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I have this growing on the top of a Flanders red I started June 29th. I mashed high with a small amount of aged hops. Copitched wyeast 1275, roeselare and a built up starter of a local brewery’s Flanders red, Indeed. The built up starter had no mold and tasted like good sour beer. Primary for...

I just ordered the 75 GPD RO system with drinking water add on below from Buckeye Hydro which I will be using for brewing and drinking water. I see in Bru'n Water there is a profile for RO water but I'm assuming that the end result depends on the source. Attached is the water report from Ward...

I started a lambic back in July 2018 using Wyeast 3278 and a turbid mash, it has been in the primary since. Today I added (3) 14.5 oz cans of Oregon Tart Cherries directly you the primary. After doing so it struck me that maybe the Brett aren’t active enough to scavenge the oxygen in the...

I've been using a Bayou Classic with steamer basket and a Wilser bag for my recirculating BIAB setup. I had some problems with the bag not draining fast enough even during the slowest re circulation speeds so I cut larger openings in the basket but ended up ripping the bag as I had a burr on the...

When I built this system someone here said it would be too big for 3g finished batches, my math said otherwise so I went with it. I wanted the extra room for larger batches if I felt like it and not worry about boilovers. It’s fine for lower gravity beers but last week I tried a 1.067 SG batch...

I would like to get a secondary regulator for bitters and such. Is there a minimum pressure difference required between the secondary and primary regulator? I'm not going to do something this small of a difference but can I have primary set for 12 psi and secondary for 11 psi?

Brewing Kettle 15.5 gallons - $180 -Silver soldered in thermometer and diptube fittings to make sure it will never leak -Dip tube can be positioned at bottom of kettle to completely drain or on side to avoid hotbreak and hop material -Weldless spincycle whirlpool fitting -Sight glass was...

I have an Insignia kegerator that I put a coffin top on to make it a 4 tap kegerator. Last week I had some bottles sitting on the floor and they were freezing so I put a small bottle of liquor in there so I could measure temps. I was sitting around 20F with the dial set to 4.3 out of 5. So I...

I’m doing recirculating eBIAB in a steamer basket with a Wilser bag. During my first attempt at recirculating eBIAB I found that mash temperatures weren’t even and were about 3 degrees less than the output wort temp. I think the wort was bypassing the mash and going around the edges of the bag...

I ordered a scoby on Amazon and am planning on starting kombucha this week. What is the normal bottle cleaning regimen? For beer I fine rinsing bottles immediately after use and then sanitizing in my dishwasher before use works well. I was thinking because these are basically sour...

Hoffman A16N126 enclosure for sale, like new. I was planning on a HERMs system but settled on a simpler eBIAB system and didn't need a panel this large. 16x12x6 (HxWxD) 16-3/16 x 12-3/8 x 6-3/16 actual including door Price is $30 and I'd prefer not to ship as I don't have packaging for it. I...

I am interested in learning more about what the different temps in step mash might achieve. I have read about acid, protein, beta and alpha rests but I want to find out what temps on either end of the range will do. For example I have seen step mash schedules start at 148 for 30 minutes then...

I am using an EZ-Boil DSPR320 for a recirculating eBIAB system with a 5500 watt element. I did a trial run step mash with 6 gallons of water and the pump on full speed, I found that the temp in between the loops of the element got over 170 so I would be denaturing enzymes. This isn't a huge...

I'm planning on making a grodziskie soon and they call for lubelski hops. My local store (Northern Brewer/Midwest) doesn't have them but I have read that saaz is a substitute, which I already have on hand. I'm not thrilled with paying for shipping to get 2 oz of hops but will if I need to. Is...

I have a pull through fitting for a ball valve on my kettle and I want to add a surface soldered weld spud to add a temp probe. How close can I solder the fitting without worrying about the other fitting’s solder melting and falling out? I want them close so the probe tip is between the dip tube...

I'm building an eBIAB system with a 15.5 gallon bayou classic. I was just marking off the positions of the dip tube and the element with the plan to drill and solder tonight then I started to wonder if their relative position matters. I'm using a 90 degree barb for the dip tube and a 5500 watt...

I am building a panel using Auber’s Cube kit. The 115v plugs and fuse holders have male spade connectors on them with the intent of using blue female spade connectors on the wires. I don’t have any and it seems silly to order a bunch online if I only need 10. Also I’m using solid 14awg building...

July 2018 I made a Lambic using Wyeast 3278, it's been in primary in a glass carboy the entire time. I took a sample and it is okay, not really all that complex or sour. I've heard that reusing this blend makes it more complex. I was thinking of moving this beer to a secondary (or bottling) and...

I’m going to be switching over to electric eBIAB from my propane 3 vessel manual system to make my brew days shorter and easier with less equipment. I’m also going to go down to 3-5 gallon batches as I don’t drink beer at the rate that I used to. My intent is to get a 62 qt Bayou Classic with...

I’ve been brewing a bunch of Czech, German and Belgian styles of beer recently that all call for their respective types of pilsner. Which of these would you say are most interchangeable? I don’t want to keep a bag of each on hand if possible. I have a bag of Belgian and a bag of Bohemian...