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A few weeks ago I needed to free up a fermenter and had a spare keg. I knew that I probably wanted to bottle this batch (a high-graivty saison), but I thought it should be simple enough to stick it in the keg, hit it with co2 for a few secs, and then leave it to condition until I got around to...

Apologies if this has been covered somewhere already, but I've recently come into the possession (thanks to a less-than-scrupulous eBay seller) of a ball lock corny with a post that I can't for the life of me get off. It looks like a formerly hexagonal bolt has been stripped of its edges...

I'm brand new to kegging, having just gotten a kegerator off craigslist and ordered some (non-reconditioned) cornies off eBay. I thought I'd had everything set up correctly, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get the keg to pressurize. I can hear and see the gas line fill up...

Long story, but I've stumbled into some very old LME and hops -- I think at least 3 years. 6 lbs Extra Pale + 1 Lb Munich in an Austin Homebrew screwtop plastic container (presumably not airtight?) 9 lbs "German pils" in what look to be vacuum-sealed foil bags 0.5 oz Sterling in a...

Hi, So I ordered a partial-mash saison kit back in January, got distracted, and somehow never got around it brewing with it. I'm now wondering which parts to throw away vs. use in the fall (can't brew until then thanks to temperatures around here). - 9 lbs of Pils malt extract (kept sealed...

I brewed a Kolsch yesterday, my first partial mash from an AHS kit. Went reasonably well, though the OG was higher than expected and the wort was very cloudy, even after cooling and filtering through a grain bag. What I'm wondering now is about ageing in the secondary, which I know should be...

After finally turning out a very satisfying batch on attempt #3 (thanks in part to advice solicited here), I'm hooked on the hobby. Next up is a "classic" ESB kit from Midwest, which I'm planning to brew next week. The stated recipe is: 6 lb Gold LME 8 oz. Caramel 40 L 2 oz Chocolate...

Howdy, First off, kudos to all the regulars on a great forum. The first couple times I've posted I've gotten very helpful feedback, and I've learned far more than I ever wanted to know about a number of topics surfing the archives. I'm just starting to drink my second batch, 2.5 weeks...

Howdy, I just mistakenly ordered an Oatmeal Stout kit with Munton's dry yeast, instead of liquid Irish Ale yeast. I also have a packet of Nottingham's lying around from another kit which I didn't use, and I'm wondering which would be a better much for the style? Or are both so inappropriate...

Howdy all, After years of dreaming about it, I finally decided to give brewing a try, with the help of some friends and some borrowed equipment. The bad news is that I've just tried some, three weeks after bottling, and the taste's off -- tastes a little too much like champagne, only not...