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So I finally finished my kezzer build late last year. (I modeled it after GrainToGlass's build and posted mine in his build thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=515869&page=3 ). We recently moved across the county and used a moving service. The keezer seemed to arrive...

I recently moved to a much warmer climate leaving behind a house with a basement perfect for fermentation. The new place has no basement so a ferm chamber is in my future. To get me through I brewed a couple batches and am using my currently empty keezer as a ferm chamber. Its a 7.2 cu. ft...

Hey guys! My wife and I are in the process of moving from Kentucky to the Dallas, TX area (following a job). We are currently in a temporary corporate apartment in Plano while we house hunt. My wife's office will be in Plano so we will likely end up somewhere between there and Dallas (if we can...

Recently bought a chunk of brewing stuff off of Craigslist, one item being a 10 gallon mash tun. I didn't really need it since I already had one but it was part of the deal. I didn't notice when we were loading all the stuff up that it was missing its lid. Anyone have an extra lying around...

I have this regulator: http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/regulator/double/premium_double_gauge_542.html I added a splitter and now run three CO2 lines for 3 kegs. This has worked great for the last 18 months. Last night I filled a keg and hooked it up. I set the pressure and then noticed...

I recently bought some brew gear from a guy on craigslist. Mainly for a brew stand but it had other stuff included, package deal. One item was a 10 gallon converted HD cooler mash tun, which I already had. Anyway, in the loading up of all the gear I didn't realize the lid was missing from the...

I have been slowly accumulating parts to build a 4 tap keezer and need a little help with the best way to setup the CO2 distribution. I had originally planned on using a 4 way regulator so I can change up the PSI on each keg. I currently have a regulator that I added a splitter to (one of...

I was asked to brew some beer for an upcoming wedding. The groom knows a few home brewers so we are all chipping in. I brewed 10 gallons of Porter and am planning to be there to serve it myself, with my gear. My plan is to just get a big rubbermaid tub, fill with ice and put the kegs in it. I...

I was planning my first attempt at yeast washing with a batch of beer that was about ready to be bottled. Due to a last minute schedule change, I needed to go ahead and bottle the beer yesterday afternoon. I boiled the water and jars for the yeast but they weren't cool in time to wash/harvest...

A buddy and I had a big brew day today, 10 gallons of a Porter and 5 gallons of a stout. We had a little leftover wort, just under a gallon of each. I have already collected both and mixed them in a pot. I want to brew it up tomorrow and just see what I can come up with. Maybe add some pecans...

I want to enter a beer into an upcoming competition and am just a little unsure about which category. I am thinking it should fall under the 10B-American Amber Ale but some of the numbers don't quite match the guidelines. The beer is a Hoppy Amber, O.G. was 1.063, ABV is 6.7% with 59 IBU...

So I ordered ingredients from Brewmaster's Warehouse to brew up the Ed Wort's Bavarian Hefeweizen. Unfortunately it took them a month to get it to me and I had a brewing deadline so I had to get the ingredients elsewhere to brew in time. So now I have the original order from BMW and I don't...

I recently kegged an IPA that I dry hopped both in the secondary and in the keg. This is only the 3rd batch I have kegged and decided to not quickly force carb this time around. I racked into the keg, hit it with about 30 PSI to help set the seal and purged out all the oxygen. They I just set it...

A buddy and I recently brewed a Rye IPA: 5 Gallon Recipe 8.5# 2-row 3.0# Wheat Malt 1.0# Rye Malt 1.0# Flaked Rye 2.0 oz. Caramel 60 2.0 oz. Victory Malt 1.0 oz Nugget (60 min) 1.0 oz. Cascade (15min) -recipe called for Crystal but LHBS was out 1.0 oz. Chinook (5 min) 1.0 oz...

I bought the 10 gallon Home Depot/Rubbermaid cooler tonight to convert to a MT. I am looking to order a false bottom for it and noticed that Midwest has an 11" option. Everything I have read so far mentioned a 12" false bottom for the 10 gallon cooler but I am concerned about the FB clearing the...

I recently started kegging and am experiencing flat beer in the line if I go more than a few days between pours. I don't have a kegerator, just one keg sitting in the fridge with a 6' line and picnic tap. The line stays coiled and hangs over the top edge of the keg. I usually have to pour off...

I got my first keg last night and am currently cleaning it up for use. Most of the o-rings that came on it seem to be in fine shape. The only one that was bad was on the CO2 diptube. That diptube is plastic FWIW. I put the new o-ring on it and it seems very loose, it will fall off if not held in...

I have a Kolsch sitting in my secondary. It spent about 3 weeks in the primary and is on week 3 in the secondary. I haven't decided yet when I am going to bottle it, and have even considered cold crashing it. My question is, if I let it sit for 3-4 more weeks will enough yeast still be present...

I just racked my Kolsch (extract) from the Primary to the secondary. It sat in the primary for 2 weeks at 68*, its now in a glass carboy sitting on my basement floor at 58-60*. I plan to bottle this eventually. Should I cold crash this and if so how should I go about it? Can I just stick the...

I only have a few batches under my belt so I am still figuring things out. I am wanting to brew a Bourbon Barrel for a Bourbon Festival in September. I wanted to brew this early and let it age for quite a while. I plan to use the soaked oak chip/cube in the secondary route. Is there a good...