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I used the SG of 1.052 which is the Oregon Fruit Puree Blackberry of brix 13. I used 9 lbs of honey and 30 cups of water to make a 3 gallon batch. and it shows a OG of 1.112. I plug the same figures into BeerSmith and it shows an OG of 1.132. Potential SG of honey in my beersmith is 1.035 and...

Through an error I am too embarrassed to mention I have come up 6 IBUs short on bitterness in my porter. I would like bump it up in the fermenter but am not sure the best way. I would imagine boiling some hops in water would do it but a search did not find what I needed. Any ideas?

Early this June I did my first brew session in 100 degree plus at my new house with a garage facing the east. I have always enjoyed my brew sessions but this was an exception. Not fun at all. I got very overheated by the time cleanup was done and swore I would not brew again until either the...

I would like to use a March Pump to pump from a kettle through a stainless racking cane. My question has to do with priming. If I have some water in the hose on the inlet side but have some air in the line, will it pull the air through and continue to pump or will it stall at the air in the...

Following the beer method of adding fruit to the secondary after most fermentation is complete, I will be racking my mead onto the loquats tomorrow. Fermentation has slowed to a bubble every 30 seconds or so. In looking over Melomel recipes I see that most add fruit to the primary. Is there...

I have searched and found several recipes for Raspberry fruit beer. All show an OG of 1.042-1.044 and use 7-8 lbs of 2-row malt and 5-6 lbs of raspberries or 1 can of Oregon Raspberry Puree. When I plug this into BeerSmith with 7 lbs of malt and 1 can of puree I get an OG of 1.061 and an ABV...

I have two kegs with a plastic threaded vent that bulkheads into a 1/2" hole in the keg lid as opposed to the one with the raised stainless threaded kind that the poppet and ring thread directly into the top of the keg. When taken apart there is not way to get to the internal parts so the whole...

I recently acquired several Firestone kegs that are of the older type and can't seem to locate where I can get these parts. I have pictures below. This is the kegs connections they came off of.

I am building a brew sculpture similar to Brewiz's as shown below. I have access to 1 1/4" X 1/8" angle iron. Would this be too light of material for a brewsculpture such as this?

This recipe is straight out of Charlies book. I used his Cry Havoc yeast. This is one of the best beers I have ever made or tasted. Recipe: Rye Not Brewer: Jerry Pritchett Asst Brewer: Charlie Papazian Style: Light Hybrid Ale TYPE: All Grain Taste: (35.0) Recipe Specifications...

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - BeerSmith Brewing Software, Recipes, Blog, Wiki and Discussion Forum Recipe: Two Brothers Brown Ale Brewer: Jerry Pritchett Asst Brewer: Corey Martin Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 6.00 gal Boil Size: 7.50 gal Estimated OG: 1.046 SG...

This was posted this morning by EdWort on the Austin Zealots forum. Please keep an eye out for this. It may be taken out of state by now. "Just a heads up in case you see this 10 cu. ft. Amana kegerator. It was stolen this morning along with the trailer in the picture in Austin Texas. It's...

I have just opened up my brewery at my newly remodeled house. It has been since last October since I brewed and that's way too long. It did give me a lot of time to dream up new concepts of brewing and try them today. The Good! I had this idea of putting a medium-fine screen, large kitchen...

The Annual Austin Zealots Homebrew Inquisition Competition is just around the corner. This will be the 5th year of the competition and we welcome one and all to participate. There is a very good reason it is called the Inquisition - As in the inquisition of old, you are judged by our rules...

I have been PMed several times lately for information on using a paintball tank to use in kegging. Yes, I have used this sucessfully for over a year. My gallery has a photo of my setup. It has a modified fill valve for a regulator adaptor. This was not sucessful. After the second use, the...

Just got my new Barley Crusher and it advises not to use a motor and a "V" belt drive. I presume this is because of the strain on the bushing. I would think that for my use of about once a month and not having the belt on too tight that it would last for many years. Am I wrong in my...

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com Recipe: Amaizeing Ale Brewer: Jerry Pritchett Asst Brewer: Charlie Papazian Style: American Pale Ale TYPE: All Grain Taste: (35.0) Excellent taste. Very Light. Will satisfy the BMC crowd and makes an excellent summer beer for all. Recipe taken...

I would like some feedback on the spice additions. Particularly the fresh naval orange zest. Too much? Too little? BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com Recipe: Sassy Sally Brewer: Jerry Pritchett Style: Saison TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications --------------------------...

I learned something about thermometers that I didn’t know. It all started with discrepancies between three thermometers I had for testing mash temp. A “lab” thermometer, a digital probe and an analog bimetal. None of them agreed but I though that the “lab” thermometer because it was a...

I just got two kegs and one has a post I haven't seen on any instruction site. These are ball post kegs and a 7/8" socket works on the liquid side but the gas side has a fitting that may need a special tool. Look at the pictures below and let me know if any of you have ones like this and what...