Thank you. I’m an idiot. I used a refractometer for all measurements. Completely forgot that isn’t accurate once there is alcohol in solution. I will remeasure with my hydrometer tomorrow and I’m sure I’ll fine they are all complete. Thanks again, @HighVoltageMan!

Hello. I have been making beer for quite a while and have never had a stuck fermentation. Three weeks ago I made three batches on the same day: OG 1.067, 1.037, and 1.057. It has been over 20 days and I'm still at 1.031, 1.021, and 1.030 respectively. In my experience it never takes this long to...

Last year I made the Brewer's Best Holiday Ale extract kit for my family's Christmas get-together. Everyone loved it and I've multiple requests to make it again this year. For multiple reasons I'd like to do it as all-grain this year. Does anyone have experience with converting recipes and know...

Thank you very much for catching my noob error!

Hello. I'm trying to put the Brewing Classic Styles recipe Saures Biergesicht (page 217) into BF as all grain. I'm having trouble with the OG. The book states 1.032 but I'm only getting 1.017. Can anyone help me with where I'm going wrong...

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It generally is not because we're just washing all of the normal dishes. My thought was the extra hand rinse should be taking care of that.... hopefully. Results have been good as far as I can tell.

I had not paid much attention in the past. I just run them through the dishwasher like any other glass. I recently had what I thought was an issue with head retention so I did some research. I now put them through the dishwasher but then thoroughly rinse by hand and drip dry.

How are you transferring to your primary? For me most trub is settled after the chilling and I use a syphon and hold it so it doesnt touch the bottom.

I think you could attach a piece of tube but it might eat up more space than its worth in a cramped keezer. I was thinking about adding another fan inside the chest to circulate the air. Do you think 8 degrees difference is going to matter?

I've not made labels but I made caps for a batch. I brewed the same day we cut down a bunch of trees in the yard and my wife got this picture of our kids and the neighbor's kids sitting on the tree.

I built a keezer and wanted to share so I'm going to try and revive this thread rather than make a new one. I bought a 7 cubic foot freezer from a local auction -- brand new for $60! It can fit 3 pin lock kegs and a 5# tank without a collar. I used glue and clamps to put the box together and...

Grilled wings too!

My first job was also at a pizza place. Have enjoyed making dough from scratch for years. We like to make pizza and occasionally calzones. Sometimes in the oven sometimes on the grill.

No, it isn't but I'm just getting started -- I've never had a kegging system before. I am building a 3 keg keezer and keep thinking about if it is possible to get through 15 gallons before it goes bad. I am probably underestimating our drinking abilities :)

Your setup sounds amazing! Honest question... how do you go through 5+ kegs at a time before they go bad? I already feel like I'm brewing more than we will consume so my plan is just to give it away to friends and neighbors so that I can keep brewing.

Thank you very much for the response but I don't think I was very clear. I am closing the box and chilling the shanks. My question was only if I could hinge the top of the box rather than the back of it for access into the shanks and fans. I went ahead with my plan. Here is the box so far.

I am building a keezer with coffin box based on this design: (credit cgolden101 @ homebrewtalk. Here is the thread about his build -- https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/ge-7-0-coffin-keezer-build.392842/ ) I'm thinking about sealing up the back of the box and leaving the top so that...

I don't use soap but I'm not wondering if the blue rinse aid in my dishwasher could be the culprit. I turned it down to the minimum setting hoping that would be off but I'm reading some people put electrical tape over the dispensing hole to make sure none gets in the water.