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Hello Was wondering if anyone can give me some advice on what to do for cold crashing in SS brewtech unitank. I just got it and this is my first batch fermenting. Beer has been fermenting for almost 7 days now and I am getting ready to cold crash but as I read more and more about negative...

I need some help figuring out my temp issue. I just got a new setup with a new mash tun, rims tube and pid controller. I did a leak run test and noticed my temps were all off..i set my pid to 120 degrees, my mash temp was reading 112 and my other thermometer i put in the mash holding it by hand...

Hello guys I was wondering if I could get your opinions on a setup that I am trying to put together. First...I have no idea what I am doing or getting myself into but I want to build a simple PID control panel for a Rims setup. Without knowing what I really needed I went out and order a few...

Guys So I finally Kegged my Pale Ale and my Stout I made about a month ago. I had no issues with the fermentation as I kept them in a control temp room at 68 degree. I do remember when I cleaned both my secondary fermenters for both beers seeing a lot of foam on top of the beer the same was...

Do I Have Been Brewing For A Few Years now But I Took A Break For A Year While I Finished By Basement Now IM Back BrDo I Have Been Brewing For A Few Years now But I Took A Break For A Year While I Finished By Basement Now IM Back Brewing And I Cant Get My Efficiency Above 65%. I've done 3 beers...

Do I Have Been Brewing For A Few Years now But I Took A Break For A Year While I Finished By Basement Now IM Back Brewing And I Cant Get My Efficiency Above 65%. I've done 3 beers one was suppose to be 1.069 and I ended up 1. 062 batch sparge. My second one was suppose to be 1.056 I got...

So i just went to a local company that sells all kinds of different types of gasses and I asked for beer gas..the guy came out with a CO2 tank so i told him no i already have that i need beer gas is a mix of nitrogent and C02 so he asked me what i was trying to do so i told him i need if for a...

So I have a problem, a few weeks ago I made my first fruit beer a coconut stout. My problem is that I used shredded coconut in my secondary and I am having a tough time moving it from the secondary to my keg..the hose keeps getting clogged with the floating coconuts..any idea.?

so i just made my stout 5 hours ago and my airlock its going nuts..a lot of action in the airlock but nothing happening inside my fermenter that i can see. The airlock its going as fast as i ever seen it but no action inside the tank...anybody every see this before?

I just made a yeast started and just realized i didnt have an airlock for it so i am using tin foil. Is this ok for a yeast started? I have never used tin foil for a yeast started but my LHB shop is closed for the weekend and i have no choice now.

Hello What would be the best way to get rid of the yeasty taste? I have been brewing for a while but i have always had a yeasty taste and smell to all of my beers. im always carefull not to keg the yeast and it comes out very clean and clear but i can not get rid of that yeasty smell and...

So i just bought my first stout faucet for my kegerator, now i dont have a stout beer ready yet but i wanted to try it with one of my beers i have ready (Blonde Ale) and the foam coming out is way too much, on a 16oz cub i get maybe an inch of beer and the rest all the way to the top is foam. I...

Can anybody tell me if i can use with this tank

i am in the process on converting my chest frezzer into a kegerator and i have been buying the equipemnt off a few different sites but my question is about the type of shank i need. Is the bigger the nipple on shank the better flow? or is it the smaller the nipplie the better flow. I keep...

Hello guys Quick question to all the pros in here, I've been brewing for 2 years but i only have maybe 6 beers under my belt. I stopped brewing while i was finishing my basesment which it took a whole year. Now i am back!! so i made my first beer since i stopped on Sunday (Old Blonde Ale)...

Guys I made a starter 2 weeks ago when i was goin go make my beer but things came up and I didnt get a chance. I will have time this weekend but I dont know if I should start a new starter or use this one. Do you guys think the starter is still good? Should i add more DM to test?

Guys I have put together my very own recipe but not sure what temperature to mash the grain. I am thinking on going with 150f for mash but not sure if that is the best temp Anybody have a good guide for different temps for different grains?

How do i single infusion on a 5gl cooler? I usually fly sparge but this morning I wanted to do it different but I just realized that i need 2.66gl of water to mash and 5.75 for mashout but i only have a 5gl cooler. can i mashout twice? maybe 2.8 mashout for 10 and 2.8 mashout again right after?

Guys I made a yeast starter on Tuesday and it seems like is all done but my question is some people tell me to put it in the fridge a day before brewing but I was thinking on leaving it out and just pour it right into my wort. I plan to brew my Cream Ale this Sunday. Is it better to put it...