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Has anyone had luck using 34/70 at ale temps in a high gravity wort? Considering using a big slug if it from a prior brew in a double IP”A”.

So when I look at hops, they seem to come in two tones. Bright green and what looks to me like brown, but I’m color blind. I always wonder if the ones that “look” brown to me have been exposed to too much oxygen or are otherwise stale. But I also don’t trust my eyes. Attaching a picture...

Can someone tell me why this plastic is melting? Something wrong with the wiring? The element functions fine when I use it. But the plastic always melts from the heat. Am I doing something wrong?

Hi folks. Need some help diagnosing a problem. I set my 5500 W heating element to boil water in order to test a new exhaust hood and forgot all about it. About an hour later, I heard a bang and knew what it was. I found the heating element glowing red, completely dry above the mostly boiled...

Folks, I'm wiring up some 10/3 cable to male and female plugs for powering a new 5000W element. There is, of course, a black, white, and green wire. In the receptacle/plug, there is (are) an X terminal, Y terminal, and blank terminal. I'm guessing green (ground) goes to the blank terminal...

Folks, I'm looking for the most affordable (but quality) 240V boil controller I can find. I have another way to keep mash temps. Really, all I need is a nob to control the amount of juice to the element. No PID, no bells and whistlers. So far I've found this...

Folks, I'm moving into a new house and plan on brewing in the garage. In planning my setup, I originally intended to build or buy a ventilation hood for over the boil kettle. But to be honest, I'm not thrilled with the idea of installing this in the garage in case I have to sell the house...

Hi folks--Wife and I will be visiting Charlottesville, VA for a weekend trip next month. There are a lot of breweries, so I'm hoping someone out there can help me narrow down this list. We're respectful, but picky. Would really like to visit the best the area has to offer. Can anyone help a...

Does anyone know how tall the 6.5 gallon minibrew conical would be when mounted on their "small" stand? https://www.minibrew.com/collections/home-brew-equipment/products/stand-d-model-f6-5d-fermenter?variant=25687165318 The website doesn't specify (nor does it have a contact option, believe...

Am I the only one who for the past three years has purchased a pound of Amarillo only to be disappointed with the nasty aroma? What a waste of money. If I wanted diesel, oniony hops, I'd buy some Summits for waaay cheaper. I keep trying because I love that hop when it's "on." Just haven't found...

Folks, I'm going to be in Charlotte, NC for some business next week. Staying downtown. Any good, local craft beer bars that are not to be missed?

So I recently had a plumber install a natural gas valve on my back deck during some new construction. This is a picture of what the valve looks like. Next to the valve, you'll see the quick disconnect that I'm hoping to attached to it. At the bottom of the valve you'll see some threading and a...

I recently bought a pound of Azacca after trying some commercial beers highlighting them. The batch I got had a real dull aroma. I did some dry hop testing and again was underwhelmed with both aroma and flavor. They just didn't impart much. I mentioned this to the vendor, Yakima Valley, and to...

My doctor recently gave me grief over elevated liver enzymes, and it's been a chronic condition for me so I had to soul search about my obsession with this hobby. I really love high alcohol beers, but I had to face the music. Either I adjusted my habits to more reasonable alcohol intake, or I...

Hello. Pitched a single vial of 002 into 6 gal of 1.035 OG wort. I've never made a beer that low in OG, so perhaps this is normal, but I did not experience a ferment with the same vigor that I'm used to seeing with this yeast. Fermented at 63. Krausen formed, but there was never enough...

Subject says it all. I realized my mistake as I was stirring the mash. I then crushed a tablet and added it. Mash is sitting now. I've had awful chlorophenol issues in the past and I'd rather dump now if it's too late. Any advice?

Why does kegged beer taste so different than bottle versions of the same exact beer? I'm wondering if it has to do with the pasteurization process. My understanding is that most bottles that aren't naturally carbonated are pasteurized, while kegs are not. Anyone know if that general rule is...

First, I've read AJ's awesome post on the step-by-step process for using campden tablets. I have two questions not addressed by that post, but that's not because AJ's post was in any way lacking in comprehensiveness. More that I'm just paranoid. So, here goes: 1. Does the temperature of...

I'm using Mr. Malty for my first repitch of yeast. I went through several rinses since the yeast I was reusing had lots of hop debris. I've now got my pitch in a mason jar. While cleaner, there is still a bottom and a top layer of trub and other junk, but it's about as good as its going to...

If one were to carefully treat their brewing and sparge water with campden tablets but clean kegs that the fermented beer was going into with water that wasn't treated with campden tablets, could that possibly result in chlorophenols? I'm asking because I have a beer suffering from...