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I've brewed about 5 or 6 batches and I've never had any sanitation issues or anything like that. All my beers have been good. I recently brewed an all-grain irish red/cream ale. I left it in the primary for longer than I should have. Almost 6 weeks. I just never had time to transfer it. I...

Is there anyway to check for contamination of yeast in a starter prior to pitching? Would hate to ruin 5 gallons.

I've never done a lager before and I'd really love to do one. My question is regarding ambient versus beer/fermenter temps. I've read that there's often a differences of roughly 5 degrees. I usually keep the keezer at around 40 degrees. I'm thinking I could use the Wyeast Bohemian strain (45-55)...

I've done a lot of water chem research, and I wanted to add a thread for other homebrewers in Seattle are interested in water chemistry, mash ph, ions, additives, salts, etc. I like brewing dark beer. I bet there are other people in Seattle who would also like to brew porters and stouts. I don't...

Hey everyone, Recently brewed a Williams kit stout. I spiced it up a little bit with about a .25 lb each of black patent and roasted barley. Might have been .5 lb each. Can't remember. I transferred to a secondary and put it over French oak chips. It will be in there two weeks. I'll probably...

Hi everyone, I'm hoping to get my nitro setup up and running in the next couple weeks. I've done a lot of research on the forum and there is significant conflicting advice regarding beer gas and what tank and regulator you can use. I've finally decided that I'm going with a 4# CO2 tank and...

Hey everyone. Thanks to everyone for all the awesome posts. I'm finally getting going with my keezer. I've painted it black (the front is chalkboard, and the rest is glossy). I'm going to work on the collar in the coming days/weeks. Here are the specs: GE 7.0 Used and definitely not the ones...

Do I want the "drop in" or the "threaded" system? See options here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009XPF3AK/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009XPF3IW/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

I'm considering buying Sanke kegs for my keezer build. I've read about keg deposits and how they can adversely affect smaller brewers. Definitely don't want to be part of the problem for smaller breweries. I will say, I think "ethics" might be the wrong term here. A lot of people think that...

I've been reading a lot about balancing systems on the forums and other sites. As I plan out my keezer, I'm still getting a feel for how all the kegging equipment will work, and what I actually want. I've got a 7 CU FT GE freezer that I snagged on craigslist for $110. I've already altered...

I'm in the process of building a keezer. I'm new to kegging and I'm trying to decide if I want to buy a secondary regulator or a distributor. I'm leaning towards a secondary because I want to be able to serve a hefe and a porter at the same time on different pressures. How important is it to...

From reading a lot of the older posts, it seems like the consensus for a good price is about $50-$60 for a used ball lock corny. Looking around at most websites, it seems like they are asking $70-80. I usually scope Williams, Northern Brewery, More Beer, and a few others. The best deal I've...

I searched the forums and couldn't really find an answer. I've got some solids in the bottles of my hefe in the bottom and floating at the top of the surface level in the neck of the bottle. I'd expect some in the bottom, is that normal in the top too? I'm concern they must be bacteria. Any...

So this is a dumb noobie mistake. I'm in the process of making Yooper's Dog Fish Head IPA clone. This morning was the day to rack to the secondary. I took a hydrometer reading and it was at 1.013. Good enough for me, and this morning was really the only time I was going to have in the next few...

I really like the idea of harvesting yeast from bottle conditioned beers when trying to reproduce a style. Yesterday we pitched a Paulaner Hefe harvested starter in with a vial of WL Hefe strain. Do any of you regularly harvest yeast as opposed to purchasing? I guess I feel like if I'm going to...

I brewed Yooper's DFH clone for my first batch ever (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f69/dogfish-head-60-minute-clone-ag-extract-25709/). We pitched a bursting Wyeast Northwest Ale smack pack. Could barely get it open it was so expanded. Aerated by running the wort through a strainer and into the...

As required by the Rules and Regs, I'm posting an intro. I live in Seattle, and previously Portland, two brew meccas. I love coffee, beer, wine, cocktails, cheese, bread, and pasta. And bacon. I have no brewing experience. I plan on going straight to all grain brewing. I've read a lot about...

That's what I'm doing. At first I was a little intimidated by all the lingo, but I read Palmer, Papazian, and many, many of the threads on this amazing website and I plan on doing my first home brew batch ever and I'm going all grain right off the bat. My cousin, who has participated in a couple...