I just bought 2 used kegs and while they are in great shape, the previous owner was a big fan of keg lube. All the O rings and fittings were covered in a rather generous amount of lube, and while I was able to get it off easily with Dawn dish detergent, I was wondering if anybody has any other...

I was wondering if any of the Canadian brewers here have ordered from Mission Creek Hops. It is time for me to order a bunch of hops and their prices are attractive, but before I do I was hoping to hear from somebody who has had experience dealing with them.

I found this today, a cover of Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones, but it's about brewing. Lyrics Hey! You! Let's brew! Hey! You! Let's brew! Hey! You! Let's brew! Hey! You! Let's brew! Secondary hop wort Tastes like an import Crack another cold quart Blitzkrieg Hops Forget about the sucrose...

I would like to wish a happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Canadians. Covid measures dictate a much smaller gathering than we are used to at my house, but that doesn't mean I have to make fewer desserts. I think this pair of pies (apple and pumpkin) will do nicely, maybe even have some left...

Tasted as good as it looked

I picked up some grain from my LHBS yesterday, taking advantage of their order online/ deliver to your car service they offer. I have used this store for at least a decade and have never had any problems, so I didn't bother to check my order when I got home. When I went to weigh out my grain...

For those who use the yeast pitch calculator for calculating starters, which growth/aeration model do you choose? I grow my starters on a stirplate and have been using the C. White - stirplate model with good results, but I have noticed that choosing the Braukaiser stirplate model suggests a...

As the title says, I was wondering if anybody else here has found uses for brew gear outside the brewery? I have seen many threads about how people have used non brewing equipment to brew, but never the other way around. For instance, I have used my stir plate to make Jello (why stand there and...

Yesterday I went to see John Palmer give a talk about water for brewing (basically a 60 minute version of his book) and at the break I had the chance to share one of my beers with him. He had some positive things to say, and he also pointed out some things to work on. This was the first...

When buying grain for your inventory (I am thinking more about specialty grain here) do you make any effort to avoid having too many different similar grains on hand? The whats in your inventory thread has me looking at my own inventory, and I noticed, for example, that I had 3kg each of...

When using the yeast pitch calculator with yeast harvested from a previous batch, you have the option of selecting the slurry density. The default setting is 1 billion cells/ml, but how does one determine the density of the slurry? I have 100ml of a dense cake from a previous batch that was...

My fourth year centennials are coming up like crazy, and I think I would like to split them and put them in two separate pots. My question is can I just cut them down the middle, or is there some special procedure to follow to split them up?

Just finished building and testing my first DIY stirplate. I used this controller from ebay...

I'm a Montrea lbased brewer who has been brewing since 1996. For most of that time I just brewed kits or a recipe or two from one of Charlie P.'s books. Only in the past couple of years have I really started to take an interest in making my beer better, and sites such as Brewer's Friend and...