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I'm in the process of fermenting a lager under pressure for the first time and had a few questions. I'm trying to keep it simple and straightforward as possible. I have my spunding valve set at 15psi and I plan on leaving it until final gravity. When transferring from my fermenting keg to my...

I recently installed a 240v gfci breaker for my pre built 240v electric control panel and a 4500w ULWD heating element. Ever since installing the gfci breaker, it keeps tripping for some reason. When the breaker was installed, I put about 5 gallons of water in my pot to test out the breaker in...

I planned on brewing a mild for the first time this weekend and I have a question about substituting. My base recipe is 7lb Maris Otter 1lb Crystal 75 6oz Chocolate malt 1oz Carafa II Im trying to use up some extra specialty malts I've had laying around and I want substitute the...

I'm planning a brewday with my newly built EBIAB system. I have a fews questions about mash recirculation. I will be using a PID controller to control the mash temps and have a chugger pump with a ball valve on the outlet side to adjust the outflow speed. 1. What should the mash water flow...

I recently bought a panel with a pre-installed "love" PID controller. For boiling, I've been putting it manual mode and dialing it down to about 30-40% power to have a decent boil that's not super vigorous and still have an acceptable boil off. The element turns off and on periodically, which...

I'm currently looking for a kettle that can boil 6.5 gallons of water. I'm not interested in mashing or recirculating or BIAB in the kettle. I just want to heat up strike water and boil wort in the kettle. What kind of options do I have? Everything I've been looking at is way more than what I...

I'm new at water chemistry and using Bru'n Water when it comes to homebrewing and just wanted to make sure this looked right. I trying to take the simplest approach... I'm going to be using 100% RO water.

Got this out of the American Sour Beers book. Trying to put this into beersmith has been a little confusing for me using the percentages... Does this look right? The estimated alcohol seems a little low but I didn't want to alter the recipe much more than what was in the book. Style...

I've been doing a lot of research and reading about water reports and changing your water profiles with programs like BeerSmith and Bru'n Water. Everytime I try inputting my numbers, they seem way way off of what other profiles are. Is my water really that far off, should my sodium be that high...

Any ideas how to keep a kettle sour warm for 3 days? trying to keep it at 120f if possible. I'd prefer something I wouldn't have to tend to often.

I recently bought a American wheat beer kit from Northern Brewer because of deal they had going on. I was wondering if there was anything I could add to make it more interesting. The kit consists of 6 lbs Wheat malt syrup 1 oz Willamette 1 oz Cascade I can't really decide if I want to go a...

I know I'm kinda new here but I do have a lot of trade reputation on both Beerforum.com (sister site) and reddit. So I'm looking to trade some local beers for some Heady or Gandhi Bot. From New Glarus I can get Wild Sour ale, Berliner Wise, IIPA, Strawberry Rhubarb, Belgian Red (limited...

Looking for some Heady Topper or Hill Farmstead, fresh would be nice but doesn't have to be. I realize I'm fairly new on here but I do have good trading reputation on both beerforum and reddit. I know some of the mods on the beerforum could vouch for me if need be.

I just cleaned up after my 1st extract brew with my new kettle. I noticed this discolor or something on the bottom of it. I cleaned it first with very hot water, then soapy hot water and a scrub brush and than lastly with hot water with a wash cloth. This would not come off. It doesn't really...

I just got a chest freezer and Johnson Controler and I'm pretty confused on how I can make the freezer stay at around 63-65f for ale fermenting. I read the directions and googled a bit but still kinda drawing blanks on how I should be setting this up. Right now it's set up on default settings...

I received a Midwest Irish Red Ale kit as gift for x-mas and I've already made an amber kit, so I was wondering if it would be possible to make a red IPA out of it instead? First off, it was stored in a dark closet at room temp. Are the ingredients still usable? I plan on buying new fresh yeast...