle! I couldn't believe it! Anyone else have something like that happen to you?

last week i made a starter with some lager yeast to use last weekend. life got in the way and the brew day didnt happen and i wont be able to brew for a couple weeks. i put the starter in the fridge for now in the flask with some tin foil over the top. i have read that it will be good for a...

today i went to buy a couple pin lock kegs on craigslist but when i got there, the seller was mistaken and they were actually ball lock kegs. i ended up buying them anyway for dirt cheap thinking i would convert them or something.... i see lots of info on converting pin lock to ball lock, but...

This is a second year cascade plant. I already cut it back once, but with all this warm so cal weather, my plants keep sprouting up again. Should I cut it down once more or let it go? When does "spring" actually start around here? It's sunny and warm 364 days a year here!

Just finished building most of my brew stand this weekend. Tried boiling a pot of water to test it all out and I have obviously placed my 23 jet NG burner way too high.... Flames were licking the side of my brand new kettle and blackening it. If anyone else has these burners, how low did you...