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Finished my keezer build last week and have installed a Johnson A419 to keep my kegs cool. My issue is that it seems to take forever to cool the kegs down when a cycle runs but they heat back up really quickly. I have the controller set for 43 degrees (Diff of 2 and ASD of 12). The keezer will...

So I hooked up my new Johnson digital temp controller to my mini fridge today and stuck two kegs into the fridge. The kegs are both mostly full (5 gallons) and were sitting at room temp before putting them into the fridge (~73 degrees). I just got home from an 8 hour shift and see the Johnson...

I'm sick of having to clean out my chest freezer after my bubbler pops off ever other brew since I've been too lazy to set up a proper blowoff rig. What size tubing should I buy to insert into the mouth of a 6 gallon Better Bottle? I really don't want to put down the cash for a Better Bottle...

So I was just out twisting my hop vines (3 per plant, only two plants) and my best vine on one of the plants snapped in half! I don't have a great setup where I live so I have the vines going vertical about 5 feet and then train them horizontally along a fence. This vine was the strongest and...

So I just kegged a wheat IPA I've had sitting in primary for 4 weeks. I took it to my kegerator to purge the headspace and realized my CO2 tank is completely empty! It's late Saturday afternoon so I probably can't get a CO2 refill now until Monday. Is my beer going to be ruined now sitting in a...

I have a 1.071 Wheat IPA that I am planning on leaving in primary for a full 4 weeks. After this I will rack to a keg. My question is should I leave the keg at room temp to condition for a length of time before putting it in my kegerator? Thanks!

So since I've been kegging I've noticed a particular off flavor on many of the hoppy beers I have brewed. My current method involves Primary for 3 weeks, kegging, and then sticking the keg in my kegerator under pressure. After doing some thread reading today I've come to a mini-epiphany that...

I've brewed many extract batches before but have recently switched over to 3 week primaries and no secondary. At around 3 weeks I rack to the keg and then stick in my kegerator. How long should I wait after kegging to pour the first beer? I brewed an all Belma hop pale ale 4 weeks ago (it's...

I'm looking to make a kicked up wheat beer and am wondering if mixing wheat extract with gold malt extract would work out? I'm thinking about 6 lbs. Northern Brewer Wheat mixed with 3 lbs. Northern Brewer Gold extract and then hopping with some centennials (maybe .5 oz at 60 and 1 oz at 5 mins)...

So I brewed Northern Brewer's pumpkin ale about 5 weeks ago, adding 3 lbs. of roasted pumpkin puree to the boil and 1 tsp. of McCormick's pumpkin pie spice at flame-out. I kegged it a little over a week ago and took my first sample two days after only to find it tasted and smelled quite bland...

Two days ago I upgraded to a Johnson A419 digital temperature controller from their analog model hoping for some more consistent fermentation temps but am so far having issues with big temperature swings. My set up as of now is a 7.2 cu ft. Frigidaire chest freezer housing a single 6 gallon...

I contacted my water company and received a water report for my area. I am pretty clueless as to how to go about interpreting if this water is good for brewing. I do full boil extract batches and have been adding one-quarter of a campden tablet per 6 gallons of batch water. Should I continue...

Hi everyone, I am brewing my second full boil extract beer on Friday and had a question about steeping grains. I have read countless times on these forums that it is preferable to step small and I want to give this a shot. I wanted to make sure my planned method sounded acceptable. I plan to...

Hi everyone, I am in the midst of my first outdoor extract full boil and was wondering how you all keep your temperature steady while steeping grains? I've never had this issue before on the stove but I think the wind in an outdoor setting is giving me problems. I tried keeping my propane...

Hi all, I am taking a chance with creating my own extract recipe instead of a kit for the first time. Can anyone recommend a good specialty grain for the all Cascade IPA (5 Gallon batch) I plan on making? I was thinking 1 lbs of Briess Caramel 40L but am definitely not too sure. Thanks! Mike

Hello, I have put together a 2 corny keg system in a Frigidaire 4.4 cu ft. mini fridge with inspiration gathered through this site. The model is LFPH44M4LM. I kegged my first two batches of beer and went through them with absolutely no problems. My second two batches are now in the fridge and...