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Hello, I poked around a bit but couldn't find the answer to this question. Does anyone use a BIAB bag to line their mash tun for easier cleanup? If so, are there any other advantages or disadvantages to doing this? Seems so much easier to just pull out the bag of grains after the wort is pumped...

So, I finished cleaning in preparation of brew day tomorrow. I noticed the neck of my carboy is all marked up from the metal handle of the carboy brush. Has anyone had this happen before?Will this easily clean off or is there something special I need to do? I haven't tried anything as of yet, I...

Im looking to buy a hop spider or filter of some sort. I have a 15 gallon keggle for a boil kettle. I’d like one that I could use for brewing either a 5 or 10 gallon batch. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks.

So, I'm in the process of building a brewig. Since I started, I've bought & sold a house and had a son & a set of twins. Needless to say, my time has been limited. I'm about 98% finished, and attempted to run it through a test run. I have 2 March 815-PL pumps. One of them does not run. I tried...

Hello. I’m building a Brutus style brew rig. I’m using 2 Auber SYL-2362 PIDs to control 2 Honeywell gas valves. I have power to the main switch of the control panel, which then goes to an indicator light, then feeds a bus bar to power everything else. When I flip the main switch, just the...

Hello. I just finished building my weldless single tier brewstand. Ran it through a test run today, and I melted the reflectix insulation and the test water in the sight glasses was boiling. Could this be due to my BG14's being at the wrong height? They are mounted 3" below the deck of the...

Hello all. Finally, after years of building my brew rig (with the birth of my 3 children in the meantime to detour the process) I have finally finished. Thanks to a friend at work who did some awesome sanitary welds for me, and the guys at Brew Hardware and NorCal Brewing Solutions for their...

I'm sure this has been answered somewhere on this forum before, but I've searched and haven't found the info I am looking for. I am building a single tier brew rig out of slotted angle iron. I am using 3 keggles and 3 Bayou Classic BG14 banjo burners. Has anyone built a similar set up and...

Hello. I am in the process of putting an all grain set up together. Is there any benefit to putting a diptube in my keggle HLT or can I just drain from the coupling with a valve on the outer end? I havent brewed all grain yet, but I am under the impression that the HLT is just to store/heat...

Hello. I moved last year and have not been able to brew for the last year and a half due to the selling/buying of our house, packing/unpacking and also the addition of twins. I am now getting my homebrewery set back up and realized I never cleaned my beer lines in my kegerator. Will I be able...

Hello. I just harvested a bunch of hops today. Some of the cones have some parts that have browned. Are they still OK to use or should I chuck the ones that have browned a bit?

OK, so I'm in the process of building a weldless single tier brewstand. I also sent my 3 kegs off to the welder to have 1/2 couplings welded to them. The welds look great (outside), and I got a great price, but on the inside of each vessel, the weld is not so smooth. Is this something I can just...

I am sure this is somewhere on this forum but searched & searched and couldn't find it. I am welding some 1/2" half couplings to my kegs to start assembling my brew rig. I have drilled 7/8" holes for the couplings. This will allow them to be welded to the outside of the keg. Is this the...

I have been chosen as my cousin's best man. Neither of us have a brother, so we are both the brother the other never had. He is the one that got me started as a homebrewer. I am in the planning stages of his bachelor party. He's told me that he would like to have a party centered around craft...

Hello. I have started assembling the parts to build a brew rig but I'm not sure what else I need. I have the angle iron to build the frame. I also have three 15 gallon kegs, a jaybird stainless false bottom and one burner. I would like to use tri-clover fittings for ease of cleaning. As...

So I have a refridgerator that I turned into a 2 tap kegerator. I have had 2 other double batches of beer in it and they poured nicely. This time around, I have a Pliny the Elder clone and a mexican cervesa that are both foaming excessively. The fridge is in a 3 season uninsulated enclosed...

OK, in the directions, it tells me to add: 9# Extra Pale Extract 1# of Corn Sugar I also got a Brewvint Alcohol Boost. Do I add this at this time? It doesnt mention it in the directions. Thanks.

Does anyone in the Boston area know where (if any) one can purchase some Pliny the Elder from Russian River or Ballast Point Big Eye IPA?

Is anyone going to this? This will be their 3rd year and it will be my 3rd year attending. Such a good time. Looks like there will be about 400 beers this year. http://beeradvocate.com/acbf/

So, since my hops are starting to take off, I decided to build a trellis for them to climb. After the fact, I started wondering if the chemicals in the pressure treated wood would affect the hops. I imagine this stuff is toxic but not sure if it would have an effect on the hops that climb it...