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Thanks for the replies! Much appreciated info. Passed, any particular reason you prefer binocular? And do you have any links to lens literature? Ajdelange, thank you for the tip. I'm actually looking for a scope with 1000x because, even though I'm a homebrewer right now, I'm slowly building...

Ok, now here's something I just read that caused me to ask this question: http://www.danstaryeast.com/articles/aeration-and-starter-versus-wort Granted, this is dry yeast, but regardless they're talking about aerating your starter and not your wort if the alcohol level isn't super high. Since...

So I'm getting ready to start a small yeast lab and was wondering if anyone had a preference in microscope brands? I'm definitely getting something with up to 1000x magnification and probably just a monocular instead of binocular construction (unless you feel otherwise). I just don't want to...

Ok that's what I thought but wanted to check. Thanks!

So I've been wondering, and I apologize if this has been on here before, if you make a yeast starter on a stir plate a day before the brew day, do you have to aerate your wort? Or will the oxygen in the slurry from the stir plate carry it? For example, say I make a 2 liter slurry and add it to...

No kiddin! I haven't looked into bulk malt prices so I had no idea they were so close to each other! That really kinda blows my mind, honestly, because I thought for sure you'd pay a good amount for top-o-the-line malts as opposed to lower quality. Well, in that case I can see the obvious route...

Billl, just wondering what you mean by the first paragraph. I figured it would be cheaper, but not as good, to make a pilsner with 6-row and lesser quality pils malts than top quality 2-row and pils malts? Am I off-base somewhere?

You just grab a bottle of iodine from the local homebrew store, mix in a teaspoon per 1.5 gallons of warm water, rinse your equipment in it and let it air dry. It's about the same price as starsan and works the same way. And hey, if it isn't the source of the bad flavor, it sure wont hurt...

Yeah, missed the thing about cleaning with soap. But having an experienced taster is a very good idea. They can help narrow the problem down for you and maybe have some suggestions to what to change in your brew process to eliminate it. But I'd still try switching to iodine to sanitize because...

So by 'better' stuff you mean some top of the line brews? I'm just so divided on which way to go because I find it's equally challenging to produce a top of the line beer for a certain price, or to produce a beer that's the best ever (in that style obviously).

O.o holy crap! Yeah I bet those bring that to a boil just dandy!

I know when I first started brewing I was using starsan and such but noticed a weird twang in the aftertaste of my beers. I wasn't sure what it was until a more experienced brewer tasted it and said it might be the starsan. Out of curiosity I switched to iodine for all my sanitizing and haven't...

What are those burners? BTU?

Hey all, I'm sure this question has crossed all brewers minds at one point or other, but if you were to open a brewery would you shoot for making the absolute best beers possible or shoot for the best possible beers for a certain price? As in, make a pilsner to sell at $2-3 a bottle but is three...

Hunter, what kind of plumbing are you using? Copper, stainless, etc? Also I know I can get a cheap turkey fryer burner on Craigslist, but is that enough btu for 5-12 gallon batches? In a reasonable amount of time (say 30 minutes to bring to a boil).

* should say 'burner under each' instead of 'binder'

Good point! We're looking to spend around $400-500 all-in-all and have moderate hands-on for temp control and various other aspects (vorlauf, sparge, etc). We figure we can control the burners with just standard regulators and just turn on/off the pump as needed. We can make a sparge arm from...

Hey all! Me and a friend are looking into going in together on making a three-step system for ourselves. We're thinkin of going with kegs as the HLT, mash/lauter, and kettle and have a local fab shop make up a mild steel stand and then get it powder coated. We definitely want it as a flat...

I'm with apache. I would like to know if the aromas of the hops would be reduced since this is a large portion of what you're shooting for with dry hopping. Other than that, though, it seems like a great idea and makes me wonder why this wasn't thought of before! If you would, please keep us...

That does look awesome! Congrats on your first AG brew! Out of curiosity though, what is this 'chamber' you speak of? I see a bit of it in the pic, but what is it?