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So, been home brewing for a few years now. First time I ever let the ferm get outside the temp range. its getting hot here in W TN and I guess I consumed a bit too much of my product last evening. Got up later than normal and went to check on my current brew in the conical. It’s actually a...

I have a batch of pale ale fermenting. I used only my refractometer (NorthernBrewer) to test my OG (1.050). Fermentation appears to have stopped on Day 7, so I took a few drops to sample, again with refractometer (temp 68°). Read 1.024 (target is 1.012). I was confused wh I was so far off...

looking to build an 8 ft cabinet/counter to do all my brewing but without stainless counter. Any other good options? Was thinking either a cheap Formica or maybe a quartz top? Something easy to clean. Thoughts?

I don’t own a laptop, just my ipad. I purchased the Beersmith3 Mobile app and it works but I’m looking for an app that’ll give me estimated mash pH. Thanks.

I’m using a recipe kit for a Sierra Madre Pale Ale. I had my tap water tested by Ward Labs and made the adjustments using Brewer’s Friend (ended up adding 4 gm gypsum, 2 gm CaCo3, and 2 gm NaCl). Ward Labs had my tap at a pH of 8.1. I had meant to test pH at 30 minutes into boil, but...

Making cider using 6 gallons of Walmart Musselmans apple cider, 2 lbs brown sugar and 1 packet of Wyest cider & mead yeast. Put into my SS Brewtech Chronical BME - 7 gal. OG was 1044 before adding sugar. Started bubbling at 12 hrs. All going well, Day 10 it seemed Ferm was slowing down so I...

New in box. Never used. northernbrewer.com has them for $160. I’ll sell for $110 plus shipping from W TN. IM for details.

Hey all - new conical fermenter is great. Only thing I dont like about it is the silly sample port uses a o-ring that I just cannot get to stop leaking. I’ve read any number of folks that have the same problem but they all say you have to tighten it but not too tight or you deform the o-ring...

Hey all - New to home brewing and I started with a cider. I used 6 gallons of Musselman’s Fresh Pressed Apple Cider from Walmart. It had a OG of 1.044. I added 3 lbs of brown sugar to my Chronical BME conical. If I calculated correctly, gives me an OG of 1.065 (0.007 increase per 1lb of...

Looked all over and maybe i can’t find it b/c it’s such a basic question, nonetheless . . . So, I am doing BIAB with a Clawhammer 10.5 gal brew kettle w/ heating element, digital controller and insulation kit. I have yet to brew anything in the system, but I did run a couple tubs of water to...