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So we had our first 90 degree day of the year on Monday, and of course one of my heat pumps conked out. The 240V/40A breaker for the compressor had tripped and could not be reset unless I turned the system off. Then it would trip again as soon as I put it back in cool mode and set the...

So I BIAB with a ten gallon kettle. Planning to do a pair of ~6.5% ABV SMaSH pale ales (one citra and one mosaic). Is there any reason not to mash as if I was brewing 5 gallons of a 1.1 gravity ale and then split the batch and dilute before boiling and hopping?

Obviously I'm being dense and missing something really obvious, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what is supposed to make this thing seal. Does the nylon spacer compress the nylon dip tube enough to seal the whole thing? Even if that's how it's supposed to work, it still seems like...

I bought it to get the six used kegs for about ten bucks each, but thought maybe someone would have thoughts about turning this into a real jockey box or something else more useful. Or at least get a kick out of the pics. Not sure I will ever trust that chiller thing no matter how much I...

One of my brothers-in-law developed a fondness for Old Speckled Hen when he worked in London many years ago. It's quite possibly his favorite ale. Most of the beers I brew are not really to his taste but more to my other BIL's taste. So just to be fair, I've decided to try a clone. I've searched...

Interested in hearing about any experience anyone has had with the MoreBeer counter pressure bottle filler. What I think I like about this as opposed to a Tapcooler of Nukatap is that you can connect directly to the liquid out side of a keg with a QD (since I do not have a kegerator or keezer I...

Anybody done it? Would you do anything differently than you would for a regular corny keg? Thanks in advance.

Hoist a pint in honor of National Beer Day. OK, you were probably going to hoist a few pints anyway, but now you have another excuse. Northern Brewer has a Buy One Get One for 50% off deal on American Beer Kits. All grain and extract. Code BEERDAY. I'm guessing they're not the only ones doing...

My last couple of bottle conditioned beers have come out a bit undercarbonated. Not flat. Not inconsistent*. Just less bubbly than I wanted/expected. I used 5 ounces of corn sugar for five gallons, which should have given me 2.5-2.6 volumes, but they seem closer to 2.0. So my question is whether...

This or that? I know there's been a lot of discussion of mini kegs and I've read a lot of it but I'm still not sure which way to go. As I understand it, "this" is essentially a "real" keg with all of the advantages of being able to do closed transfers and forced carbonation (but not with the...

So I'm in the middle of brewing several extract batches and I'm going to wind up with a bunch of leftover specialty grains that won't keep forever. Specifically, about 8 oz each of Aromatic, Abbey, Biscuit, Black Patent, Cara Brown, Chocolate Wheat and Munich Dark. Was thinking about heading...

Apologies if this has been asked and answered already, but I've read a number of threads on the topic and don't really see a definitive answer. I bottle condition all of my beers. I am not set up to keg or do true closed transfers. So in trying to avoid adding oxygen during bottling, is the...

Hello. Just joined. Looking forward to plenty of good advice. Michael