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Looking for some feedback on the following recipe idea: Grain: MO Torrefied Wheat Rye Optional: golden naked oats or flaked oats, Munich Hops: Bittering: Columbus or Northern brewer Aroma: azacca Whirlpool: azacca Yeast: Wlp072 French ale yeast Gen 2 fermented around 72

I'm just curious what your thoughts on this might be, folks. I'm thinking a Marzen with bavarian lager yeast, 65-70% Red X, Vienna, some caramunich and maybe a bit o' special roast to round 'er out. Noble hops, of course. Opinions?

Hello everybody, quick question: Can I use a connection stem to chain together my secondary regulator and my gas manifold? Like this one: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/regulator-connection-stem-left-hand-thread.html Thanks for the help, -c Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hello all, I'm looking for some advice to fix my beer. I dry hopped in a keg for the first time about a week ago, and apparently the mesh bag I used wasn't fine enough for pellet hops, as I now have hop particulate in every pour. My first four pints were practically sludge, and even after...

Hi all, So, I'm brewing a Winter Warmer tomorrow and I'm chiefly concerned with getting my mash PH in the optimal range, as I normally brew lighter colored beers and simply use a little acid malt with my flavoring/profile additions. Using EZWater XLS spreadsheet and inputting my grain bill...

Hi all, So I'm trying to use yeast that I washed way back on Dec. 12 of 2013. According to Mr. Malty, my yeast is only 10% viable. I have only 14 ML of yeast in the pint jar. SO here's my question: how big should my starter be for 1 gallon of 1.077 wort? Process: intermittent...

Entertaining the idea of a few things in a winter warmer recipe, and I am interested in hearing your thoughts! Here's the list: 8-10 % Muscovado Brown Sugar (partially refined, more molasses-like that traditional brown) 8-10% Flaked oats (mouthfeel) Specialty Malts: Special B, Crystal 40...

Looking to buy a new BK. Will be doing 10 gal batches occasionally. Recommendations?

I am currently bottling a saison and overestimated the volume of beer I would get. I prepared enough priming sugar for 2.9 volumes @ 5 gallons of beer and wound up with 4 gallons, so my carb level would be around 3.4 volumes. WILL I GET BOTTLE BOMBS? I have a keg handy and the beer is still...

Hello all, I just brewed a saison inspired by tank 7. I loosely followed the clone recipe in the database. I used 10.5lbs Belgian pale, 2 lbs flaked corn, a couple pounds wheat malt, a half pound white wheat, and a half pound Vienna. I decided to go with wlp530 on a whim, mainly because I read...

I brewed an Altbier with my own recipe derived from a couple different sources. The recipe was 4.5 lbs of munich and 4.5 lbs of pils with a little bit of caramunich (~1lb) and chocolate wheat(3 oz). The yeast that I used in wlp036 Dusseldorf Alt. My starting gravity was around 1.048, but my FG...

What's a good price for a used 15 lb. Barley Crusher? I found on on C-List, but he's asking 140 and I know that you can buy them new for that amount. He's just had it serviced and had the rollers replaced. I'm going to make him an offer, but I don't want to insult the man.

I'm brewing an AG hefeweizen today, but I don't have a water report to help determine brewing salt additions. We have well water where I live. Should I just run out and grab some R/O water and use that? I brewed an IPA without any additions and it turned out astringent-tasting. Thanks!

My brew-partner wants to brew an imperial summer ale. I know that higher ABV isn't really fitting for the styles of beer you'd associate with a "summer ale" (i.e. kolsch and wheat beers). All I could find online was this...

I took a sample of my dogfish 60 clone yesterday when I was racking to the secondary. I tried it yesterday, it tasted good. It's been in the primary for ten days. I left the sample in the fridge overnight and today there is a brown film on top. Am I contaminated/infected?

Hey all, I just brewed my third batch ever a few days ago. I woke up this morning to find the bubbler cap had blown off and the krausen had foamed over. Is this going to hurt my beer? I cleaned up the mess with star San and replaced with the bubbler with a sanitized one. The recipe...

Hey all, New secondary regulators were installed today at the restaurant where I cook. I snagged the old ones and some other miscellaneous stuff they were done with, figuring I can use them for my keezer build. Here's what I got: So my questions are these: How should I clean...

Just thought I'd post a few before/after photos of my chest freezer that I painted today using rustoleum appliance epoxy. I just like the look of the black freezers better. The paint was only $3.97 at HD! It took two cans to paint my 7 cu. foot freezer. If any of you are interested in seeing...

Hello all, Just picked up a 7.2 cubic foot freezer for my keezer build. I'm having a lot of trouble trying to figure out just how big to build my collar. From the top of the hump to the lid measures 19". How big does my collar need to be to accommodate standard ball lack kegs and the fittings...

I've been looking for a used chest freezer for my keezer build. Came across this one about a day ago: http://baltimore.craigslist.org/app/4188408873.html The reviews don't look so hot...