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So I just moved into a new house that is on well water. I ordered a test kit from Wards and decided to get a profile for the well water, bypassing the softener system, as I assumed the sodium would be too high with the softener (we have very hard water). I was wondering if there’s any hope for...

I came across a deal on this water chiller on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Active-Aqua-AACH25HP-Hydroponic-Chiller/dp/B07BHHP71C) and was wondering if this would work as an alternative to a glycol chiller? I would plan to use it for 2-3 carboys (5 gal) at most and would be using it at 70-80...

Hi, I’m relocating the the Newtown, PA area for a new job and was just wondering what that area is like as far as homebrewing goes? Mainly I guess I’m curious as to what homebrew shops are around as well as homebrew clubs? Also are there any places that one could suggest for getting CO2 fills...

I recently brewed a couple 4 gallon batches on my Grainfather that had the same issues: Batch 1 Grain Bill: Key Lime Saison (from BYO magazine recipe) 5 lbs 9 oz Belgian Pilsner 3 lbs Maris Otter 8 oz Caramel 40L 5 oz Flaked Oats 14 oz Lactose Mashed at 150F 60 min Used Belle Saison yeast...

A buddy and I are talking about getting together to brew a RIS that we plan to add peanut butter and coffee to. We are currently working on formulating a base for this beer and are thinking we want to make a RIS base that is more on the sweet side to complement the peanut butter. This is what...

Just emptied another keg last night and need a good cooler weather beer to take its place. I currently have an imperial stout and a pumpkin beer going, but was wondering what another good cold weather beer to brew would be, preferably with a shorter timeline from grain to glass. Thanks in...

I am currently making a Russian Imperial Stout with some flavor additions in secondary to try and emulate something like Hunahpu. A week ago, I added 3 small cinnamon sticks, 2 tsp real vanilla extract, 1 oz of dried ancho chiles, 0.5 oz dried pasilla chiles, 0.5 oz of guajillo chiles (all...

Hi, I brewed a La Chouffe clone about 2 weeks ago, and I just checked my gravity today. There is some discrepancy between the recipe I'm using (from Gordon Strong's Modern Homebrew Recipes) and what Beersmith says my FG should come to be. In the book, the FG is expected at around 1.008, but...

I attached the threaded sink adapter for my Grainfather CFC to my sink and now I can't get it unthreaded. It is an adapter that is threaded on both ends with different diameters. The threaded part sticking out is too small to really get a grip on with my bare hands and I don't really want to...

I am currently trying to track down a co2 leak in my keezer. I pressurized my regulator so that the first gauge was reading 20 psi and the secondary gauge was reading 10 psi, closed off all valves, closed the tank and allowed to sit overnight. This morning the gauges were down about 2 psi each...

So I am thinking about making magnetic labels for my keeper tap handles, which are something along the lines of this: I have been playing around with Illustrator and so far I have this design for my orange ale that I made recently. I like the looks of it, but was wondering if anyone...

I had this beer last night and it was quite tasty and even the SWMBO liked it. It looks like it is a blonde oatmeal stout base with beets added? Does anyone have any idea how to get something close to this beer? Thanks in advance! :mug:

Hi, I am currently living in Norman, OK and am considering using tap water from my charcoal filter to brew if it is a reasonable enough profile to work with. I plan to use campden tablets to get rid of any residual chloramines in my water as well. I was able to find this average water...

I really want to try more sours and funky beers and was wondering if there are any good bottle shops in the Oklahoma City metro area with a good selection of sour beers? Thanks in advance!

Hi, I am planning on getting a sour pipeline going as I brew some clean beers. I plan to reserve 1 gallon of my next few beers to make a sour version. Is this a good way to get started brewing sours? I also was wondering what commercial microbe blends make especially good sours? I have some...

Hi, I'm planning on brewing a beer this weekend using the Denver, CO water profile in Beersmith. I planned to build the water from distilled water for my mash (need about 5.3 gallons) and using distilled water with no adjustments for the remaining 3.4 gallons of sparge water. To use the...

I just ordered a grainfather and have been looking to see if anyone doesn't sparge with their grainfather and what kind of hit they take on their efficiency by not doing so? Is it necessary to get good efficiency or is it only slightly better?

So I'll be moving to a house in the next month, so that means I can get myself a smoker. I was looking at the master built electric smokers and was wondering which model is best to go with. I've seen a lot of complaints about their generation 2 30" smoker and mostly kind words about the...

I've been brewing off and on for a little while now, and as of late I have been getting the same kind of off-flavor with everything I've been brewing (a saison and a kolsch have been my latest 2 victims.). I deep cleaned all of my equipment after the saison turned for the worst, but I just...

I currently brew on a pretty small scale (2 gallons), but I am considering getting an immersion chiller from jaded brewing. I was just wondering if this is worth it? I am mainly curious as I may step up batch sizes down the road, but would like an efficient immersion chiller now if I can get...