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After a hiatus from brewing after my first born I have a substantial amount of old hops, maybe half a freezer. The hops are from 2017, vacuum sealed and frozen whole hops. I would like to use at least some of the hops, but I know old hops have a tendency to taste like cheese though. Are there...

I am finding myself thinking about adding a dedicated porter/stout faucet to my kegerator. In your experience did you find adding a creamer faucet or a stout faucet with a nitrogen line worth the money and space? I have been using my standard Perlick 630SS faucets for quite some time with great...

I would like some feedback on my fly sparging technique, my resulting efficiency has varied from 66% to 90% over 5 batches. I have been a batch sparger for 5 years but I retired my cooler MLT this year - it was time, something nasty grew in the insulation. My batch sparging efficiency was very...

So some of my improvised first generation brewing equipment has finally kicked the bucket after 5 years. Bad news - really annoying surprise on brew day finding your copper cooling coil has split over the winter. Good news, time to work on upgrades I've been putting off for three years. Only...

I have a few questions about bottling my first lager and would appreciate some tips! Recipe: North of the Border Vienna Lager from Brewing Classic Styles OG 1.058 FG 1.013 Wyeast 2308 - Munich Lager Brew Date: Sept 21, 2012 (10 weeks ago) 1. I have been bulk lagering for 7 weeks at...

Beer: Three Philosopher's Clone OG 1.090 Age: Approx 2 months So when I started my Three Philosopher's Clone I started a mini starter from the primary starter to save the yeast so I could repitch some at bottling time or save it for another batch. I just made another starter with the mini...

I recently acquired a bunch of empty Bonx Voeux bottles from Brasserie Dupont Brewery from my favourite local watering hole, the Sugarbowl. Anyway I was wondering if anyone knew the pressure rating on these bottles? They are similar in weight to a Belgian 750 mL bottle. I was thinking of...

I am attempting my first 10 gallon batch tomorrow. Should I expect to see any change in efficiency? I typically make 5 gallon batches with a 60 quart cooler mash tun and get about 70% efficiency. I recall reading that some people saw as much as a 10% increase in efficiency when filling a cooler...

This is the build of my Danby DAR125SLDD 4.4 cu ft kegerator. Here are some highlights for those considering a similar build - details and photos further on: - No freezer - Fits two ball lock corny kegs perfectly with 5 lb CO2 tank on compressor hump - May be used as fermentation chamber for a...

I am considering doing the primary fermentation with some wine kits in my corny kegs and I am just wondering if there are any reasons not to do so. I want to use the corny's because I don't own or have room for a primary bucket and I will be able to clean out the grape skins pretty easy (I...

So I'm working on a kegerator build with a aquarium temperature controller and a computer fan to cool the tower. Here is my idea: Start with a regular set-up... controller goes on top of the fridge, with one external cable going to power the fridge. Now I am thinking hmm need to power the...

So I'm wondering if this is a problem. Haven't seen this behaviour before. This is the first run with my improv fermentation chamber (soon to be kegerator). Anyway US-05 says not the rehydrate, so I didn't. I pitched at around 77-86 F. Set the fridge for around 60 F and went to bed. This...

Ok so I brewed up an Yooper's DFH 60 min IPA in October and I haven't had time to get to it. You know how life gets with work and such eh? Anyway I am not sure if this is infected, I am very good when it comes to cleaning everything but I have never left anything in the carboy for 8 months...

I recently won about 1-2 lbs of 0.7% AA Saaz at a club meeting. Does anyone have any suggestions for a recipe that I might use these for? I am thinking of using them for a dryhopping. I can't see these being any good for bittering without building up some epic trub loss.

I'm looking to purchase a turkey fryer combo to get set-up for extract brewing probably 5 gallon batches for just now. Best deal I have found is this lobster boiler from walmart, 42 qrt (10.5 gallon) pot with 10 psi regulator for $79 CAD...

I'm hoping to do my first unhopped extract kit in a week or so and it would be great to get some tips/ideas and recipes. I am planning on doing a full boil with a late extract addition in the last 20 min as I've read it gives the best results. I was thinking of doing a Scottish 80 but I'm not...

I just sampled my first beers from my first two batches I made with a friend and they are awesome! Just tried the first one after the bottles sat for 2 weeks. We used kits (take it easy on the new guy now, it was quick and easy). Anyway I have a lovely Munich Dark Larger and a Corona clone. I...