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From Northern Brewer. Home Brew Keg System w/ Two Cornelius (Corny) Ball Lock Kegs & Pressure Regulators. Quite literally never used, keg boxes never opened. $300 obo

Made a pale ale yesterday, 1.052 og. Pitched a package of rehydrated safale- 05 yeast. A bit over 24 hours now, barely any action in my airlock. Temperature is steady around 64 degrees. Never had this issue with any brew before. Should I pitch another package of yeast? Do I aerate the...

I know that it takes various amounts of time for different types of wyeast packs to inflate. I had planned to brew early today, so I smacked it last night. It was not inflated today, but it is showing signs of inflation. I am planning to now brew tomorrow. My question is, how long can these...

I know that yeast starters are needed for high gravity beers. What I am wondering is at what point original gravity wise do they become needed, and does it also depend on the type of beer? I was planning to make an IPA with an original gravity that should be around 1.064. Should I do a yeast...

In my brewing arsenal I have two fermenting buckets, but currently only one glass carboy. I have been requested to create two beers for the same event for my father, both of which I would prefer to do a secondary on as well. Due to a lack of notice I feel I am left with a couple options, and I...

I have been sanitizing my bottles in the oven without issue. I am wondering if anyone has an answer to how long the bottles will stay sanitized after if sealed with aluminum foil, or rather how long after other oven sanitizers have bottled with bottles from the oven without any problems?

I was wondering if anyone has any tips for sanitizing an auto siphon and associated tubing. I was thinking of just pumping a star San solution from my bottling bucket through the siphon and tubing, then letting it dry out a bit. Any input on this will be appreciated.

So, I already have a ten gallon aluminum pot I have been using. I was so enticed by another free starter kit from Northern Brewer that I bought a small stainless pot so I would have more fermenting buckets to up my output. It is only big enough for partial boils and sparging down the line, but...

This may seem like a silly question, but I figure it does not hurt to ask. I just finished my first brew, and I have it in the closet to ferment. Will there be any smell associated with the process that will taint what is left in the closet?(I took a lot of things out already). Thank you in...

I am looking at two wort chillers, essentially the same price. One has tubing directly onto the copper tubing fitted with hose clamps, and the other has hose fittings directly on the copper tubing. Though I would obviously need to buy at least one hose for the out flow, I am not thinking this...

I am considering either starsan or pbw. What would everyone recommend? Thanks for the help.

So I am looking at pots and wort chillers. The wort chiller is a 25 foot and says it is 15 inches in height. The pot I was looking at is a ten gallon that is a bit over 14 inches high. Would going with an 8 gallon pot that is a little over 12 inches high make it more effective. I was hoping...

I am looking at brew pots for my first brew. I will likely be doing a partial boil to start off, but I figure I may want to experiment in the future. I am doing 5 gallon batches. I am considering 6, 8, and 10 gallon aluminum pots. The price between them is negligible. I am looking for...

I know that clean bottles are of an utmost importance in the carbing process. I am looking to you experienced brewers for tips on what techniques/products you have come to use to make this process consume as little time as possible while still accomplishing the desired goal. I am hoping...

I know brown pop top bottles are the ideal, but can anyone answer if resealable growlers are a viable option?

I am looking to get started brewing, read how to brew by Palmer, read a lot online about what I need to get started, but I just figured getting some answers directly from other home brewers with more experience was the way to go from here. I am interested in what I need to get started, such as...