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Any other suggestions than pitching a 3rd packet of yeast??

I should clarify - when I pitched I didn't make a full starter, but did rouse the yeast as instructed on the packet for a few minutes. I opened the lid again today and stirred it up pretty good. I did a gentle stir when I pitched the second time, so I'm hoping this will bring some more oxygen.

No starter, either time. Temp was always hovering 72. Other beers are fermenting in the same space, so its not environmental. Should be getting down to 1.018. I don't have an oxygen kit, but I always shake up the fermenter a bit and have never had this type of stuck fermentation before. Taking...

I'm brewing the Bourbon Barrel Porter Extract Kit from Northern Brewer. I nailed the OG at 1.065, pitched a packet of danstar windsor ale yeast and let 3 weeks pass. Gravity reading says 1.030. I pitched another packet of windsor ale, shook it up bit, and checked another 3 days later, still at...

Only seems to run when it needs to, nothing noticeably odd about the performance. It's sitting in my 60 degree basement.

The Kill-A-Watt is what I bought. Hopefully the $20 investment will pay off quickly. Yes, the whole thing is properly insulated and connected to a Johnson controls digital thermostat unit, which all works well. The freezer doesn't seem to be leaking any cold air.

Yes, up 40 kWh a DAY! I just bought a energy consumption meter after posting this and it arrives in 2 days. Hoping it will help. Pulling my hair out in the mean time.

My energy bill came today and was 4 times higher than normal! The only thing I can think of that has changed in our home the past 2 months is the addition of my keezer. I imagined a slight spike in energy consumption, but nothing like this! I called the city utility and verified there wasn't...

5 gallons in a 6.5 gallon bucket.

This photo is 2 weeks post fermentation, sure glad I used a blow off. I hit my FG so I'm not worried, but I've never seen that much trub make its way through the blow off tube. Any concerns or is this rather typical?

Not concerned with looks. Just looking for a simple way to keep in the cold air for a few weeks or months before I can purchase the additional faucets. Didn't think of duct tape, that sounds like a no brainer.

Taking my first step into kegging and found a used keezer online that I'm picking up this weekend. The seller is keeping all the faucets, shanks, etc. So there are 6 holes in the collar ready to go. My problem is I can't afford 6 faucets right now and just want to start with 2. So that leaves me...

Moved into a new house last summer, found hops growing in the back yard. Didn't have the time to handle them, but now I do! I took one of the photos last summer and the other 2 are from yesterday now that they are growing. Can anyone tell me what kind of hops these are? Or how I can go about...

Never kegged before. Been researching and finding some great threads here (thanks!). Here's my scenario. Racked to the keg and connected to the co2 tank at 10psi. It is sitting at room temperature in my basement, about 65 degrees, for 2 days now, tank still connected. The beer is going on a...

I have enough bottles for about half of my batch, which needs to be bottles soon. I have a few growlers around the house and I've heard you can bottle condition in them and I've also heard that's a bad idea. I'll throw this question out here. What are your thoughts on bottle conditioning in...