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After a few years hiatus from brewing, quarantine has brought me back to the hobby. I couldn't be happier. I just finished bottling an ESB and I want to knock out something else while I still have momentum. I've been considering making a beer that goes against conventional wisdom and I've read...

Hi, For my brew session yesterday I picked up some Campden tablets to treat the chlorine/chloramine in my water. I also started using StarSan for the first time. Of course, being ultra-paranoid after a small chlorophenol off-flavour in my last beer, I mixed the StarSan with the treated...

Hello fellow brewers. I've been using these 500ml bottles almost exclusively. They are readily available here in Quebec as they are used by many of our microbreweries. I also find the size to be very convenient. Until now I've not had the need to carbonate beyond 2.5 volumes. I'm...

Hi, I just wanted to share this dirt cheap bottle washer that I rigged up. I built an immersion chiller about a month ago and had a left-over fitting from the washing machine hose. I deliberately left a few inches of hose on the end of the fitting hoping it would come in handy some day. While...

Hi all, I have a quick question about building heatsticks. I have a ceramic top stove that can't handle a pot large enough for full boils. I'm considering building 2 110V heatsticks. My stove has two appliance outlets, each with it's own 15A circuit breaker. Anyone foresee issues running...