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Today I my keg kicked. I washed / shook with PBW. Do I have to star san keg right away or can I wait until next batch? Also, I'm bone dry on co2. Is it ok to wait to run PBW through keg dip stick? I don't want to dissemble keg. I did victoriously shake keg while cleaning. Will this be enough...

So I kegged my new batch today and I noticed a hissing noise coming from the ball lock gas disconnect. After replacing the post o ring with no success. I immediately went to my home brew shop to replace the disconnect. The experienced guy there said there is no real sealing function on the...

Do you think a mosaic and cascade pairing would fit nice for an IPA? I used Maris otter for the base malt, used Columbus for the bitter and then did a 40 min .5 oz addition of mosaic and did a 1.5oz addition of mosaic at flame out Going to dry hop in two weeks wanted some good ideas but had 1 oz...

Second all time batch of all grain here. This receipt called for a 1.5 oz hop additional at flame out. 1.) I'm concerned I did not come close to post boil volume. This is a 6.5 gallon carboy I just purchased today and it looks extremely short. Any idea from you experienced guys where my...

Hey everyone so I just purchased a new 6.5 gal glass carboy, finally upgraded and when it got it from from Bell's Brewery it looked like their was dust particles inside the carboy so I grabbed some pbw and a carboy brush to clean and it would not come off, I rubbed the outside clean too and have...

So I did my first all grain batch two weeks ago, I ran into several problems. Like missing OG ( I got 1.040 ) was suppose to be 1.056 1.Beer was too cold (61-64 degrees so I moved to upstairs day 2) where it kicked off and reached temps of 72. After 2 days I then moved to basement again to...

Hey guys, I knows I've posted a lot of questions recently but is it okay for a co2 tank to "sweat" or have slight liquid running down them during the deforest cycle of my mini fridge? Just worried because I know liquid and co2 do not mix. Any advice would be nice. I use a 4.4 cu ft magic chef...

I'm kegging next week for the first time. I plan on getting brew cold, turn psi to 30 for 24 hours then down to 7-10 range for another 24 hours. My question is after I change from 30 to 7 psi do I purge the tank completely before adjusting to a new psi level?

Hey all! I have a weird question to ask you, I brewed up an Oberon clone (all grain) on Saturday. I pitched my yeast (my OG was a lot lower than expected and of course I didn't have DME on hand) anyways I waited 36 hours with no activity and my temp was sitting around 62-64 degrees with US-05...

I am finally getting myself into kegging and I purchased a mini fridge today! My local brew shop will sell me the used corny ball lock for $60 and I'm excited to get my system up and running but my beer won't be done for another 4-5 weeks. Is there a way I can make sure my regulator/co2 tank and...

I am building a Bell's Oberon clone this coming weekend and I visited bells general store to make sure they had my ingredient list so I could pre plan etc. I have ran into the issue of some discrepancies with 2 row vs non 2 row. Here is my ingredient list for grains that I noticed potential...

I grabbed this cooler today for $15 at Sears and I want to begin my all grain journey with it using the Batch Sparging method. I've seen a million different posts about what tools and equipment to buy to convert the already drilled hole into a nice run off for me. I have found this on Amazon...

I am debating between three different models and I need your help!!! 1. The Nostalgia 2100 from Walmart for $384.30 2. The Igloo 6.1 from Walmart for $389 3. The Danby 5.2 from Costco for $400 The obvious downfall of the first two are the co2 tank size is 2.5 vs the Danby who has a...

My cream ale is now bottled and have been carbing up for about a week, I threw one in the fridge this morning to try it out and it closely resembles a shock top belgian white beer I tried. Is this what it's suppose to taste like? I was imagining more of a cream flavor I suppose. I know it still...

Has anyone ever tried the brewers best belgian tripel with an orange peel spice? I love belgian white with the hint of citrus, is a belgian tripel comparable?

Today marks day 4 of primary fermentation. I did not take an OG reading simply because I forgot. The airlock has slowed dramatically, typically 1 bubble per 30 seconds. The brewers best instructions say if you are racking to a secondary to do it BEFORE fermentation is complete. Would now be a...

Today marks day 4 of primary fermentation. I did not take an OG reading simply because I forgot. The airlock has slowed dramatically, typically 1 bubble per 30 seconds. The brewers best instructions say if you are racking to a secondary to do it BEFORE fermentation is complete. Would now be a...

This is my first official batch of the brewers best American cream ale. The directions say after 5-7 days of fermentation to rack to secondary BEFORE fermentation is complete...is this correct? I don't have co2 or any means of helping it in the secondary if I wait out the 2 weeks in the primary...

This is my first official batch of the brewers best American cream ale. The directions say after 5-7 days of fermentation to rack to secondary BEFORE fermentation is complete...is this correct? I don't have co2 or any means of helping it in the secondary if I wait out the 2 weeks in the primary...

I brewed my very first batch of American cream ale today I'm in new turkey cooker, I followed every step correctly and after chilling the wort I added most of it to the primary and kept the nasty looking gunk at the bottom for an OG reading. It wasnt planned the way but I simply forgot to do it...