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I'm almost done installing my brewery's RO system (big thanks to Buckeye Hydro!), just need to tidy up a bit. So I'm wondering what you guys who have plenty of RO water on hand use it for besides brewing and sanitizing? I understand it's not tasty in coffee, or for drinking straight. Probably...

It's best to listen to your gut.

Just moved 3 qts of kimchi from the fermenter to jars. I didn't even what it was a year ago, now I have some almost daily with lunch. This batch was fermented for six days, a bit longer than usual since the house has been colder lately. Smells wonderfully powerful.

I made another Czech pilsner last week, and didn't measure the mash pH because I didn't know at what rest to take the sample. In an infusion mash I'll sample 15 minutes after dough-in, but I'm sure that's not correct for a triple decoction mash. I haven't found the answer in any of my reference...

I've read about beers that are described as being flabby. What are the characteristics of a flabby beer? Any commercial beers you would call flabby?

I was about to purchase a used nitrogen regulator from a member here, but was told by my LHBS that the local welding supply shop exchanges beer gas in CO2 cylinders. So I'd need to use a CO2 regulator. I hadn't heard of this before. Anybody here using CO2 cylinders for beer gas?

I have a 3g keg of cider that tastes bland and tart. Almost no apple taste left after fermentation. It's from jugs of Tree-Top apple juice, with 1-1/2 tsp of yeast nutrient. OG 1.047 I used 11g of Notty, fermented at 64-67F. FG 0.999 I have malic acid, citric acid, and "boiled apple cider...

I understand that wort and water flow opposite directions in a CFC. But is cooling more efficient when the wort enters at the bottom of the coil, and the water at the top, or vice-versa? Does it matter at all?

Somebody in HBT land who cans has got to want this! For $500 it could be yours! Rock-Ola CCC5 [Rock-Ola-CCC5-2] - $499.00 : The Chi-Company, a home brewing company since 1996, New and used beverage equipment for Homebrewing, Home winemaking, Soda systems and used Pepsi vending equipment (I...

My brewspace is in the garage. It has a bare concrete floor. I hose it down frequently, then sweep the water out the overhead door. Is it absorbing water, and is that a bad thing? Should I treat it with something? I've seen where folks apply a sealer or an epoxy coating, is this just for...

I can fit six kegs in my kegerator, with some empty space above. I had been considering making a shelf above them for lagering kegs, but that would require removing the shelf to access keg disconnects and would severely restrict visibility. I was considering having access holes in the shelf...

My brewery is in an unheated garage, so I made a small temp-controlled chamber to keep my starters happy. The cabinet is just tall enough for a 5L flask. I started heating it with an 8W heating pad, which wasn't nearly enough. I added a porcelain socket with a 40W reflector bulb, which is a bit...

I am thinking about making a small fermentation chamber for starters, just a simple heated wooden box. I'd prefer an acrylic door, but maybe light is an issue? Or maybe doesn't matter for starters? FWIW, I always decant starters.

After almost two years of use my conical (and some of its accessories) are showing fine scratches on the exterior that I'd like to remove. A few are from dropped TC parts, those are deep enough to catch your fingernail on, and I could live with those. But most are much finer, probably from...

Just came across these: https://brewbuilt.com/category/fermenters.html (I'm not associated with Brewbuilt, other than owning one of their kettles).

John Palmer writes that cooling faster than 2 deg F per day can stress the yeast and cause off flavors. My weisbock is at 65F right now and ready to crash, but I'd rather not spend 17 days getting it down to 30F unless it really makes a difference. How fast do you crash your beer?

I'd like to brew a weizenbock, but I don't know which recipe to follow. I brew all-grain, decoctions are fine. 5-15 gallons OK. Do you have one you can recommend? Thanks!

I finally made a caddy for my disposable oxygen bottles. It's made of 3/8" hardwood plywood. Pretty quick project with a 3" diameter hole saw and a table saw. Now I can open the valve and adjust the flow rate with one hand, and no more capsizing the whole thing.

I have 6 gals of APA in my 15 gal conical @ 30F, all ready for gelatin. In the past I have applied a couple PSI of CO2 while I remove a 3" TC fitting and pour it in. I was trying to minimize O2 exposure. I have a yeast brink which I could use to inject it from the bottom, but I don't know if it...