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Hello HBT, I've read about a dozen threads on this forum regarding line length and co2 psi for soda. I've seen many people talking about 35 psi and 30ft of line. I'm finding an average resistance of 2.2psi/ft for 3/16 line. So to get from 35psi in the keg to 1psi at the tap at 2.2psi loss/ft...

Hello all, Tonight I discovered my regulator leaking. I had to take off for work so I couldn't put together a soapy solution to investigate, but I could hear it coming from one of the gauges. This is the regulator I have. It's the left gauge that I believe was leaking, the one for the...

Did you just let the epoxy pour run over the sides?

I made my first yeast starter on the 4th of July this year as I was concerned with the viability of the liquid yeast I ordered from AHBS due to the warm temps. I pitched it into a 1.054 Belgian pale. A day or so later I had my first fermentation blowout. Blew the stopper and airlock clean out...

Thanks for the great article. Sorry if this has been asked somewhere, but you don't mention use of a thermometer prior to pitching the yeast into the starter. Are you just going by feel out of the ice bath?

Good info. Not sure what I'm going to do just yet. Growler filler at 2psi is zero hassle. I might try that this time around and if I have problems I can use some of these other options next time around. As you said, I'll be drinking it within a few hours so it doesn't have to be a perfect...

Is there a particular benefit to counter pressure as opposed to just leaving the lid off the receiving keg and pushing it over at 2psi or so? I'd kind of like to be able to keep an eye on it. I'd have to shut the whole operation down to check progress and see how close the keg is to full etc.

Oh like a counter pressure bottle filler. That'd be easy to do having 2 co2 tanks/regulators.

I think I'll jump liquid/liquid with no pressure in the full keg and then just bump up the co2 until it slowly pushes over, hopefully not knocking any out of suspension. Sound like it would work?

That certainly isn't a bad idea. I may just do that.

I'm hoping not but I am a little concerned about that as well. I will be using a growler filler to move beer from another keg so there won't be any sediment. I figure I run the risk of shaking it up a bit with any kind of large container. I'm hoping I can be gentle with it and keep it under...

I bought it less a regulator and party tap, which brought it down to $99. Still $10 higher than the small Williams Brewing one, but is a quarter gallon smaller which will help it fit in my backpack. I have about another $80 in a co2 tank and regulator, so still coming in under $200. I looked...

My friends and I are having a house crawl in a couple of weeks. Being a home brewer and general alcohol enthusiast I am known in our circle to always have something cool that is alcohol related at our festivities. This year I've decided to construct a portable draft beer system. I bought...

Actually looking at the numbers now I don't think I need such a high OG. Looks like with champagne yeast it would ferment a cider to 6.5-7%abv with an OG of 1.048. That'd be good enough for me and probably close to the natural sugar content of the cider. I guess my main question is about the...

My fiance just started a new job, and her boss also runs an apple orchard! Naturally I'll be taking advantage of this situation and snatching up a few gallons of pre-sorbate cider. I have a dozen or so beer brews under my belt but I'm very new to ciders and wines. I like sweeter apple...

Oh thanks, I hadn't figured in the amount of water lost by absorption. I'm ordering them milled from NB. Would that suffice or do I need to further crush them somehow?

Hello fellow home brewers. After a few extract batches I'm considering skipping partial mash and heading straight to an all grain brew. I would be using the BIAB method in my 8 gallon kettle. I gather that BIAB is fairly flexible as far as procedure goes. I also gather that my 8 gallon...

Feeling a lot better about it now. Got it warmed up about 10 degrees and will give it another couple weeks and try again. Thanks all!

Will do. Thanks guys. Its gotten colder here in the last few weeks and I think the slight change may have made it too cold also. I'm hoping more time combined with a warmer place does the trick.

So I'm nearing "drinking day" on my first home brew. It was a simple amber ale extract kit from Midwest. All went well as far as I can see, save for one thing. Today is day 11 in bottle conditioning. I cracked one thinking it'd be nearly finished but instead I find a beer that's still pretty...