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ok, so I know this info must be out there somewhere, but after weeks of reading the forums and also reading through the Kal instructions end to end, my head is spinning, and I'm not finding quite what I'm looking for. Hoping someone can help me out and get me started on the right track to...

I have a RIS that just never carbonated (long story, and i did try to add some yeast to each bottle - that didnt really work). It is about two years in the bottle now and still tastes great - in fact it is matured greatly, its just pretty flat. I'd estimate its at probably 1 vol co2, maybe a...

Anyone store their rig outside? As an apartment brewer, I spend half my brew day getting my kettle and mash tun (converted half barrels, with thermometers and ball valves) and stand out of storage and set up. I'm considering just leaving it all outside on the porch this summer, covered by a...

anyone out there found a cheaper alternative for pre-fab stainless hoppers for a DIY conical fermenter? I can't believe that these guys are the only place in the entire world that make simple metal cones... Anyone know why the toledo metal spinning prices have skyrocketed btw? Is it simply...

So I'm an idiot. I usually exhaustively research anything that has to do with homebrewing and never let unknown materials touch my beer. This past weekend however I made a DIY hopsock and unthinkingly and happily used a galvanized steel HVAC reducer for the collar. I brewed a 10 Gal batch of...

any reason one of these would not work for a 10 gallon batch as a fermenter? http://www.containerandpackaging.com/item.asp?item=P113 I very much would like to get away from splitting 10G batches into two ale pails. and i shattered my only 6.5G carboy recently so I have sworn off glass...

So I'm looking for an easy way to clean out my keggles after a brew day. I live in an apartment so I don't have an outside hose hookup or anything like that. Currently my best option is to drag the kegs inside and try to spray them out in my bath tub. This is a real PITA and the wife is not a...

OK - so this idea is probably already covered somewhere but I can't seem to find any threads on it, so here goes: In a single batch sparge system, is there any reason I couldn't heat my sparge water directly in the MLT right with the grain? For a number of reasons, I am really hell bent on...

I'm thinking about making a run down to Chinatown here in Chicago to see what the restaurant supply places have in stock. I'd hoping to pick up a nice powerful burner for the new propane setup I'm building. My question is: how do I tell if a burner is for propane or natural gas, or is there...

Apologies if this sparging approach is already covered somewhere - I've searched and cannot find anything exactly like this. If it exists and has already been discussed please send me on my way. So I've been thinking about my new build and I am wondering if it is possible to single temp...

I'm looking at some Iwaki pumps and wonder if anybody has any input. They are the 30-MD-RXT and 40RT models. Anyone actually using any of these are have any thoughts? I hear that these are actually decent options?

Anyone use or have any thoughts on this pump: http://www.plumbersurplus.com/Prod/Little-Giant-3-MDQ-SC-700-GPH-1-15-HP-Magnetic-Drive-Inline-Aquarium-Pump-(581506)/57424/Cat/1248 Is this basically the same thing as the other Little Giant 3MD models, or is it different because it is the...

So I've been lurking around various electric build posts for quite a while now, and I'm basically resigned to the fact that I would need 240V to go this route - which I do not have access to as I live in an old apartment building. But, before I totally give up on this electric thing, I've...

Need some advice guys. I've finally picked up a temp controller so I'm working on my first lager, an Oktoberfest. Everything was going according to plan until I went to rack the the beer to a corny keg in which I planned to lager for up to 4-5 months at 34 or so.. So, I get the beer into the...

Hey guys - need some help with a batch that just doesnt seem to want to carbonate. I brewed a Russian Imperial Stout (or at least something vaguely similar?) in october. I primary fermented for about 14 days before racking to secondary. Secondary was about 30-40 days - I think I bottled the...

I've got a yeast cake question. Yesterday I brewed my first ever barleywine and pitched onto a yeast cake for the first time as well. From everything I have read on HBT and other sites it seems that I should have seen an active ferment within a few hours - but I didn't see anything until this...

So I'm hoping someone can help me out. I'm brewing my first barleywine tomorrow morning (estimated OG ~1.100) and I've got 2 vials of white labs WLP007... is this enough yeast? I'm really worried that its not. I had meant to have 4 vials, but I didn't make the shopping trip, so 2 it is...

Hey guys So I know that I should be patient, but 16 weeks and still no carbonation has me getting a little worried... I brewed a russian imperial (OG 1.095 FG 1.018) back in sept/oct. About 3 weeks in primary and 6 weeks in secondary before bottling. On bottling day I only had about 4-4.25...

I've got some half gallon growlers laying around that I plan on using for taking some beer to parties and such without the need to have empty bottles around. I'm set up with the homemade beergun that is popular on these forums (racking cane and stopper attached to cobra tap - I'd link to the...

I've been thinking about this for a while now... Do any of you sanitize your gas lines? How often, what method (just soak in starsan or whatever you use and let drip out?)? I'm admittedly very paranoid about cleaning and sanitation in my brewing so I'm beginning to get a little nervous about...