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I"m looking for suggestions on where and what to look for. I am looking into doing 10 Gal Batches ( instead of doing 5 gal batch, clean up, then do another 5 gal batch). I will only be doing 10 Gal batches 4-5 times a year. most of the time it will be just the 5 gal batch. So I'm trying to...

I have either lost a ton of gas before hand ( which is possible) i'm loosing a little at a time. I am not sure. Any suggestions on troubleshooting would be appreciated. trouble started with me deciding to move my tank outside my kegerator (fridge). I purchased a mfl bulkhead connection...

I’m looking into doing my first lager. I got silly,bought a fridge to turn into my kegerator, and now that leaves my keezer(5QFT) empty. But i'm getting a little confused on steps, from the videos I have seen. I do EBIAB. 5 gal batches,(10 Gal boil Kettle). I can do step mashes if need be(...

My daughter is in the navy and stationed out by Bremerton. Wife and i are looking into heading out there in a month to visit her. I am asking for suggestions on craft beer to try while I am in the area of Cincinnati Ohio, as sad as it is, I pretty much much stick with samual Addams. With this...

I try to keep my brewing as simple as possible.... I have read,somewhere, can’t remember where.....probably drunk when I read it.... but if I recall correctly, ph will effect your BH. Efficiency. I have the opportunity to get a...

I’m fermenting a sweet stout with s-04 yeast. Temp range is 59f - 75f. My basement ranges from 59f-61f depending on if I am using electric heat or not(roughly 16 hours the temp will be 59F) I do not have any temp control for fermentation. My thought is that when fermentation starts it...

I’m trying to figure this out, and would like some suggestions. I have a 3 keg system in a a 5qft freezer. Once I empty a keg I turn the gas off to that keg. I just emptied one keg( Boston ale clone/modified) so I turned the gas off, and went to my next keg( a peach wheat), pour was normal...

other than weight, is there any way to tell when your tank is about to kick? I pretty much use my tank strictly for carbing up and pushing. Right now my gauge is in the red, so I went ahead and got bought me another tank. i do run 3 to 4 kegs off of my tank(splitter, which is also used to...

Right now I have have a 5QFT keezer. I can place 3 kegs in it. I have my co2 canister on the outside. As I am working on upgrading my brewery, I am starting to wonder if I should add a kegerator to my list... In which I will turn my keezer back into a fermentor. I'm not sure on what size...

As the title states... anyone one right now that wants to BS about brewing upgrades or just brewing in general? shame we don't have a chat room LOL

So I have been having issues with my mash... have inquired, and have done some testing myself. So to help my mash out I am thinking recirculating ( I am a EBIABer). piecing everything together I'm looking at about $230.00. or a tad bit more..... any way. I was talking to the wife, and say...

and not the itch you are thinking...... I live on a few acres of woods. Right now I am working on clearing a small area to put a 20x20 carport that I will be turning into a chicken coop.. last few months it has been just cleaning up the grounds from the trees and limbs from when I had a septic...

I am so not a scientist..... I do believe in the KISS system though ( Keep It Simple Stupid), Damm I love that saying.... More I read, I do kinda get it, but still get lost. So for simplicity sake, is there a place that has mash temp ranges? I understand that at high temps create...

I have been brewing for about 3 years now. In those 3 years I have always used buckets. About 4 weeks ago I did a batch of October fest ( not really since I did it as an ale, I dont have lagering capabilities yet). 2 weeks later, I brewed the same receipe, so I decided to just use the yeast...

I use pallets for my tables (that I have built). The first one i used an epoxy, so not much of an issue. this one, i am thinking of just using paint, so needing some advise on. Discretion of pallet: is is built with 3/4 plywood. with many nails. 2X4 for the underneath. Total of 3, one on...

Last year I did not get to brew much because of the weather - rain.... I got the ok from the wife, so I got everything needed to brew indoors(EBIAB), beginning of the year. Then I went crazy, filled all 3 kegs I had ( so I bought 2 more), then filled 1 keg with cider, and even filled 4 cases...

I’m looking into long term... 3 months to 12 months of storage. I am wondering on how well it keep. Temps will range from 6F to 70F. process: bought 5 gals of krogers (store brand)AJ. fermented at roughly 68 with Safcider. ( fermented in basement, and I believe the temp was around 68)...

I hope that I am posting in the right area.. if not, please direct me. For the past few years, I have brewed many 5 gal batches using recipes from others recipes... I am thinking I need to make my own recipe, just so that I have what I want.. I have only done a 15 recipes, but have only...

This is my 3rd batch of cider that I have done. First one I did a dry sparkling, second was a dry still. This one I plan on back sweetening. I have always bottled, till now. I am not sure if my process will work or not, so I thought I would ask. I am looking for a semi sweet cider. I have...

I went down to fill my glass, and it hit me.....the story, I started kegging over a year ago. I bought 3 kegs and a 10#co2. At the time I was brewing out doors over propane. I have only had 2 of my kegs going at a time, the third one pretty much sat around with starsan. I changed over to...