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Hey folks. I'm concerned I have a contamination issue in my setup... Last Feb I brewed an Imperial Bourbon Stout... When I kegged it, I noticed that it was tangy, almost sour tasting. Initially attributed this to the Bourbon being on the oak chips too long and over extracting tannins. figured...

I just brewed up a batch of the Dragon's Breath stout.. Described here: Lug Wrench Brew: Dragon's Breath, a Dragon's Milk Clone And also brewed on YouTube by Beer-and-BBQ Larry: And Short Circuited Brewers: I started soaking my woodchips (heavy toast american oak) on Bourbon the week of...

Planning to brew a milkshake IPA 'base' this weekend. I've seen water profiles all over the place for this style. No fruit, no vanilla. General guidance seems to indicate 2:1 Chloride to Sulfate ratio? Have also seen folks reverse this or go with a 1:1 similar to NEIPA. Grain Bill: 10 lb...

Hello all.. I have a NEIPA that is on day 10 in the fermenter. I added ~ 3oz dry hops on day 3 of fermentation and just hit it with second shot of hops (3 oz) on day 7. Tasting this from the fermenter.. Quite a bit of bitterness (actually a LOT of bitterness with hop particles floating in...

Hey all. I'm currently controlling (or not) fermentation temperature using an InkBird two stage temp controller. I have a glycol chiller, pump, and coil for refrigeration and a heating pad for heating. I find the InkBird swings a fair amount between heating and cooling due to it's lack of PID...

Hey all, I'm, trying to recreate a porter brewed by one of our local breweries. Their website gives just a bit of information about the beer: In quotes: 6.8 ABV 45 IBU 32 SRM Notes of: Chocolate, Caramel, Coffee, Dark Fruits Style - Robust Porter Marris Otter, Brown, Caramel, and Choc malts...

Hi all. I just wanted to toss this out to see what others thought of my plan regarding a lager I am planning to dry hop. I currently have the lager in my conical lagering via a glycol chiller. That's been going for about 45 days now. I plan on brewing another batch tonight and would like to use...

Hi all, I'm looking for a water profile suggestion for a DHL I plan to brew this weekend. I'm starting with RO water. The recipe is as follows: 8 lbs Pilnser 1 lb Carapils .5 lb Acidulated Malt 75 min boil 1 Oz Hallertau Mittel @ 75 mins 1 Oz Saaz @ 15 mins 1 Oz Saaz @ 5 mins Dry Hop 2 Oz...

Quick question regarding my batch sparging process. When I drain my mash tun at the end of the mash, it may take 5-10 minutes at a rate slow enough to not compact the bed. I typically have a little work to do to get water moved around, pumps reconfigured etc before I can add my sparge water to...

I've recently upgraded to a DIY HERMS setup and had some questions about Mash temps. I currently monitor temperature in my HLT where the HERMS coil is parked as well as at the discharge of the HERMS coil. I take measurements of the grain bed temperature throughout the brew cycle with a handheld...

Has anyone heard any updates on availability of this chiller? I'm looking at this and the Stasis. Looks like Stasis is available now. Just wondering how soon this unit will start shipping.

All, I am looking for some suggestions/opinions on what others have done for fermentation temperature control. Background info: All grain brewer - couple years under the belt Electric system - homebuilt CraftbeerPi controller Brewing 5 gallon batches Kegging My old fridge has died and I am...

I tried posting this on the CraftbeerPi thread here, but it seems to be quiet over there. I'm hoping someone here might be able to answer... I have a question about the CraftBeerPi KettleController. I see you can set the power level of the heater element. I'm wondering how this works. Is the pi...

Quick question regarding wire gauge used in panels. I see 10 ga used commonly for 240V 30amp circuit within a panel. But often, one of the 240 legs is split out to a switch, led or other 120v item and 14ga or 18ga is used for this portion. See circled section in wiring schematic below. Since...

Hello all, I'm starting a conversion to electric brewing and am basing my build on craftbeerpi and a diy panel. I'm looking for some 'packaging' or finishing help with the electrical inside the panel. While I have a lot of experience with breadboard prototyping and hobby builds, I'd like this...

Greetings all. I've been a hobbyist brewer for a couple of years, starting with extract, but graduating a few years ago to all grain. I have an oatmeal stout currently fermenting that appears to have stalled in fermentation. OG of the beer was 1.060 and estimated FG was supposed to be 1.016...