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Hey all, I am going on vacation this week and want to take some of my beer. My plan is to bottle from my keg into 1 liter swing top bottles. My question is, is it absolutely necessary to keep it cold the whole trip? I will be driving over 2 days to my destination and was hoping I could bottle it...

Sorry, wrong thread.......again

Sorry, wrong thread

Just wanted to thank everyone for the advice on brewing and the pictures of builds they have done. This is my 3rd batch, a Sierra Nevada clone, out of the keezer I built and it is so good! I can't believe I made it! This forum and the people in it helped me tremendously! Thank you and cheers!

First, sorry if this has been addressed before, but I tried to find an answer and have had no luck. I just received my larger kettle and I want to do full boils. I have been using a 5 gallon kettle and topping off to five gallons. With the trub, I am only getting around 40 beers after I...

Where does everyone position the probe from the thermostat in their keezers? I have mine in a mason jar filled with water at the bottom. Is it better to have it in water or measuring the temperature inside the keezer?

It's not much, but I am almost complete with my keezer build. I learned (and copied) a lot from the builds I've seen on this site. I have some more work to do, but I'm knocking on the door to kegging my Sierra Nevada clone that I have fermenting.

Hey everyone, so I am gathering up the material I need to build a keezer. I ordered my regulator, distributor and quick disconnects. My question is, the barbs don't seem to be the same size. Everything is supposed to be 5/16". I assumed the quick disconnects were 1/4" and contacted the seller...

I'm sure this has been addressed, but I can't find anything. What are the best clamps for liquid and gas tubing? I am gathering everything up to build a keezer and its one of the last items I need to purchase.

So, I broke down and had to try a bottle from my first batch and while its not ready yet, it is really good! It's been bottled for 2 weeks and I was dying to try it, so the SWMBO and I just tried one. I can't believe I made beer!

So I bottled my first batch tonight. Did not go like I pictured it would. First, my auto-siphon clogged and would not suck any more beer into the bottling bucket and it seemed like I was pumping more air into it than anything, also getting a lot of trub into my bucket. Then, I hit the handle on...

Maybe a dumb question, but I have searched this site and haven't found an answer. What is a keggel for? Is it just a larger brew pot or is it for all grain brewing only. I'm asking because I was given an empty keg and I'm wondering if I can do something to it to make a larger brewing pot.

Ok, total n00b here and I'm trying to get a reading on my first batch and I'm still not sure how to read this hydrometer. Will someone please tell me what this reading looks like to them?

Second brew day in the books! Everything seemed to go good! We will just have to see how it turns out! Nothing like having a beer, while making beer, on St. Patty's day!

I just received a few extract kits today and I chose White Labs yeast this time. My question is storage. Can I just store them in fridge horizontally or do they need to stand upright? The reason I'm asking is there layer of thicker yeast laying on the bottom and other liquid around it. Will it...

My first batch has been fermenting over a week now. I am only doing a primary fermentation and my question is this: can I wait until 2 weeks, check for FG, and if done, add dry hops and then wait for 3 weeks and bottle? Or should I wait 3 weeks then dry hop for a week?

First batch here. Does this look like normal fermentation? I brewed it Saturday and Sunday and Monday it was bubbling out of the airlock like crazy. I just took the lid off to check it out and I was picturing more foam or krausan(sp?). How can I tell if the fermentation stalled? The temperature...

So I brewed my first batch this weekend. Everything went well and it is fermenting away. My question is with the dry hops. Do I wait until I reach FG, then add the dry hops for 5-7 days? I am only using a primary and will start checking for FG after 2-3 weeks. Thanks!

Hey everyone! First, thanks for all the responses to all my questions up to this point! I am brewing my first batch tomorrow and have one more question. (At least for now!) I am working right now on making my immersion wort chiller. I have a 50' piece of 3/8" copper and I formed it to make...

Hey everyone! I have a few questions. I plan on brewing Sunday. I am doing an IPA for my first batch. My questions are: 1. I do not have my wine thief yet. Any suggestions on how to cleanly take a sample for my OG? 2. I plan on having my primary fermentation in my basement. I live in central...