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Accidentally hooked my spunding valve up to my floating dip tube port, found it this evening dribbling cider onto the floor. I know I can disassemble and clean the valve, but will the pressure gauge have been contaminated?

Two SS-8022 Intertap faucets Growler Filler Stout Spout Shorter shank, fixed barb Longer shank, interchangeable barb (missing neoprene washer, about $1) 90* barb Some wear, haven't used them myself, need a bit of cleaning. $100 CAD picked-up in Windsor/Wolfville, NS, Canada or shipping...

Hey all, I have a parcel of land that I' like to start growing some cider apples on as it's no longer being use for hay. If I were buying land for this purpose , I certainly wouldn't have picked this spot but it's what I've been given so I'll just have to work at it. I'm unsure of the soil pH...

Hey guys, Wondering if anyone here has ever bothered doing a second pressing and what sort of results you're getting. Obviously the exact SG numbers of the second pressing are dependent on the sugar content of the apples but perhaps someone could throw down some percentages? I usually end...

Hey all, I was wondering if there are any homebrewers in Melbourne that'd be willing to let me borrow their capper and bottling wand for a few days once my first batch is ready to bottle? I'm only in the city for a few months and hadn't planned to brew anything but a 30L fermenter found it's...

Hey all, I'd like to brew an extract recipe for a red ale next week and I need a proven recipe. If anyone has a tasty recipe for a red ale, please post it up! Prost!

Hey all, I have a European aka 'S' Type Sankey Keg Coupler that I'd like to sell or trade for a 'D' Type coupler or 'D' Type Hand Pump. The coupler I have looks almost identical to the one pictured below, although it is missing the nipple from the "gas in" port. The coupler is in used...

Hey all, I'm looking for 3 examples of progress traps from history. My understanding is that a progress trap is progress in a certain area that eventually leads to disaster or collapse. I know that description is fairly bland/generalized... so here's an example. When the cod fishing...

Hey all, I'm going to be brewing my first Belgian-style Witbier for a competition being held by a local microbrewery and HBS. Here's my draft recipe that I've been working on, any comments on how I could improve the recipe would be greatly appreciated. Preboil: 4.5 gallons of water 0.1 pound...

Possible destinations: Anywhere along the I-95 in ME, NH, MA, RI, CT and NY. Hey all, My buddies and I (3 of us) are looking to take a road trip into the Eastern United States for a week from February 19 to 26. I've never been to the States and we're not sure where to go in order to do the...

Hey all, I got a pretty sweet deal from a guy who posted on Kijiji (like Craigslist for those of you who don't know), which included 6 ball-lock kegs and a dual body regulator for $100 Canadian - sweet! Anyways, the regulator needed some work so I replaced a few gauges and now I need to...

Hey all, I just made a simple wine label to stick on the bottles, which I intend to give as Christmas gifts to most of my friends and family this year. Any ideas on how it could be improved? It'll be 2" wide and 5.25" tall. I don't want to add ABV to the label, FYI.

Keeping up with the demand for relatively cheap and delicious Hefeweizen amongst my friends is becoming difficult so I've decided to take it upon myself to create a 50L capacity fermenter this Christmas break. Here's my inspiration. Using this monster will allow me to ferment two 19L...

Hey guys, The cider mills here in Nova Scotia are starting to press some excellent blends of apples right now and I'm ready to make some hard cider! Memories that I have of cider involve a medium-brown cloudy drink that tastes sweet, but not too sweet like apple juice. I want to make this...

Hey guys, I've tested my system with the soapy water method and can't find any leaks but the pressure in my cylinder seems extremely low. It's a full 20lb. cylinder and overnight it chilled to about 40*F in the fridge. The pressure dropped to about 550 psi, which is just about the "order...

Hey guys, Naive brewer here... I won a bid on a Sankey tap from a guy in Port Clinton, OH on Sept. 23rd and erroneously paid for it through PayPal right away. I've been messaging the guy every other day since that day and still no reply... Have any of you been in similar situations? Can I...

I got a 20lb. CO2 cylinder and a regulator for $100 CDN, which is a pretty decent deal here! Although I took a risk when I bought this tank. It's due for hydro and I just dropped it off at the fire extinguisher place this evening. It has a fair amount of surface rust around the valve and on the...

Hey guys, My room mates have tasked me with the creation of a stout to fill up a vacant space in our keg fridge! Alas, I'm limiting myself to pre-hopped canned kits like Muntons and Coopers so please no extract suggestions... I'm not opposed to using specialty grains or extra hops and I'll...

Hey all, I've lost my copy of Sam Calagione's book called Extreme Brewing and I'm in need of some information. I've have an Imperial Pale Ale extract recipe in secondary for nearly 3 months now and I'm ready to dry hop and bottle it. If anyone who sees this thread has the book could you...

Hey all, I'm committed to having kegged and naturally carbed my current batch of Bavarian Wheat in time for my birthday in 1 month. Summer classes have my budget stretched pretty thin but today I was thrown a bone, a refurbished corny-shaped bone that is. I can rely on friends for a cold...