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Good day everyone! I'm looking for feedback on my attached diagram. It's for a 240/30a system. I did not include the wiring to my sensor for simplicity sake. I would really appreciate any feedback or advice. I'm not sure I have all the right fuses in the right place as well as the lights...

Im going to brew a belgian dubbel. Recipe : http://www.candisyrup.com/uploads/6/0/3/5/6035776/westvleteren_8_clone_-_041.pdf It says to: Chill to 65F. Oxygenate 30 seconds. Ramp primary up to 78F for 6-7 days. I have a temp controller and heater. How do you guys ramp? Pitch at 65 then...

Im trying to hunt down an issue with my kegged beers. I bottled half of my last two batches and my kegged beer and bottled beer tasted way different. The bottled beers were crisp and had no discernible off flavors. My kegged beer on the other hand turns almost creamy tasting and the flavors...

This is a quick reminder to newer home brewers I always heard it was very important to clean everything in your brewery. I used to run PBW through all my valves, thinking that was enough. I started to get a nasty off flavor and was hunting it down. When I took apart my valves that I use on my...

I am struggling to see what yeast to keep and what part of the slurry to dump for rinsing my lager yeast. I attached two photos. I cant seem to find a line between the trub and the healthy yeast. Aaron

I recently purchased a Z-chiller over a plate chiller because it seems easier to clean and less likely to clog. For people who use a counter flow chiller like the z chiller or chillzilla etc ( not a plate chiller style counter flow chiller) 1) how do you clean it after brewing? (PBW, hot...

I have been having issues hitting my correct mash ph. This is in beer smith and Brun water. It might be to how I am entering my water profile I am blessed to have a detailed water report for my area My water report gives the following Total Hardness (as CaCO3) 102 mg/l or 5.92 GPG...

Does anybody else get a slightly sharp alcohol flavor in their fermenting beer, when they fast ferment? I fast ferment my beer with a healthy pitch of yeast and pure O2. I keep it on the low end of temp and ramp up to the high end in 7 days. When its free of off flavors(typically around day...

I am having some issues hitting my PH. Using a calibrated PH meter and Bru'n water. I have my local water profile and use 50% distilled water. I am getting a reading of 5.5 and was shooting for 5.4 as per bru'n water. Reading through the book Water, it is mentioned that you can take a mini mash...

I am in the market for a chiller. I usually need to chill around 10 gallons of wort. I use a keggle as my boil kettle and brew all grain. I don't have a pump but am planning on buying one. I live in Ann Arbor, MI so my ground water is cold in the winter and around 65 in the summer...

I'm using a local malt houses 2 row and wheat. I'm running into some new issues for me. One is that it is floor malted and under modified. So I chose to do a protein rest. I'm not sure how to adjust the ph when doing multi step. I have a cooler so I do infuse water for my steps. My question is...

I am fortunate to get vigorous fermentation. I do 5 gallon batches in a 6.5 gallon bucket and the krausen tends to go into my blow off tube. After the Kraussen settles it leaves a caked on layer of yeast/krausen on the lid of my fermentor. Do you typically just leave it and clean after...

I am beginning to focus on my fermentation temperatures when it comes to cleaning my beers. I have a chest freezer with a temperature controller (heat and cool). I typically pitch 2 degrees cooler then my fermentation temp(62ish). I ferment on the low end of the yeast(64ish) and then when it is...

Every time I brew I get a ring of trub around the protrusion on top of my kettle. Do I just leave it be or knock it into the batch. Attached is a picture of my kettle so you can see the protrusion unfortunately I don't have a picture with the trub ring. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm getting some heady this weekend anyone willing to do 2:2 trade but willing to change if needed? To be clear I want Pliny I will give heady topper. Thanks Aaron

I just wanted to verify that by adding sugar (candy sugar) into my fermentor I will raise the abv. I want to go from 1.073 og to 1.079. I was planning on boiling and cooling the sugar. It's only been less then one day in the fermentor. Also since I want a dry beer should I wait a few days and...

Does anyone here know what the flow rate of the "more beer" oxygenation system. I use a disposable tank (for now with it) http://morebeer.com/products/oxygenation-partial-system.html Thanks Aaron

I ran across a free ceramic air stone. It is identical to the one pictured here http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Airstone Do you think I can use this on an oxygen tank instead of a SS stone? I'm planning on getting a SS stone but I won't have it by brew day. Can I sanitize it with starsan or...

I am going to be brewing an all grain Belgian Tripel. I want to conduct the mash schedule as found in Gordon Strongs "Brewing better Beer" He uses a step mash: 131 15 min 138 15 min 145 45 min 157 15 min My problem is that I have a 10 gallon cooler but no rims system. I do not have the...

Does anyone know why the new Homebrew talk app is in Spanish? The interface is nice and all but useless.