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I want to get a chill plate and was looking at exactly what I need to do to my pot to make it work best. Ive been looking on Amazon and seeing valves, screens, hoses etc.. Can anyone point me to exactly what I would need to pick up? I am going to try gravity fed first, maybe a pump by...

I have been wondering this for a while if using more than 2.5 gallons as instructed on beer kits is OK. I usually use Northern Brewer kits for reference. I have an 8 gallon pot, so I have been using almost 6 gallons of water, and following the same schedule as if I had 2.5 gallons. Should...

I purchased a chest freezer a while ago for fermenting. I have had a batch in there for about 4 weeks now. I did primary 2 weeks, then secondary for 2. I also have another carboy in there 2 weeks behind the first. The freezer was set to about 63. I peeked in today to transfer and my cloth...

Hello, I have been trying to nail down where an off-flavor in my batches for the past year. Its seems random, but I have been tweaking. I have been adjusting my process each time adjusting things. I recently tried to ferment in my keggerator at a constant 63, I was thinking maybe they are...

I am tweaking my process to try to work out some off-flavors in my last few batches. I am using my keggerator with a temp control for primary/secondary fermentation. I did two IPAs at 63-65 for primary fermentation. I think in my apartment temps could have been 74-76 at times. I am also...

Hello I have a temp controller and am going to try to ferment my next IPA at 65 with Safale S-05 in my keggerator. I think my temps get too high where I keep it normally causing off-flavors. My question is after I brew how long can I wait before I pitch the yeast? Can I put it in the...

My new years resolution is to stop brewing beer with off-flavors :D I am looking to really control my fermentation temps since it is the one factor in my process I feel is random. My apt just cannot keep steady. I also want more lagers all year round, not just when my friends garage may be...

Last summer I switched over to kegging and ramped up the brewing throughout the year. I brewed many batches and got beer into kegs for long term conditioning. I have been going through them and all my beers have an off-flavor. With beer that was conditioned so long, I was surprised it had such...

I was planning on brewing today and as I unpacked everything I realized I have no yeast :(. Can I get it brewed and sealed up today, and then add the yeast later this week when it comes in? Is there any reason the wort cannot sit sealed for a short period of time? Sean

I am planning on doing a rootbeer with my nephew this weekend, and I really want to bottle it. Since I started kegging I now have lots of extra bottles and thought this would be a fun way to share. Ive read to avoid bottling because of exploding bottles, but wanted to see if anyone had a good...

I have it d-resting now and will probably be ready to transfer for lagering tonight/tomorrow. I was going to move it straight to keg to store in the back of my keggerator for a while. Do I need to chill both empty keg and lager before transferring? I read that a few places. Id rather...

I brewed a lager last Saturday. The only cool place to put it was in my fridge turned all the way up. It is about 49/50 in there. I did not get much bubbly action, but some formation on the top. But nothing near any other brews I have done. I decided to take a gravity reading tonight and it...

I got a great deal on 4 ball lock kegs last week. I brought them home, cleaned them up and am looking to get them going. I checked tonight and found out I can fit 3 of the 8 inch kegs in my little kegerator. I could only fit two pin locks, great news! I have a stout in a pin lock right...

I am new to kegging and was wondering about temps. I have family visiting me at the beach late july for a week. I have already heard rumblings of them wanting to get a keg of B-Light in my kegerator for the week. Will it hurt one of my 5 gallon kegs if I remove it from the fridge for a week...

I was bored and went to lowes to find something to make a custom tap out of. I found the wood insert nuts that fit the tap handles, some small furniture legs and some wood. Came home and did a horrible job cutting the legs or drilling a hole big enough for the insert nuts. (guess I need a...

I am getting ready to tap my first pin lock keg and have a pressure question. I know I have to hit the center on the gas tap to release the pressure, but how do I make sure I balance out the pressure in the keg correctly. I turn on my CO2, bring up the pressure, but then I have to remove...

I recently picked up a Great Northern Frosty Keg Kegerator. I got a few pin lock kegs and have one getting ready now, so I have not gotten to play with the kegerator much. I can fit two kegs in the fridge and am thinking about converting or replacing the tower to handle two taps. It came with...

I jumped on what I thought was a good deal on a kegerator last week, and now have a sweet one sitting in my apt. I have my 2nd all grain getting ready to go to secondary, and feel the clock ticking to get things in order for the kegerator. I read that there is no huge difference between the...

Just finished bottling up a Light Lager and an Irish Red Ale. Tried some new stuff like dry hopping/ no secondary. Bottled with the dangling wand tip I read on here. Everything went great. Anyone else wanna admit to accidentally topping off and capping the beer they were drinking during...

I got the tap-a-draft system and did a few bottles with my last batch. I am trying to force carbonate one, and the instructions said it would take about a week. I am wondering if there is any harm in trying to pour out a pint now to see how it is going. It has been about a week, and I cant...