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After a few years of brewing on my steel shelving stand in front of my windows in the basement and many messes / spills, i decided i needed a more permanent home for my brewery that could handle the occasional spill / splash of boiling wort. I had also gone through several upgrades and...

After an incident with a camlock letting go in my electric brewery i'm relocating my setup to a new area and would like to install a backsplash to protect the wall from any splatters. Stainless costs an arm and a leg so i was wondering about other products like 20 gauge cold rolled steel...

I'm wondering if anyone has any input on this. I received a new pouch of Wyeast 2124 and set it in a starter yesterday morning before i left for work (1liter at 1.030) when i came home there appeared to be no activity at all, no krausen was apparent and no ring from where the krausen might...

I am brewing my 3rd Oktoberfest lager as i continually try and tweak my recipe and this is the first time i have had an issue with this yeast stalling mid fermentation. This was a killer batch to brew with a double decotation mash and i'm really debating what i should do with this batch...

I am just curious who out there is running a recirc eBIAB setup and if they have any comments about how they find it works and how their brew days go. I ran recirc eBiab for awhile but after upgrading my kettle and getting a new grain bag i'm not able to recirc any more so i check the mash...

Has anyone had any experience with this element scorching brews? I did a 90 minute boil on a barleywine in the summer which scorched and was ruined (tasted like ashes). I took the element off and there was a definite layer of 1/32" or so of black caked on scorching. I soaked it in PBW and...

Is it possible to sterilize a beer after its in the bottle? It may seem like a stupid question but even with thorough sanitation techniques when i produce a beer to age i end up with gushers. After i bottle if i consume all of the beer within 3 to 4 months everything is great but when i try...

I’m looking at starting to prep for the BJCP exam and I see the new style guide is posted on their site now in draft format. Should I study off the new guidelines or will there be any more changes coming up? Also, if anyone has any good resources to point me in the right direction for...

A few months ago i brewed a double batch of blue moon clone (from the thread on here). I kegged five gallons and finished it off last week, the other five gallons i had left in the secondary for a friend's wife. Turns out she is pregnant and no longer needs five gallons of beer :) I have been...

I just brewed my 10th batch on my eBIAB setup (5500W ulwd element / recirc) and about halfway through the boil i could smell a burnt aroma in the air. When my wife came home she said it smelled like tobacco. The boil just finished and i can definitely taste a burnt coffee flavor. The recipe...

I have been bouncing around for the past year between Beersmith, Brewers Friend and Spreadsheets and i'm trying to force myself to use just one program. I think Brewers Friend has the advantage for me as i really like the way it logs my activity. However, when i use the water tool it seems...

I ran into a new issue for me with one of my two new corny kegs. The kegs are brand new (i'm used to using 5th hand used kegs) and when when i dispense from the keg i only get foam. I have taken the poppet apart three times to no avail. I notice that when i press the poppet manually i get a...

I'm not sure if anyone else has had this issue but after silver soldering a 1.5" TC and a 1/2" welding spud onto my stainless pot the heat / flux has left large areas of the tank dull / discoloured and where the flux ran down the side of the kettle i'm starting to get some rust. Whats the best...

So i have had a party pig sitting around... forever unopened that i received as a gift and i was hoping to get some use out of it. I have pre kegged / carbonated beer that i was going to put into it to bring to a party. If i add the pre carbonated beer from the keg to the pig will i have to...

I'm looking for some advice from experienced BIAB brewers. I have a 15 Gal eHERMS setup for my main brewery but i just found out i may be moving away for 10 months, back for 2, then away for 10 again. Clearly my brewery will not be able to move with me and i don't want to give up on brewing...

Just curious if anyone out there has come across any articles discussing hop flavour / aroma extraction at temperatures below boiling. The benefits of hop stands are widely talked about, but you are getting a sliding temperature scale as your beer chills. Recent studies on dry hoping show...

I'm heading to Vegas on monday and i'm wondering where i would be able to track down some beer, and what i should try to track down. Last time i was in Vegas i was surprised that i didn't see much for beer selection, i had to drive off the strip to a whole foods and that was the best i could...

Hey everyone, I'm looking to brew an American wheat this weekend and it's my first time trying this style all grain. I'm looking for a recipe that would give me a good chance in a competition but when I look through the results from the NHBC table I see very few recipes for American wheats...

Having just ordered my new 25 gal brew pot to replace my keggle i thought i should start thinking about changing my design. My keggle was haphazardly added to as i advanced through the hobby and now it looks like some sort of franken kettle with thermometers and valves sight glass 1.5" TC...

I'm looking at upgrading my boil kettle from my ~15 gal keggle. The intent was to upgrade to a 20gal (80qt) pot so i could do a full 15 gal batch but i'm looking at the pricing on the pots and the 80qt runs around 105 shipped and the 100qt is only 20$ more. Would you opt for the larger...