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Also the flow control is great for filling bottles or growlers. You just put a piece of hose in or over the tip of the faucet so you can fill from the bottom of the bottle/growler. Then adjust the flow rate to fill slowly with little foam. I would say they are definitely worth the price...

The first thing is efficiency means nothing if you don't define it further. There are three "places" during the brewing process that one would typically measure efficiency. 1. Efficiency into the Boil - Percentage of the maximum extract present in the wort after mashing and removing the grain...

IMPORTANT: DO NOT TRY TO THE REMOVE SPEAR UNTIL YOU HAVE DEPRESSURIZED THE KEG, YOU COULD BE KILLED!!! Here are a few links: For new retaining rings: http://www.mcmaster.com/#92370a251/=wkdygz For new o-rings (these go on the bottom of the spear "cup")...

I am trying to make a Robust Coffee Porter in the style of Highland Brewing Thunderstruck Coffee Porter. The Highland website gives me this much info: http://www.highlandbrewing.com/craft-brews/style/thunderstruck-coffee-porter Grain - Pale Malt Carmel 60 Chocolate Malt...

I just tapped this beer this week. It is a huge hit with my wife and her friends and I find it to be very drinkable for a pumpkin beer (not my favorite style), it isn't cloyingly sweet like most commercial pumpkin beers. The one addition I made is adding 3 ounces of Korbel Brandy that had been...

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I just brewed this yesterday and the wort sample was great, my wife wouldn't put it down. I am actually thinking about splitting off 2 gallons and aging it on brandy soaked oak chips. Other than overshooting my OG (1.076 vs 1.071) the brew day went pretty smoothly. Only thing I really changed is...

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Are the surfactant and gelling agent (table salt) really necessary? I am thinking about mixing 9lb Oxygen cleaner, 4lb TSP/90, and 1lb Citric Acid. I have really hard water so I figured the 7% by weight for the citric acid (chelating agent) would help with mineral deposits. Do you think this...

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Figured I would bring this thread back to life instead of creating a new one. This is from a Ward Labs report dated 5/30/14 for Lockport IL. I am near the Broken Arrow golf course on the Southeast edge of town. All I can say is our water sucks I end up using mostly RO water. pH 7.4 Total...

I have been searching around and I can't figure out if what I am proposing will work. Basically I intend on carbing my beer with 1.5 to 1.7 volumes of CO2. The CO2 will remain "on" the beer at all times. When I want to dispense the beer I will open the valve on the Nitro line (set between...

Do you know the exact dimensions on these drums? After I couple more minutes of searching I think they are 14x26 is that correct? Thanks

When you screw down the top will it leak water if you turn over the carboy?