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Backstory: I want to get into Kombucha and maybe some brewing, but the wife has gotten used to having the beer fridge for drinks and other stuff. I ordered a few 2.5 gallon kegs from Beverage Elements as those would allow me to keep a shelf in my fridge for other stuff (the 5 gallons i have...

I am using a stainless 240v 5500w element in my rims system at 120v. I just completed my first brew with it a day it worked great. This is what the element looked like when I pulled it to clean it. Is this normal or am I scorching my wort?

I put together a simple RIMS temperature control panel with an Auber PID controller. Thanks to this forum it was actually one of the most successful DIY projects I have undertaken. The hardest part was painting the box...... Anyway, I tested the RTD this evening and I got: Ice water = 33 F...

I have a pair of 545PC faucets i have been using problem-free for almost exactly 2 years now. I went to pull a pint of cider last night and noticed what looked like tiny black flecks floating on the foam. Closer inspection lead me to the conclusion that these were chrome flakes, lots of...

I have a situation where my sour ale has a high FG after 3 months... no biggy... just jump on HBT and see if anyone has ever had a similar problem... Search = "high FG cider" Search results omit "high" and "FG" because those words apear a lot... showing results for "cider"... Not...

This is a picture of my first flanders red sour at ~8 weeks and what I think is the beginning of a pellicle. I pitched Wyeast roeselare blend, but due to a bone head move (pitched the whole ounce of hoppes into the boiler instead of 0.5 oz) i ended up with about 16 ibu instead of 8 ibu. It's...

I am trying to make a Flanders Red, my first sour, with this yeast: Wyeast 3278 Belgian Lambic Blend. This is what i have done so far (8 weeks total): -- Pitched at 68 degF (SG = 1.052) -- Held at 5 weeks at 68 degF -- Ramped the temperature up to 75 degF over one week -- Currently...

I started a 1.5 L lacto starter (wyeast 5335 with 1.040 SG LME with stir plate) on wednesday thinking I was goin to brew on saturday, but it looks like I won't get to brew until NEXT Saturday. Should I just leave it on the stir plate (@70 degF) for the full 11 days or should I pull it off and...

Got some water test results back from the lab... i was able to secure a free report (not Ward though): "][/URL] I am planning on digging into what this means in terms of brewing, but i would really appreciate any feedback from the experts out there.

I have been doing a lot of reading on the forum but I haven't gotten a good consensus on the best way to operate post boil, so I though I would start a poll. Do you whirlpool? If so, do you whirlpool hot, cold or both?