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    Tap hissing, but not dispensing

    Longtime lurker. Love the forum. I've have a retrofitted True three 1/2 bbl system that now holds 10 cornies and has six taps for 2 years. While trying to fill some growlers I found out two of my taps are not dispensing. When I pull the tap, gas hisses out of the faucet, but no beer is...
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    All-grain first time mistakes?

    We've read the books and watched the tutorials. But that doesn't mean we haven't missed something. What were the common beginner mistakes that you made? Thanks - aaronanddelania
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    Making Cider For Beginners

    I am a novice cider maker but I've had awesome luck, in part due to the Yeast Experiment from HomeBrewTalk. My friends have requested a novice-level cider walk-through and my husband and I came up with this. PLEASE give me feedback and let me know how we can improve our cider and/or our post...
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    Finally, a great beer

    We're fairly new to brewing and, so far, there have been definite flaws with each brew. Finally we brewed a delicious Fat Tire clone. As we cannot get Fat Tire in our area, I have nothing to compare it to but memories. Still, it's a brown ale I'm not ashamed to share. A big thanks to all the...
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    Struggling with OG and ABV

    Without going into too much detail, our last 3 extract brews have had a low ABV. Today we brewed a stout carefully following the recipe and ended up with a low OG. What are the reasons for low ABV and OG? We're trying to pinpoint our problem. Thanks.
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    Cider before bottling

    We are very new to home brewing. A seasoned brewer recommended we get some 1 gallon jugs of all natural apple juice, pitch yeast and ferment. Before bottling we tasted each batch (5 made with different yeasts) and each one was very sour. Is this normal? Will bottle conditioning help?
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    Questions about adding cherries

    I know there are a lot of threads about adding fruit to beer, and that is why I am so confused. We are trying t make a cherry wheat with frozen cherries. We do not currently have a secondary fermenter. First off, our LHBS told us just to add the fruit to the primary fermenter before pitching...
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    Adding Zest to Beer

    We have read several articles regarding the addition of zest to the wort and we have a few questions: 1. Do you add zest to the boil, primary, or secondary? 2. How do you sanitize the zest? 3. How much zest (approximate) should you add for 5 gallons? In this case, we are making a Kolsch...
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