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Thanks for the advice everyone. I did the whole duct thing before and really wasn't looking forward to doing it again. Even the best hoods drip and are of course very loud. So, I went all in on a new boil kettle and a spike lid. In short, this is the way. This is so quiet and not a bit of...

Ya it's not too hard to imagine those issues you mentioned especially in winter. I'm doing a boil test now with a small fan and the window cracked just to see. Steam condensers were brand new when I built this rig a few years ago. Is that the way things are going? Unless I get really lucky...

I recently moved to a new house and my brew rig it setup in the basement. I'm trying to work out boil water vapor exhaust. I've got a window right next to the pot so this should be pretty easy. Has anyone else brewed with a similar configuration indoors? How serious did you need to get with...

I'm brewing a very standard German Pils. 11 lbs of pilsner 2 row and Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager. Used a starter. Fermentation began on 4/19 at 50 degrees and it fermented nicely for two weeks and then slowed down as expected. I brought it up to 68 over the course of about a week. Couldn't get...

I'm designing a single-tier brew rig Dual 5.5KW heating elements Dual pump Recirculating HLT (for faster strike) Auto Sparge MLT Counter-flow chiller 15 gallon boil, 10 gallon MLT, 10 gallon HLT. Camlock hoses (purple) 304 Stainless ball-valves, tees & fittings. In addition to general...

Today I got everything up and running. No real surprises on sizes so far. I haven't been able to test it at capacity yet. Hump height capacity came right in around 25-3/8" with a 2x6 collar. I've attached a bunch of photos to help give a visual of the interior. I want to keep the tank outside...

I saw some folks discussing the Arctic King 5 (link) but I couldn't find anyone discussing the larger 7 cu. ft. model: Arctic King 7 (WHS-258C1WSB). Walmart sells this freezer for $198 in white or $219 in black. It was the only 7 cu. ft. freezer available in black that I found at the time of my...

5.50 lb Dark Dry Extract 1.00 lb Roasted Barley 1.50 oz Cascade [8.50 %] (60 min) SafAle S-04 I've tried with a couple different glasses - same thing. I mean its not really a "problem" per say but I was just kind of curious was affected it.

Yes - I suppose thats why my searches didn't retrun anything hehe. So what affects lacing independently? Like I said I got a great head, but no lacing.

No no not head retention - head stickiness! :D My beer has a very large head that stays put for a good amount of time. However when you tip the glass to drink the head follows the liquid. In other words I have a great head on my beer - but I don't get the notched effect that you get as you...

I just cracked open a stout a made a while back and I can finally say I have a beer ready to drink. It has been a long time since mid December when I started tossing around the idea of brewing my own beer but as I sit here sipping my first brew (of my 2nd batch) I can say it has been worth it...

Well judging by your shirt I can see why you made those mistakes! :D Only kidding. Congrats on the brew and welcome to the addiction. I recomend brewing more asap - you'll thank me when you drink up all of your first batch.

I bottled right from primary - I'm not really sure how clean it was. So is the time it is taking to clear up a result of my yeast choice?

Makes sense - I guess I was a little confused because it has been in bottles for about 6 weeks and I'm still tasting it some. I would have thought with such a simple recipe 3 weeks would have been plenty of time. So I was starting to think there were other causes.

Recipe: 2.00 lb Amber Dry Extract 3.00 lb Pale Liquid Extract 1.50 oz Cascade [8.50 %] (60 min) 0.60 oz Cascade [8.50 %] (15 min) SafAle S-05 For a few weeks it had this awful aftertaste. I've noticed it is starting to subside. I couldn't figure out what it was for a...

I went through all these things from the age of 5 until the day I turned 18. Only advice I have is try your best to keep your children out of the fights. My dad never involved me while my mom constantly would bad mouth my dad and drag me into their fights - not something I ever enjoyed. You...

After seeing that I looked around some and I suppose most of the connections and faucets in a tower add up - just didn't seem like all that much was involved. That stuff is expensive..

Why are towers so expensive? Are they not just a metal tube with some faucets attatched to them? Why not just make your own and save money?

I've been going with what John Palmer says for my first two batches (APA and ESB) but tonight I'm bottling a stout. I put some numbers into a calculator and it said to use 2.11oz (1.8 volumes of CO2) when I have been using 5.25oz (3.0 volumes of CO2) of cane sugar. I would like to use the...

After reading your comments I think it is the "yeast bite". I was bottling last night and tasted the last of the siphon run that had some trub in it - it tasted like a much stronger version of what I was talking about. One more thing though - if beer is infected will it smell infected or...