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I am looking at serving Hibiscus IPA for next year Valentine's Day (since I waited too long now), but I want to brew and perfect it between now and then. Below are my thoughts, and I willing to take any advise you guys suggest when it comes to changes. 5.5 gallon Batch OG: 1.052 IBU: 25...

When ordering my home system I over purchased and got too many tri-clamp fittings. I am looking to sell. I am looking for $10 each (paid 14) and you cover shipping. 2 x 1.5" TC to 0.5" Barb (sold) 6 x 1.5" TC to 0.5" Male NPT (3 of 6 sold) 3 x 1.5" TC to 0.5" Female NPT (2 of 3 sold) 1 x...

Is there an app out there that provides the calculations for water chemistry. I know that beersmith 2 and ibrewmaster2 do not have those calculations. They have the requirements for specific water regions, but not a calculator to convert your water to those types to give you the amounts...

The 30 AMP 240v 2 Pole breaker in my control panel keeps failing. Only one of the poles burns out, but it doesn't flip the breaker. The pole that burns out is the one that goes directly to the 5500w heating element (through a contractor), not the one that runs through the board and then to the...

I have a big farm going and I was wondering if I just ran a yeast starter with a stir plate with each of these From a yeast slant for secondary fermentation would be good or if I needed to do something else specific for these to grow these bugs brett C Pediococcus Lacto

I had a friend of mine who bought hops about 2 years ago. They have been kept in mylar bags, but at temperatures around 70-75 degrees. Would I still need to bake the hops in the oven to force age them? Once aged, how many ounces per 5 gallons? My sour recipe I was looking at...

I have been making beer for about 3 years now and the idea of brewing and aging sours really has started to intrigue me. I do enjoy sours beers so I do know what I am getting into as for flavor. I am thinking of putting together a sour here soon and I am wanting to age it at least 18 months...

I brewed a blueberry oatmeal stout about 8 weeks ago. It is kegged up and ready to go. I pulled my first beer and the body just isn't where I would like it and the sweetness needs to be increased (blueberries a little too tangy). I was thinking of pulling about 2 quarts out, adding 1 lbs of...

I am wanting to drill some holes through the walls on the side to run my co2 lines and just wanted to make sure I wouldn't hit anything vital. I also wanted to make sure there was nothing vital in the door so I could run taps. Thanks again for the advise

I have a K Type sensor I am hooking up to my PID through an XLR 3 pin on the outside of my electrical box. The k type has 2 wires and I have 3 possible hookups with the XLR 3 pin. Have I made a horrible mistake and need to order new temp probes or is there a way to connect the k type up to the...

So my question is this, I am looking at fermenting for 21 days then cold crashing for 7 days, but I am considering not racking to decrease oxygenation of the batch, but wanted to make sure that wouldn't cause a problem with autolyse or off flavors from the trub on the bottom. Maybe I am over...

I have been one that always does a secondary to get my beer off the old yeast. Recently I have been doing a bit of research and there is a lot of opinion out there that the secondary isn't something that is as important for shorter fermentation times. My question is what is the max time that...

1/2" MPT 4" long BCS Temp Sensor with M12 QD I like the sensor design from the BCS, plus I really like the price of these sensors as well. My question comes down to this, is there a way to wire these so that they work with a PID instead of the BCS system. I have no access to a computer...

I washed yeast several month ago and placed said yeast into 6 pint jars. These jars were then used in one gallon batches of beer I was making. When racking to bottles I tasted the beer and it had a great flavor. After bottle conditioning I have just started opening the beers and I am getting...

I have created a plate out of a cigar box, a 120mm fan, 12v 500 mA power supply, a pulse width modulator and a 1 inch stir bar and I haven't been able to get the stir bar to stay as it is spinning up. It starts great, but then will fly away from the middle. I have tried with and without water...

So far I have been able to acquire for free an 80mm case fan, the hard drive magnets needed, a cigar box, and a 12v 500mA AC to DC adapter and a stir bar. The one thing I am needing is something to regulate the voltage. I have been looking at pots as an option, but most of those I am...

I am looking for a piece of metal or PVC that does a 360 degree distribution off the Sparge arm. I mash in a chest cooler and is am planning on making a Sparge arm specific for what I am using. I like this idea personally over the drip PVC arms. Something like at the end of this. Sent from my...

First I want to prefix this with the fact that I have never done meads. I have done many types of All-Grain brewing, but our farmers market just opened and has some fantastic wildflower honey I would like to try a mead with. It is raw honey that is unpasturized and seems like a good fit for...

Just wanted to get the group opinion of this recipe: Raspberry Explosion Style: Fruit Beer Type: All Grain OG: 1.046 FG: 1.008 ABV: 5.03 % IBU's: 42.39 Efficiency: 75.00 % Boil Size: 6.53 Gals Color: 8.0 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gals Boil Time: 60 minutes Grains & Adjuncts...

I only have a 22 quart pot and am thinking of doing an all grain set up. My question is since my pot is so small and all of the recipes I am looking at state I will need a 6.50 gallon boil (too much for me) could I do a 5 gallon the replace the water I lose to boil off at the end to hit my...