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Well... I've been around for a little while and brewed many beers, but it's been almost half a year, as I went to work in a remote location. I made a Bavarian Hefe, only one hop addition at the beginning, but I added the 60 min addition at 0 min, forgetting that the sheet is a 'countdown'...

How can I tackle this? There's about 3lbs of CO2 left in the tank. I thought I might've been out because beer wasn't flowing, but I weighed it and the adjustment screw seems to be crazy tight. No way can I adjust it easily with a flat head, I have to stick to using a wrench and attaching it to...

I currently have a two faucet tower, I'd like to add one more faucet without swapping the whole tower. Therefore, looking for one-faucet extender or adapter. They are not particularly expensive but I figured I'd see if anyone had one lying around for cheap before ordering a new one. Thanks!

I am using Corny kegs with universal posts, brand new poppets and such... However there is a consistent leak at the bottom of the post and it is driving me bonkers. This same post lost me quite a bit of a 5# CO2 which are not cheap where I live, exchange or refill. - The dip tube O-ring is...

Is this possible? My kegerator has one slot for a hose, unless I cut the kegerator's back open and potentially break it and/or ruin its thermal properties, I don't know how I can carbonate 3 kegs from the same CO2 tank, most regulator additions are directly on the tank and involve separate...

For some reason on my corny keg purchased used from AIH long ago, there is not a metal to metal connection between the keg and the poppet. The poppet screws directly on to the black rubber top. It seems unscrewing the poppet this time caused some of it to tear and now there is no way to get any...

I have a Spike conical setup. I cold crashed and I was just about to carb before I thought of this. I really don’t want to go through the hassle of dumping/collecting the yeast but now I am concerned that pressure carbing with the stone is going to distribute all the yeast and trub...

I am just finishing my first carb-stone force carbonation. My beer is at 40F. I purge the corny of oxygen after pumping it with CO2, it is at 0 PSI. I attach all the proper hosing and ball locks, pressurize my conical to 5PSI, open the racking port and nothing happens... I mean nothing. Nothing...

I am pressure carbonating in my Spike conical for the first time. I did it at 38F and ran out of CO2 due to a leak, didn’t tighten lid enough. I switched it off and unhooked the tank until I get a refill. The conical is at about 5 PSI. The problem is the temperature is now rising and won’t...

I understand there’s a number of threads on this but personalized feedback is preferred with electric bits submerged in liquids. Anyway, I found this for $50. Maybe I should’ve purchased new because it’s older, kind of gross and a bit of a pain. Oh well, too far in now. Here’s all the info I...

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Hello all, A while ago I asked for some help devising a darker beer for winter using the organic grains available. It came out as a classic brown ale. My temps got a little high so there was some rubbing alcohol on the back end that has mellowed out greatly over time. Very nice and I thank all...

Hello, Good brew day : I just finished what I felt was my best brew experience so far. I would call it a brown ale, but it's my own recipe, somewhat similar though. It's not too dark, not too light, but leaning towards dark. Best brew day by far, perfect calculations, no kinks, and a completely...

Hello, I just finished my first beer after about a year off. I had to adapt my super cheap ($125) kegerator score from Craigslist to fit corny kegs. The grain that sat was infested with buggy-bois but I carried on as recommended here. During my first ever cold crash, I made the severe mistake...

Just finished up every step of my first keg, for those of you who have been following, it was a bug beer. Lots of tiny bugs in the grain after I finished mashing. I did it all any way! I closed pressure transferred for the first time smoothly, I carbonated the beer, then I went to tap it and...

About to transfer my bug beer after a year long brew hiatus with all the new QOL materials I've gained. First thing is first. I don't have a glycol chiller, I use a cooler with ice for temp control in my conical. That means cold crashing for many days is a bit difficult. Am I able to force carb...

Hello all, I would like some help determining recipes using only organic ingredients I can find. I'm not asking you to do my homework, but I also don't feel like wasting my money doing what I think would work well and it being some yuck. So, here's the list. Hops (not much) : Williamette...

I took about a year off of brewing as I tried to sell my gear because I didn't want to continue without kegging and couldn't afford it. Fast forward to now when I have a kegerator I got at an amazing deal. I just started my BIAB brew day after ordering new yeast and hops, however like a fool I...

I’m on my 10th or so batch of kombucha. The carbonation from 2F doesn’t stay suspended no matter how long I put it in the fridge for. 10-14 days 1F 1-3 days 2F (hot Florida) with 1/4 cup fruit purée/juice per bottle I have not seen a single case of this to troubleshoot on the internet. Every...

Hello all, I've got an issue with my carbonation. I created my own SCOBY through GT's Original. That has been going for about 4 batches now. This most recent one I did everything perfectly, the prior 3 batches were a bit more improv and didn't work so well. I think I may have finished the SCOBY...