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Today I pumped a batch of beer from my primary to my secondary via diaphragm pump. Not paying attention and working on other things, I didn't notice that the beer flow was over, but the pump was still going, could hear the beer bubbling in the secondary. Is my beer ruined? Could pumping CO2...

I've just got my thermowell for my fermenter, should I fill the well with liquid first (H2O, oil) then insert the probe, or use it dry?

I just got a new CO2 regulator, I'll set it to a certain pressure (5psi) to dispense, but if I leave the gas on the pressure keeps increasing, after an hour it'll get up to 30psi. Did I buy a lemon or is there a fix for this, I tried de-pressurizing the keg, but the pressure just keeps creeping up.

One 11g pack of Notty is enough to do a 5gal(20l) batch. I recently bought a 500g pack of Notty, and it says to pitch 100g per 100l, therefore 20g per 20l(5gal), just wondering why the difference of pitching rates??

Is there any connection between force carbing and chill haze!? The reason for asking, is, after cold crashing and clearing with gelatin, I end up with a crystal clear beer, at approx 2-4C. Just when I think I've got the chill haze beat, I force carb the beer at 30psi for 3min., wait a day, and...

Just tried to filter a batch of beer with a cartridge water filter, using a 1 micron nominal filter, I heard that this will make crystal clear beer -- but I don't see a difference from the unfiltered to the filtered!? Has anyone had any luck with this type of set up??

Does anyone use britesorb for clearing and chillhaze? If so, how effective is the product?

I just got my rhizomes, planted them about 1" under the soil. Then wondered if a frost would hurt them, there are mixed reveiws on the web, does anyone have some first hand experience with frost? I'm in NS Canada, the lows are around 2C-4C, but frosts are not uncommon within the next month -...

Does anyone use a pump and H20 filter set up to filter uncarbed beer? I've seen CO2 / filter transfers, but none using a march pump. My plan is to pump from my conical, through the march pump, into the filter then into a corny (using a valve to control flow and reduce chance of aeration)...

I'm selling off some Ahtanum hops ('08 crop) in 1lb vacuum packed bags. 12$ / lb + shipping. PM if interested.

Just finished my pneumatic capper, waiting for compresser to try it out. Anyone have any ideas on PSI settings. I put in a flow control to regulate the speed. Hope I don't break too many bottles while tweaking the pressure and flow rates.

Here's my new mill:

I just set up my new Crankandstein 328D mill, tried to run some grain through, but the grain just sits on top of the rollers. I tried just a little handfull, and the drive roller spins but the other 2 seem to get bound up with the grain and won't turn. Anyone else have this happen to them?

I've recently bought a Crankandstein 328D mill, the website recommends gearing it down to 200RPM. I have the equipment readily available to gear it down to 280RPM. Will the extra 80RPM have an effect on the crush?

I want to use a 5500W element. To control it : Ranco ETC-111100-000 Digital Temperature Controller:0-10V Output(not specified if that is 10v ac or dc), and a Solid State Relay 3-32vdc, 40A Output 90-480VAC. Wire the output of the Ranco into the input of the SSR, and SSR to the element. Am I...

Can anyone suggest a good filter( one that doesn't clog up all the time) for beer, after fermentation (for 15 - 30 gal. range)?

I had taken a couple of vine cuttings late this year and they started to grow, now one is 3ft tall another is 5ft tall. My question is, when should they go in the ground? Should I put them in a cool, dark corner in the basement till the spring, or, plant them now and cover with hay or straw...

I'm trying to come up with a recipe for a GFB. If anyone has any hints or tips to help in the recipe making, I would appreciate the input. Heres what I have so far : 8# rice 1.5# corn 1# molasses 0.25oz magnum 14%@60min 0.5oz challenger 7.1%@15min danstar windsor GFB yeast...

Is it really nessecary to use the purge button on the Beergun? As the bottle fills with beer, it pushes the oxygen out. The only oxygen that would be in there would come from when you take the gun out of the bottle, and fill the head space (which would happen if it was purged anyway).

Has anyone force carbed a keg through the out port of a cornie? Just wondering, it seems that the co2 would have better contact with the beer. Just a random thought.