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So I've got a Danby kegerator and it's got a North American Dispensing Systems model 70012 regulator on it. I can't seem to find any information on this regulator. Two questions: There is a valve on the bottom of the regulator on the hose that goes into the keg. Which was is open? I'm...

deleted...problem solved. However...one question. I brewed my cream ale on June 2nd, transferred to secondary after two weeks and cold crashed at 38-40 degrees for three weeks while waiting to get my kegerator ready. Since the beer was already at 40 degrees when I transferred to the keg and...

So I'm making a stout, and I'm creating my own extract recipe for it. Here's what I'm looking at: Steeping: 1 lb flaked oats .5 lb English Roasted Barley .25 lb Biscuit OR Victory .25 lb Franco Belges Kiln Coffee .25 lb Pale Chocolate 3.15 lbs LME 1-2 lbs DME (late addition likely) 60...

I brewed a chocolate milk stout with cacao nibs and madagascar vanilla beans in January. I bottled this beer on February 24, 2012. When I bottle, I always fill one dark champagne bottle, cork and wire it and put it away to age. Well when I made this beer, I was really excited about what it...

So last weekend, my girlfriend and I went to Square One Brewing and Distillery in St. Louis. She had the maple stout, and she fell in love. I'd like to attempt one, but I'm not sure where to start. I've done some searching and have come up empty. Some say add to boil, end of boil...

I've been brewing for about six months now and I love everything about it except the cleaning and sanitizing and storing of 60 bottles each time I finish a batch. I recently found out that a relative of my girlfriend is a former home brewer and has a kegging system he's willing to sell. He is...

I brewed a Belgian Blonde recently. After 8 days in primary, I racked to secondary on top of six pounds of strawberries. When I racked onto the berries, my gravity was at 1.020. I took the beer off the berries after a week and let it sit for another week or so in a carboy. I bottles three weeks...

I just finished racking my Mind Killer Belgian Blonde onto six pounds of frozen strawberries. I halved the berries and also racked onto four ounces of lactose (boiled in 1.5 cups of water.) I'm pretty excited. I'm thinking I'll let them go for 5-7 days on the berries before racking off to...

I brewed a Belgian Blonde on Saturday, and all airlock activity stopped within 24 hours of pitching yeast, so I decided to check the gravity and temperature today, even though I always wait until at least 7-10 days before checking anything. I was just curious. Anyway, my gravity was at 1.020...

This weekend I racked my Northern Brewer ESB which had been in primary for 14 days to secondary. The instructions called for two to three weeks in secondary but then said "timing is now somewhat flexible." Do they recommend secondary on this just for clearing purposes or is there another reason...

I'm in the process of brewing my first beer using specialty grains. It's an extract kit (Northern Brewer ESB) and I've done a few kits in the last month or two, but this is my first with steeping of grains. The grains are currently steeping right now on the stove, and then I'll move outside to...

Ok, so I've got my second and third brews in primaries now going on two weeks. The first one is a stout, and I've had consistent gravity readings very close to what final gravity should be on it. With the other beer, however, I haven't been able to get a gravity reading on it. It's only a two...

I'm planning on brewing the Northern Brewer Extra Special Bitter. I would like to bump up the ABV a little bit in this beer, and thought about adding an additional pound of light DME. Of course, I know this will throw off the bitterness and I would need to add more hops. I have the two ounces...

I'd like to trade some local beers if anyone is interested. I live in Indiana and we have a lot of fine breweries, plus we get a lot of stuff from Michigan and Ohio breweries around here as well. I'd like to try some stuff from around the country, especially stouts, porters, ESB's, and IPAs...

I just finished brewing my second batch of homebrew. Here are the details: Cooper’s Stout Brewed on February 5th, 2012 Used store bought spring water for everything. Added one gallon of water to pot, added three pounds dark dry malt extract and brought to a boil. Removed from heat...

Any help, input, and advice is appreciated! Cooper’s Stout Base Extract Kit (five gallon batch) Can of Cooper’s Stout hopped LME Three pounds dark DME Possibly adding ½ to one pound of Lactose Ferment for two weeks. Bottle two gallons and rack the rest to secondary. Add cacao...

Ok, so I'm new to brewing and just bottled my first batch recently. One of the brews I'm planning on doing in the near future is a Cooper's Stout. I plan on adding some chocolate nibs and either cherries or raspberries to a portion of this stout, but not the whole thing. That being said, what...

First Batch-Mr. Beer Wheat Ale kit (Two gallon batch) Brewed on January 6th. Used store bought distilled water both for the wort as well as what was added to wort in carboy. Moved from glass carboy to plastic secondary and bottled on January 28th. Added approximately two ounces of...

Hey guys, I just started brewing about a month ago and just bottled my first batch. I've been lurking on this site for a while, searching for questions I have had and finding a lot of good info. I got into craft beers a little over a year ago, and I've really enjoyed it so far. We've got...