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Hello, I have the original SS BrewTech Chronical fermenter (half barrel) and was looking into if there's an aftermarket dome lid with the 6" tri clamp fitting. Similar to what their Chronical 2.0 has currently. Hoping to rig up a similar setup to the 2.0 with the Temp control coil attached...

I've seen these little guys before and I think they are good guys... I get aphids every year and I think they're eating them. I hope so at least! I also bought some green lacewings this year and I'm not sure if these are mature ones or not...

Hello all of you avid hop growers, This is the third year in a row now my plants are getting this yellow brown curl to the end of their leaves. My hops grow on a trellis right off my deck which means they are also very close to my house. This time of year they are getting LOTS of sun...

Has anyone used SuperFlush in the same concentration to clean beer their lines, to routinely clean the kegs with it? https://shop.greatfermentations.com/product/superflush-tap-line-cleaner-1-quart/homebrew-kegging I dedicated a corny keg that I use to fill the keg with and then run the...

Hello, My thermowell for my Chronical has a small amount of paper towel that is clogged in it - any suggestions for getting this out of there? It is stuck down towards the bottom. It is the 12" thermowell for the FTSS system.

Hello, My SS Brewtech FTSS temp probe corroded on my last batch. In fact it happened twice, my original one corroded and then I ordered a replacement (unfortunately you cannot replace just the probe, you have to buy the whole box again for $50 bucks - really crappy design imo!) and that one...

Help! My FTSS control box has broken mid-fermentation. Long story short, the temperature sensor has gone wonky and is throwing temp reads 40+ degrees of actual temp (the thermometer that comes with the unit is reading the accurate temp of 66 degrees...) The FTSS box is heating/cooling...

Hi Everyone, Curious to know everyone's setup for those using an SS BrewTech conical fermenter with a FTSS system connected. I love the hardware however more recently I have been trying to attempt cold crashing. While pretty successful, I am chewing through A LOT of ice... I am looking for...

Hi Everyone, Curious to know if anyone has experimented with using a stainless steel braided scrubber pad in their fermentor (preferably conical type) as a means to filter out whole hops? I grew a ton of hops this year and plan on dedicating my next 6 months of brewing to use these hops...

Hi everyone, Trying to determine if its worth my time and DME to try to build up a starter from my prior batch for Vermont Ale from the Yeast Bay. I last brewed with it in middle of January (this year) and harvested some of the yeast from the previous starter (approx. 500 ml). Wondering what...

I recently brewed a fantastic New England ipa with a buddy (at his place, away from my comfort zone of my house) and since I had no water report for his place, we used distilled and I built a water profile to use for beer. Question is if anyone has done any similar experiment using their house...

Looking to see what people have used for a water profile report when using packaged/bottled filtered water - i.e. Poland Spring... Brewing at a friends house this weekend and wanted to build a water profile for it... Going to make a New England Style IPA. My thought was to just add some...

Hi everyone, I am going to be taking a step back in my brewing hardware and roll out the old cooler mash tun for a smaller than my usual batch. Long story short, I grew my own hops this year and did not yield as much as I hoped for so I'm planning on doing a smaller 10g batch instead of the...

Hi everyone, Recently harvested my centennial plants growing in a barrel on my deck. 1st year plants (from crowns) and got a decent yield. My wife really likes the look of the plants as decoration so I left them up and only plucked the hop cones. Hops came out great, yielded about a...

Hey everyone, I am trying to nail down my step mash process - especially in Beersmith to nail my volumes per step and temp - long story short, I have gone down a rabbit hole reading about step mashing and where its applicable and best practices etc. Would like to hear other's...

Hello, Starting the beginning phases of my basement brewery and I am looking for a Stainless Sink (1 bay) - 24" x 24" with pre-rinse spray nozzle. I am also looking for a Stainless hood - approximately 4 feet deep by 6 feet long. Anyone has any ideas where to purchase these please let...

Hi everyone, Looking for a good online store to buy hops by the pound for the 2016 crop preferably. In particular, looking for leaf/whole cone hops in the Citra and Simcoe variety. Thanks!!

Hi everyone, Just moved to the Clay/Baldwinsville/Liverpool NY area and was wondering if anyone in the same area has a water analysis report handy??? I am brewing in two weeks and I won't have my water analysis report back by then... looking for a general starting point for my brew salts...

I'm moving in a week and have a 4 year old hop plan I'd love to dig up and bring with me to my new place. Any suggestions on the best way to transplant/store the hops to plant at the next place? My plan is to dig up the roots this weekend and store them some how until I find the best place...

Hello, Any suggestions on a Mash Profile to use for a HERMS system? I am currently using a Temperature mash profile but looking for help if this is the best to use for Beersmith. To Note: HERMS system is semi-automated. I do not have a controller yet so I raise the temperature...