how will a 2000 watt element act with 110 volt with a 15 amp GFI outlet?

what would you use for the target profile in the water calculator profile for an Irish red ale? I used Edinburgh (scothish ale malty) but it doesn't seem to fit the style.

Down loaded the Brewersfriend recipie designer today. found it hard to find some of the malts and hops by just browsing the drop down. for example tried to find 2 row and crystal malts by just typing them in. it is listed in countries and not in what I call the malts. I found it time consuming...

what yeast would do best for root Beer?

just bought a Tilt hydrometer, this thing is great. You can see the Gravity as it happens and the temperature with out opening the fermenter. you guys should check it out.

my thermometer broke and little black pellets when everywhere. It is a floating one with red top, the bottom of it is what broke. Not sure if any of the pellets got into my wort and am concerned. What are these pellets and should I be concerned?

On Tuesday 1/3/2016 I was going to make a yeast starter. Smacked it, let it set for about 1.5 hours then there was a family emergency so I put it into the fridge. Today 1/ 12/2016I want to make to make the starter. The smack pack has grown in the meantime in the fridge ( not opened). I would...

I think I have figured out most things about the lager process, except for one. After the primary and into the secondary it seems some people only keep it in the secondary for a month or so, then bottle for between 2 to 6 months? Do I have this right? Is there an ABV level that denotes how...

I have noticed that some people use AO water to brew with. What is AO water???

Hay guys I just figured this out (all the smart guys already know this) My brew pot is 13.5 inches round inside dimensions and 17.5 inches tall inside dimensions. the radius of my pot is 13.5 / .5 = 6.75 inches I want to know how many inches it takes to get 5 gallons in my pot the formula...

How many of you use Fermcap to prevent boil overs from the hot break. I have always thought that you should have a hot break and if you don't, because you use fermcap, what happens to the wort?

tell me what you think of this recipe 10 lb. 2-row 2 lb. caramel crystal 40 1 lb. caramel crystal 60 2 oz caramel crystal 120 2 oz. chocolate malt 1 oz. Hallertauer at 60 .5 oz. Nugget at 15 min .25 oz. cinnamon stick (secondary 8 weeks) .13 oz. nutmeg-ground fresh (secondary 8 weeks) 4 oz...

Has anyone used Wyeast 1450? I am thinking of using it on a Christmas ale (oak chips ,boubon etc.) It seems like it would be a good fit. Seems some people have had problems with it, just looking for advise.

I made an Electric brew RIM system pot that does smaller batches . this would be a BIAB that has heated water always running though the grains. Most BIAB mash profiles only call for saccharficaton and a Mash out. What do you think about using a profile like a Decocation that has several...

I am an all grain brewer for about 4 years now. only used a immersion chiller. Do you think I need a plate chiller? what are the pluses and minuses?

thinking of a small maybe 3 gallon batch recirculating electric brew pot that would mesh and boil. 120v, 20 amp outlet with ground fault. 2000 watt heating element. using an Auber SWA 2452c PID with an SSR What would happen if I used a 15 amp outlet with the 2000 Watt heater? what do you think...

Brewed a Sierra Nevada Pale ale clone last Friday (11/21/2014) now it has been over a week and it is still bubbling. Doesn't that seems a little long to you? wanted to put it into a secondary to dry hop today but maybe not.

looking at BYO magazine, it had a recipe that calls for 2.5 AAU Amarillo hops (0.25 oz./7 g at 10% alpha acids) at 60 min. I am not sure what that all means and how many ounces I should use for a 2.5 or 5 gallon batch.

I just put a spigot into a aluminum pot that I had, dummy here used some oil from the garage to lubricate the pot while I drilled the hole. Now it smells like oil. I boiled water in it to see if the smell would go away but I don't think I worked as well as I had hoped. was wondering if boiling...

I am new to all grain. I have a 10 gallon Rubbermaid cooler with a false bottom and a spigot. I brewed with it once and used 10 lb of grains. first put in 4 gallons of water at 167F to get 154F in the mash tun. then after 60 min drained it then put in 5 gallons of water at 178 to get 165F for...