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I have a ~2gal compost bucket which gets emptied weekly. Early in its life, the food would frequently mold, smell bad, etc. For years now, there's no mold and the smells are generally limited. There seems to be yeasty slurry at the bottom of the bucket every week. This bucket has seen...

I know there's been much ink spilled about corny keg lid gasket material, specifically about silicone O2 permiability being worrisome. I haven't seen much specifically addressing post QD fitting and poppet o rings. Do people still use silicone for these? I've seen some older posts about...

When I do a stir plate starter, I aerate the headspace to ensure there is ample O2 for prolonged sterol production, etc. I cut off the air at some point to allow the solution to go anaerobic for storage etc, but I always have an internal debate about when best to do this. My schedule is...

I'm just starting to purge kegs with fermentation gas, and couldn't find anything about the effects on increased keg pressure of purging effectiveness. It seems important, so I wanted to share. TL;DR: Don't try to purge a keg with fermentation gas while the keg is under pressure. Either hook...

I just had the Ayinger dunkel on tap (in Gainesville, FL). I'd never had it before. Wow. Possibly the best beer I've ever had. I bought a few 500ml bottles of it at the local grocery to take home. Hopefully the bottle is as good. I looked around for recipes, and saw a couple, but none seemed to...

Anyone have any thoughts/experience/recommendations for heated coffee mugs? My wife regularly ends up with a cold cup of coffee due to young children stuff. I thought it would be funny to have them give her a heated mug for the holidays. Reading the reviews though, they sound like they are...

Casting for ideas regarding where everyone brews & keeps large equipment. I'm trying to formulate an equipment plan and realized I may need to modify the basement and get a steam condenser if I get much bigger. Basements? Do you take steps to limit weight on stairs, or have a floor drain, etc...

Any opinions re target IBUs for the following? OG = 1.039 FB = 1.004~ ABV = 4.6 Grain bill: 8 lbs pale, 1 lb flaked wheat Hops: ~2oz Sterling, timing tbd Yeast: wyeast 3724 I see a lot of talk of max saison BU:GU of 0.5, but 19.5 IBU just seems a bit low. Since I'm out of typical gravity...

Simple recipe, turned out really nice as a dry snack of a beer. Body and head turned out pretty good for the small grain bill. Fermented very hot for S-04, which gave a slight funky yeast flavor at 1 week, but mellowed nicely. Change yeast based on preferences, but consider keeping it a little...

I'm preparing to mash 4 lbs of MO with a DP of 62L. I'm planning to mash with 1lb flaked oats and 1lb chocolate wheat. This will result in an average DP of ~41L. This got me thinking: is there much literature on optimal mash conditions for to maximize enzyme activity? I could see doing a long...

TL;DR: For pressure fermentation, is there any reason other than price to consider a fermzilla over a 10 gallon torpedo keg? I'm still in the process of upgrading my gear, having recently come back to the hobby. My next upgrade will probably be a pressure fermentation vessel. The obvious...

I'm in the process of getting with the 21st century. I've been looking around at current wisdom about gas and beer lines. Am I right that EVAbarrier and Duotight are basically the default these days? Any thoughs re other brands being better? (I saw some talk that duotight may be more sensitive...

How do people stow live picnic taps these days? I found this from 2010, but I'm sure, now that we live in the future, there are cool new future ways? https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/how-do-you-store-your-picnic-taps-when-in-use.210106/ This looks cute...

In apples, you generally don't want to spray sulfur when it will be hot for the next ~ days (sources vary from 80F to 90F upper limit). Also in apples, sulfur and oil or captan is phytotoxic. Is there similar guidance for hops? I haven't found a good spray guide yet.

I have 3x 1.05oz packs of EKG pellets, and lots of MO. I was thinking about doing a smash, or possibly adding a touch of special B (2oz?). Probably 8-10 lbs MO @ 155 and S-04. Any opinions regarding hop schedule? 60 20 flameout? Or maybe FWH 60 flameout? I mostly do dark malty beers, so I'm a...

Hi all! I was hoping for some input regarding cold extract process/recipes. I have read a bunch of articles which sound very promising, but forum posts with tasting notes generally don't sound too great. Things I'm thinking about: 1. General thoughts? Pros/cons vs partigyle/high temp mash/small...