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Downsizing and revamping my brewing equipment for smaller batches and brewing inside. Make an offer on any item, will also consider bundling items for a better deal. Will consider meeting half way or delivery within reasonable distance. Also could consider trades under same circumstances...

I recently brewed a tart cherry saison using the quick sour method- cofermentation of Belle Saison and a carton of Goodbelly. I started fermentation in the mid 60's for 5 days, ramped it up to the mid-70's to finish for 3 days, then I dry hopped for a week with 1 oz El Dorado. The beer...

So, I'm trying to clean up some odds and ends in my ingredient cupboard and also try to come up with a base saison recipe that I can play with. For this time around, I'd like to shoot for something semi-sessionable that I can post boil sour with GoodBelly and then add tart cherry juice in...

I brewed a hop-less Gose yesterday to do a co-ferment sour with Safale K97 and Swanson's L. plantarum. I am planning to either dry hop or hop tea at the end of fermentation. I know that Gose is traditionally low hop/IBU. My usual recipe calls for just a 0.5 oz Tetananger 60 minute addition...

So, I'm in the middle of 1Fof my first kombucha batch and have been doing some reading about 2f, both here and on a Facebook group. I see a lot of people dealing with bottle bombs and gushers as well as a lot of people unaware of the fact that you can control carbonation based on the amount of...

Hi guys. I'm looking for some feedback on how I should handle this batch. Some history: A few weeks ago I brewed 5 gal of an all Cascade pale ale (loosely based on Deschutes Mirror Pond) that called for 3 oz of hop pellets in secondary with Imperial Yeast A07 Flagship (Chico strain). This is...

I'm posting my keezer build because I have not seen one designed quite like it and I used so many ideas from so many other threads here to develop my plan that I feel the need to pay it forward. My plan is to make several posts of the different stages of building along with a parts list at...

Does anyone know where you can find a gas check valve like this except in 1/4" MIP to 1/4" flare? I'm switching my Taprite dual regulator over to Duotight fittings and I'd like to not have to replace the shut off valves. So far my search has just turned up shutoff valves with built-in check...

Hi all, I am building between at least one but as many as 3 "T" style 2 tap black pipe tap towers using 2" pipe for my new keezer and am looking for some advice that most/all of the threads, blogs, and posts don't cover. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone ranging from newly built to those who...

So, I'd like to build a split top 9 cu ft keezer (45"wide) with a stainless or black pipe tap tower that is built into a cabinet with a bar top. I have a narrow space for the keezer and 3 small kids. As such, I am not thrilled about a collar design. I also won't be able to use the freezer's...

I have about 10 gal of home pressed perry sitting in primary that are ready for transfer to secondary. My wife and I have not been impressed with the flavor of commercial perries and I'm looking to improve on that experience. Does anyone have successful suggestions for fruit/flavor...

About a month ago I pressed the last of my peaches and got about a half gallon of juice. I dosed it with one crushed Campden tablet, put an air lock on, and intended to freeze it after 24hrs so I could ferment it with some pressed cider once my apples were ready. Well, life happened and I...

Can a pellicle form as quickly as 36hrs post pitching (60 hr post pressing) ? This is a picture of my home pressed perry this morning. It's my first time doing anything with pressed fruit. I pressed it, added K-Meta, waited 24 hrs and then pitched with the yeast packet in the picture. The only...

Can anyone recommend some 240V (5500W elements, I assume???) that will fit in an 11 3/4 inch inside diameter 20 qt brew kettle and HLT? I have a 30 apm dryer outlet at my disposal. I am coming off of a 1.5 yr brewing hiatus (due to baby, moving, job, life, etc) and would like to make the jump...

So I made a deal with my wife that if we finished the basement I could set up a brewery and small bar. Her counter offer was that her stuff had to be finished before I could start on my stuff...mostly because she knew that brewery planning would delay construction and she is a "make a decision...

Today I bought ingredients from the LHBS for a Cherry Belgian Ale. (ingredient list below) 5 lb wheat malt 4 lb pal 2-row malt 6 oz 40 L crystal malt 0.5 oz roasted barley 1 lb rice hulls 1 oz Hallertau pellets at 60 min White Labs WLP-500...

I have about a gallon of really good light roast coffee that is very smooth with notes of berry flavors. I'd like to use it in a beer to highlight the coffee and the berries. I have been unable to find recipes using already brewed coffee and all the articles I have read don't provide much...

I recently brewed an extract cream ale kit with honey malt and belgian biscuit malt specialty grains for a quick turn-around kegged beer to serve at a reception. The beer turned out more like a dirty blonde (golden-brown, if that makes sense) with a toasty flavor to it. The crowd liked the...

I've nearly completed brewing all of the beer for my wedding reception and am looking for style suggestions on one last brew to round out my lineup (or I might just call it good bc I'm currently feeling uninspired and a little tired of brewing). I have 7 weeks and am planning to bottle it...

My question is: What should I do with this melomel that has a high pH and high TA? Background info: I have a blackberry melomel that I am making for my wedding in May. This is my 3rd or 4th batch of mead but the 1st where I am trying to do everything correctly. I made it in mid-Oct...