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I built a simple keezer with a wood collar and added two old computer fans to recirculate air continiously. Those two fans started to make a lot of noise, even my neighbor made a comment. I live in an apartment. He didn't complain, otherwise he would not get any of my homebrew!!! But the...

I'm starting to brew on a new equipment BrewHa, 15 gal batches. I had an aroma problem with my fourth batch that I can't figure out where it's coming from. Hoppy Red Ale. 45% pale malt, 45% maris otter, 5% caramel 60, 4% caramel 120 and 1% black malt (% are aprox, just writing what I...

Hi All. I would like to get some ideas on why my brand new Chugger pump is not working. I've read several posts and ran tests but still having issues. Issue: Pump won't pump liquid. It worked well when recirculating the mash for 90minutes. Would not work with boiling water. When started...

Hi all, I did my first attempt to grow the dregs from several brett beers that I liked. Here is my process. What did I do wrong? 1) Made a 1.5lt starter, 1.040 OG with DME, 1tspn of yeast nutrient and fermcap. Boiled, cooled ~65F and added the dregs from three or four bottles. 2) I left...

I'm starting to build my keezer and I have an idea that I havn't seen anyone here doing it. So please give me your thoughts. I just bought a 7ft chest freezer, I've already bypassed the built in thermostat with an STC-1000 and it seems to be working well. I have two kegs in there with...

I have a Saison that is currently fermenting with Brett in secondary. I want to enter this beer in a competition but I'm worried that it might need more time. I don't want bottle bombs. 5Gal Batch Grain: Pilsen Malt 82%, Cara Pils 6%, Rye Malt 12%. Added: 1/2lb of honey Mashed: 149F for...

Hello, I'm diving into sour beer brewing and will be trying to use kettle souring technique for my first batch. So I have many questions. I don't care if I'm really into style, I just want to make something tasty. Will be using a typical Flanders Red grain bill. 1) What should I use...

Hey All, I entered a BJCP competition that has two rounds. I'm happy I made it to the finals but I'm worried that my beer, an IPA, will not be fresh for the final round. For the first round, beers had to me sent early May (two bottles). For the second round two more bottles of the same...

So I made a couple of yeast starters as usual. Boiled DME for 10 mins in earlenmayer flask, cooled, pitched yeast, stir plate, covered with loose foil. Pitched fresh WLP545 in one flask and Washed WLP007 that had been in the fridge for about 3.5 months in the other. The flask with WLP545 took...

So I control my ferm temperature putting my carboys in a plastic tub with a copper spiral in it. An acuarium pump controlled with an STC1000 runs cold water from a fridge. My problem is that the water in the tub gets pretty nasty after some time. Mold and other stuff grows in it. What can I...

So I brewed a brown IPA as an experiment and the resulting color was not what I expected. It looks like coffee with cream. I don't cold crash as I don't have fridge space... but all my beers clear nicely after about a week in the fridge. I've had a bottle of the brown IPA in the fridge for...

So Im at the beach and have been tasting some craft beers and brought a couple of home brews. I usually live at 8,500 ft. Ive noticed that the head is significantly reduced or even gone completely. The craft beers have almost no foam. The only one that was somewhat ok was a Sam Adams black...

I'm not sure this is where I should post my question but I'm sure many electric gurus can help me out. So I was brewing this sunday and fell behind schedule for my second batch so I thought it would be a good idea to shorten the time for heating my strike water using an aluminium heating...

I'm planning to make a German Ale. I can't lager so I'll use a Lager recipe with US-05 and ale temperatures. Last time I did this I got a grassy taste that I didn't like. I blamed my process and hight fermentation temperatures for it. But I recently made another Ale and got the same grassy...

Hello, I've read quite a few threads on STC-1000 and how to wire it but I could not find an answer that I'm looking for. I'm building a fermentation tub that will be controlled with an STC-1000. Temperatures will be changed with an aquarium heater and by circulating chilled water...

I'm working on a new RIS recipe and need some advice on yeast. If all goes well during brew day I'll have 4 gallons of 1.096 wort. I'm thinking of pitching two packets of S-04 or Nottingham (rehydrated). But my concern is that having that much alcohol will kill the yeast and the beer...

Looking for suggestions or comments on why my FG is so high, or at least it seems to me. Batch Size: 2 Gal Fermentables Pilsen Malt 4.4lb Pale Ale 1.1lb Munich .66lb Piloncillo .55lb DME 5.0 oz (used to adjust OG, compensating poor efficiency)...