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So here I am, getting my mash going when all the sudden my temps start fluctuating like crazy, going up 10 degrees, going down 5, up 6 more and down 20. I have a herms system, so I am looking at these on my PID's. realizing something was off, I start looking only to find a mouse (I assume)...

This is my cheap jaded hydra clone I thought I would share, I spent 80 dollars on this thing. 3 × 20 ft 3/8" copper =$75 4 plastic T's = $5 About 2 ft of 1/2" vinyl rubbing 6 hose clamps I coiled the tubing up separately and then mingled them together, connect the 3 outpost with 2 of...

I made a donation yesterday to Bru'n Water and have not received anything yet on downloading it. Does anybody know if there is a minimum donation amount or anything? I wasn't trying to be a cheapskate with it...but when it just says donation I wasn't sure on it.

Here is a problem I have faced that I am not sure exactly what is going on.. I have had my chugger pump clog the last 2 (maybe 3) brews I have used it on. I have read everywhere that a chugger should not clog very easily, especially with hop matter, so I am not totally sure what's going on, but...

So my wife and I had our first anniversary this past weekend, and to celebrate we went to a little speak easy bar in Tulsa where we just moved too. I'm a beer guy, however there is one type of cocktail I will order at the right type of bar without question: the old fashioned. I will say most...

So I have made a decision that I'm going to brew a ton of smash 1 gallon batches soon. I love 2-row, golden promise, pilsner, and Vienna malt alot, but I have never tasted them fermented on their own. So I am going to make all of these and more with a simple recipe of 100% of each malt, to...

So recently I purchased 5lbs of chocolate malt (I only needed 1lb for a recipe, however I like to have extra for future brews) well instead of 5lbs I accidently purchased 5 sets of 5 lbs...so I have no idea what the hell I'm going to do with 25lbs of chocolate malt. Here is where this...

Can someone please help me with how to use rice hulls correctly? I thought it would be fairly simple but the both times I've tried they have clogged my herms coil has been incredibly frustrating. What I did last night was get strike water to 155, put it into my mash tun, added rice hulls...

So I have recently just moved and now I have an entire shed to use as my brewery! I am working on a brew stand right now and have a really cheap option that can hold up to 1000 lbs. Somebody check me if I'm wrong. 2 keggles and a spike 20 gallon. 150lbs My biggest recipe uses 40 lbs of...

So here is a problem I am about to run into... I brewed last week with a buddy of mine and we split a 10 gallon batch of saison. About 3 days later I found out I got a job I applied for and I am moving this coming thursday... my saison is not done nor am I willing to sacrifice it. Here is my...

I have just acquired some used pin lock legs from a guy who had some extras. My problem is the pin lock post are practically welded on...i have tried everything to get them, as followed: Using a wrench Socket wrench Adding some lighter fluid to try to loosen them Using an impact driver...

Happy star wars day everybody. May the force be with you! Anybody brewing an imperial stout for the occasion? Which movie are you watching? I'm watching the empire strikes back and enjoying some bells plrters later on

I brewed my first saison about 2 weeks ago. 1 gallon batch, using belg pils, Vienna, munich, and a tiny bit of carapils. (I don't remember the percentages on these right now) I mashed at 149 with a calibrated thermometer. OF was 1.069 measured with a calibrated hydrometer, so it's not a crazy...

Today was a day of first in my homebrewing for me. First 1 gallon batch. My wife and I are moving in about 2 months, and decided to move stuff slowly there and put in storage. well one of the first things to go was my homebrew stuff. I was left with a 2.5 gallon pot, hydrometer, and a spoon...

What are things you can do in your process that you can improve your beers with? I'll start. My post fermentation care is pretty rough. I spend great time with producing wort, caring for yeast, sanitation, and good fermention controll. My last ipa lasted about a week till it started going...

Has anybody ever tried to do anything like this? I've thought about it the last few days, and it seams like it would work just fine but I thought I'd ask since I'm. No electrician Basically it would be just being able to remove the cord without using a triclamp or removing the element

So tomorrow night I am brewing this recipe, it's a german pilsner with American hops SMaSH lager. 10 gallons 85% eff. 20lbs german pils malt Mash 152 for 90 min Boil 90 minutes 1.5oz Simcoe 60min .5oz Simcoe 20min 1oz Simcoe 10 min 1oz whirlpool 20min Fermenting half with wlp830...

Today was the friggin worst. I went for a simple hefeweizen, and here is a list of everything that went wrong. Used rice hulls. The rice hulls clogged my herms coil. I had to dump the water and rice, filter through a t-shirt, and reheat my water Finally got to mash in. Because I didn't...

Here is a question I have searched for ans cannot find a solid answer for Does anybody know the the best time to whirlpool as far as the hop/trub cone is concerned? I know there is a lot about hot side aeration and things like that. But is it best to hot whirlpool, cold whirlpool, or...

SOLD I have a 20 plate chiller and a Hop spider for sale plate chiller is the dub diesel https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F24APO/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 and the hop spider from AiH http://www.homebrewing.org/Stainless-Hop-Filter-4-x-10--300-micron-mesh_p_3180.html I'll sell them...