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Hey all Our next meeting is going to focus on a topic near and dear to the hearts of many in this forum: Mash Techniques. Please join us either in person or online for the discussion Sunday 9/30 2pm-3pm http://www.zerotolerancebrewing.com/2018/08/september-meeting-mashing-techniques.html If...

Hey Guys The three Zero Tolerance members who represented the club at HomebrewCon were on Basic Brewing Radio this week. I thought it may be of interest to you. I did shout you guys out for guiding me in the right direction on Termamyl's optimum temp as well! Just please stick through the...

Hello All The discussion topic for this month's meeting is outreach. We are in a unique position with the club. We have between 5-12 regular attendees at our local meetings. However the bulk of our 200+ members are spread across 4 or 5 continents. I have been struggling to determine a path for...

Hey All. We are having a Q&A with a "mystery guest" soon on the Zero Tolerance blog. I've approached a few members of Zero Tolerance individually for sample questions, as well as the wider audience on Facebook. The topics may range from homebrewing, commercial brewing or even malting...

Zero Tolerance Gluten Free Homebrew Club A Gluten Free Homebrew Club based in Portland OR. Meeting Monthly, the last Sunday of each month. Ground Breaker Brewing 2030 SE 7th Ave, Portland, OR 97214 If you are local please join us for our inaugural meeting Sunday 1/28 at 2pm Whether you can...

I currently have a Sanyo 4912 I built with a 2 tap tower. We are currently looking to build a bar enclosure. The plan was to recess into the wall behind the fridge because the space we are working with has an inconvenient depth of 18". We are hoping not to build a bar that sticks out of the...

I've wanted to start kegging for a long time now. But I've spent what few dollars I had on fermentation temp control, sanitation, ingredients and many, many, many reps. But a new job, some eBay fund raising and a great assist from my (more handy) brother in law resulted in tonight's lil...

I don't keg and I am not interested in doing so right now due to the startup cost. However, I am looking to reduce the amount O2 that comes in contact with my beer...in particular, my IPAs and big Red Ales. Have any of you used the so called "Corny Keg Charger" or "CO2 air duster" for...

There is something funky on both my Centennial and Cascade plants. Both are growing uncontrollably and budding. Each are second year plants. Not all leaves are affected, but I want to be careful to nip this in the bud (no pun intended). Attached are pics from an affected Centennial leaf. It...

I see a lot of people endorsing this product on various threads. But did not see a specific answer to this question... When adding at the "2 drops per gallon at the start of fermentation" ... is the implication that we should add to wort after cooling, when pitching yeast? Or after yeast...

I have a fresh pack of 1056. I would ideally like to get 3-4 gens from it. Do you bros see any issue with me starting off with a 1.052ish American Wheat Ale and then progressing to APA, IPA and IIPA and/or Strong Ale? I'll be rinsing the yeast each stop to separate the trub and usually use...

I am brewing This SNPA clone* on a rebrew. Starting water profile is Portland/Beaverton Oregon.... Which is very very soft. Source: Calcium (ppm) - 2 Magnesium (ppm) - 1 Bicarbonate (ppm) - 9 Sodium (ppm) - 2 Chloride (ppm) - 2 Sulfate (ppm) - 0 Water pH - 7 Any thoughts on this profile. I...

Hello All I am hoping for some help deciphering my water report. My IPAs and APAs always seem to lack the brightness of the commercial examples. Ambers always seem to taste bang-on for the category. I brew all-grain using a cooler for a single-infusion, batch sparge process. But this...

My last few brews have had a very drab, not-so-fresh hop flavor and aroma. Judges even pointed it out in a recent competition. All that has changed in my process lately was that I vacuum-sealed and froze a bulk order of hops pellets from hops-direct. I've always read that freezing hops...

This Centennial plant is not taking off like my Cascade. This is its first year and it only stands at about 12" high. It got a late start (planted Early-mid May). I am new to this so please fill me in on what may be happening here and how/if I can remedy the situation. Cheers! :mug:

OK. I know I don't stand a chance at placing at this thing.... but I entered a brew in the Slurp N Burp homebrew contest here in Oregon. I entered because wanted to get some constructive feedback from the judges, etc. I've only been brewing extract/grains and some partial mash since...

...anyone know of a way to get them any cheaper than retail? About the best I can find is $10.99 for an 8" roll. I have hops to freeze and I really don't want to spend that much!

Sorry---Not getting any response from the Yeast forum. Thought I would try here, too I washed come WLP-001 last night. This is the 2nd cultivation for this yeast. Step 2 in an APA/APA/IPA progression. I've washed yeast 4-5 other times, and every single time, the thick, white creamy yeast...

Sorry, I didn't have a chance to take a pic of this before leaving for work but...I can after work tonight. I washed come WLP-001 last night. This is the 2nd cultivation for this yeast. Step 2 in an APA/APA/IPA progression. I've washed yeast 4-5 other times, and every single time, the thick...

Fun experiment: Brewed a half batch of Amber Ale for my Pops visit. 3 Gallons with 2 gallons of wort at end of boil. I used 1 Gallon ice block to top it back up and cool. To my surprise, between the 33% ice and the ice bath it was sitting in, I hit 60f from boiling in 8:00 minutes...