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I am having issues with getting the seal tight on my thermometer. I have a 10 gallon SS brew tech pot and an Anvil thermometer. I am guessing the threads on the Anvil thermometer are NPT type; As I can only tighten to a point but it does not seal the hole, even using the plastic washer and...

I brewed a pale ale and kegged it. I have always did the "burst" technique, and has always seemed to work. However this batch will not carb. I did about 30 psi for 48 hours, then dropped it to 12psi for 5 days. I drew a pint and it had just a hint of carbonation. So I checked my seals and did it...

I finished a flavored stout with Jameson (Irish car bomb), volleyball group loves them...don't ask! It has been about 1 1/2 months (brewed on 11/13) and the last bottle I opened had a barely perceivable CO2 release and no carbonation in the beer. Which by the way tastes just like the shot...

I brewed a red ale 2 weeks ago and I hit the OG of 1.070, so not a huge beer but enough. I used a dry yeast from Windser, which I ave used many times before with no issues, but with smaller beers1.055 fish. Fermentation started as usual at about 20 hours(or the bubbles did) and continued for...

I am having issues with the volume of water going into my boil pot! I can measure the volume going into my mash tun(cooler). I batch spare so I am having issues measuring the amount of water coming out, and ultimately my boil volume. I thought of just using a measuring cup but as the hot...

I just brewed my second all grain batch, so I had a lot of issues as am learning the my process. I first had some issues with the mash temp, my strike water was too hot and the mash started off at 160. So I added cold water and yes it dropped to 148, then I added some hot and got it to 154...

I just brewed a brown ale kit from my LHBS. It was in the primary for 3 weeks before i moved it to the secondary. When I racked it, I took a gravity reading and it was 1.022. I usually see a point or two after 2 weeks in the secondary, but the fg was still at 1.022, a bit high at time of...

I just brewed a Northern Brewer extract kit "Karls 90 Shilling 90". I was 6 points low on the OG (1.066 expected, read 1.060). I left it in the primary for 4 weeks due to other issues around the house. I am not sure why but I expected a 1.012 FG, can not find any FG's in the printed...

I am a beginning brewer and the whole sanitizing thing has me confused. I have read a few posts about people using anything from bleach to star san. My beginning kit came with an iodine based sanitizer. I went through that and I was wondering, since I have never anybody mention it, a...

I am a newbie at brewing and only have 2 complete batches under my belt. Both turned out good but I noticed I am wasting a lot or wort and beer taking gravity readings. To fill the tube on both ends I am losing about of 2 bottles. For my third batch I sanitized my hydrometer and floated it...