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The following is a link to the one I use. Very easy to install & use. https://www.austinhomebrew.com/Gas-Disconnect-Check-Valve-14-FFL-x-14-MFL_p_6952.html

Had something similar happen to me, but in my case the beer made it all the way back to the regulator and into it creating quite a mess. After learning this lesson the hard way, I added an in-line check valve to the connection between the ball valve fitting and the gas line thereby eliminating...

Brewed up a batch of my Silver Lining Cream Ale today for the upcoming family camping trip in August.

Going to brew a batch of my Marzen lager this weekend to give it plenty of time to lager nice and smooth.

Won't have any affect what so ever. I've brewed this beer several times using the same recipe as you're using, except for the yeast, and never have a problem. The yeast won't mind. :)

Going to brew my Cream Ale recipe tomorrow with a first time use of the WL080 cream ale blend of yeast. I've read a lot a good things about this yeast so I'm kind of excited to try it! Next in line is going to be my first attempt at a Porter.

I've found that this beer takes between 4-6 weeks before it's really reached it's prime. The alcohol content along with the spices take awhile to blend together and mellow out. Just kegged mine and it came in with an F.G. of 1.011 producing an ABV of 7.2%.

I spread mine out on an insulated baking pan so it's about 3/4" thick. Bake it at 350° for 60 minutes. Let it cool to the same temperature as your strike water and add it in.

I've brewed this beer twice now and have forced carbed it both times to 2.6 vol.'s. You'll loss a bit in the bottling process so your final product should be at about 2.5 vol.'s in the bottle, which past experience has told me is just about perfect! Hope this helps.

I also normally get a lot of trub when I brew this one. Brewed a 5 gal. batch of Reno's receipt this past Sunday and hit the same mark as last year 1.065 O.G. Used the Wyeast 1056 to ferment it with and I don't know if it was because the yeast was so fresh, production date of 6/22/15, or what...

Misc. brewing equip.

Is it possible that the beer you bottled simply benefited from 2 weeks of additional aging? A quick way to find out is to taste the beer still in the keg against one that you bottled, if there is beer still in the keg.:) How does your water taste straight from the tap? Typically there is a...

Hi Woodbrews, I use a carbonation lid on my kegs with the carb stone attached to a piece of vinyl tubing long enough to get the bottom of the stone about 1" from the bottom of the keg. As far as sanitizing, I boil the stone in water for 20 minutes after every use and then hook it up to my CO2...

I bought 2 used ball lock kegs through E-Bay last year and paid about $80.00 for both including shipping. They were in good condition with the worst part being was getting the root beer smell out of one of them. :) Kegs are not getting any cheaper as they are now being sold off to China by the...