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First time using floating dip tubes. My PSI is set appropriately for the type of beers / fridge temp, my lines are the correct length and I'm using the same recipes. Nothing has changed (and the beers have always poured great), but with these two... after 3 weeks of being hooked up to the CO2...

Hi, So, I'm having issues with residual Starsan (approx. 16oz) in my purged keg now that I'm using a floating dip tube. I never had this issue when I transferred the beer via the the liquid-in dip tube - I was able to purge virtually all but a tablespoon or so of the Starsan from the keg...

Good Morning, I'm sure that this has been asked/discussed before, but I've searched and am coming up empty handed. How do you know how much yeast you have made (overbuilding) or harvested (top cropping)? For example, over the weekend I overbuilt a starter by about 50%. I'm relatively...

I brewed my first porter on Tuesday. As like all my beers before, it happily took off without delay and appeared to be fully active within 9-10 hours. As this was my first time using Imperial Darkness yeast and not really finding much information online about how it acts during ferment, I...

Good Morning, I've been brewing my 5 gallon batches on my gas cookstove. Although the stove is certainly up to the task, I'd like to move this part of the operation outdoors due to the condensation/humidity from the typical 60-90 minute boil...and it'd be nice to erect some type of hoist to...

Good Morning, All, First time posting. :) I've been brewing (all grain) for the last year and have finally graduated to kegging my beer. I finally got tired of seeing my hard work quickly turn as brown as the bottle it's sitting in - as well as that dreaded wet cardboard flavor after just 3...