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Friends, I am setting up a small keg system for my small batches and I'm looking for a smaller CO2 tank for this system. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a 2.5 or 1 pound tank? Thanks!

I just finished bottling a apple cider that was a happy accident. It is definitely infected but came out tasting like a good sour beer! I didn't even know it was infected in the fermenter. There was no film or obvious signs. Unfortunately for me I didn't taste it before racking it to my...

I've been out of brewing for a few months.... Troubles of a band director. I would like to make a cider today but I have a few questions. What kind of store bought juice am I looking for other than unpasteurized? Our local store is called ShopRite if anyone can recommend something I can get...

I just bought an immersion chiller and wanted to know how you all clean the copper when you use the device... Is there a certain way to clean it? Stupid question?

Yesterday I brewed a one gallon Brooklyn Brew Shop Grapefruit Honey Ale (minus the grapefruit). Brewing went well so I pitched half a vial of White Labs California Ale yeast and put it in the closet. It's been 42 hours and nothing is bubbling through the blow off tube. I bought the vial...

I have been brewing one gallon batches for a year now. I am very comfortable with the brewing process and would like to step it up just a little it in the volume department. I am really not interested in standard five gallon brewing and small batch seems to be my thing! I was wondering if you...

A few weeks ago I brewed a one gallon hefeweizen that I decided to add cherries too in a secondary. On Sunday I transferred the Hefe from its bucket to a one gallon jug over the cherries! I used a small can of Oregon dark sweet cherries. Not knowing really what I was doing....I have never used...

I have two Hefe's fermenting right now that I would like to add fruit to. I have bought a can of Oregon fruit and was wondering, with all the talk of how dirty cans are these days should I drop the can in Star San before opening?

If you use Oregon canned fruit for your beer, where are you purchasing it? Thanks!

I just downloaded Beersmith and I am trying to set up my equipment profile for one gallon extract and partial mash brewing. I have a few questions: Do I need to set up different profiles for Extract and Partial Mash? Does anyone use the scaling feature? I would LOVE to use this as most...

With the unseasonably warm few days here in the northeast I really got the itch to make some fruit beers for the summer. I do have some questions about them that I could use some help with: I am thinking of using a wheat beer as a base for all of these beers. I'm thinking like a Hefe. I'm...

Downloaded, opened, overwhelmed! Not a bad thing tis just excitintg that I can now take any recipie I find and scale it to my one gallon system! I do have a few questions... I tried to set up my profile with one gallon batches but I don't think I am doing it right. I chose a 2 gallon...

I will be racking my 60 Minute clone to secondary today and adding hops for dry hopping. My question is: Hop sock or just pour those pellets in? Thanks!

My first IPA is two weeks in and it's time to add the hops for dry hopping. The recipe I am following does not state if I am to dry hop in the primary fermenter or rack to a secondary. Any tips? Thanks!

This past week has been one of pondering the universe of fermentation from a beginners point of view. I have a few brews under my belt but I still have a lot to learn! So...here goes nothing: 1. Acceptable lifetime of a plastic bucket fermenter - I do one gallon batches and use two gallon...

Last weekend I brewed a DFH 60 minute clone out of their Extreme Brewing book. The recipient calls for adding hops to the fermentation vessel 6-7 days into fermentation. It does not say anything about racking to a secondary. I am assuming I am to just throw a hop sock into the bucket? Really...

Yesterday I accidentally dropped a vial of yeast from the door of the fridge to the floor. It did not break however the yeast and the liquid did become mixed up. Is it still ok to be used? I have it warming up to room temp now for a brew later.

Made a cream ale yesterday. I pitched without checking the temp in my fermenter. After I pitched I checked at the wort was at 74.2. This morning it was chugging along but I am wondering if I created off favors by pitching just a little too warm. Yeast was Danstar Nottingham. Thanks!

So I just cracked open my second brew I made. A rye ale. It's tasted really good! I bottled it on 1/30....It's under carbonated. I threw three brewers best conditioning tabs in each bottle. I guess next time ill use four or five! Despite it being flat I'm really excited that it tasted so good!

Yesterday I brewed what will be a Chocolate Oatmeal Milk Stout. This is my first batch that calls for a secondary fermentation. In the secondary I am to add cacao nibs. Now, there is a process for doing everything with this hobby so I am wondering when and how I add the nibs? Drop them in? Put...