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I just racked a blonde ale from the primary to a keg. When I turned on the gas at the manifold, a red fluid came from the valve. I didn't let the fluid get into the keg. Two questions... 1. Is there a lubricant in the manifold valve, in which, it cracked and is now junk? 2. If this is a...

Yesterday I started a batch of Irish Red Ale. About 45 minutes into my 90 minute boil I realized that I had not pulled my Wyeast 1084 out of the fridge and start it. So, I pulled it out and did the whole smack pack thing. As the fridge is around 40 degrees I was worried that I would not have...

As we are in the summer months and the basement is beginning to get a little warmer, I would like to have a better idea of the internal temperature of the fermenter. The ambient air in the basement is around 66 degrees right now. I cool the wort to 65 before I pitch, and then once the sticker...

Hey everyone, I've been brewing for a while. I started with Mr. Beer kits, then moved to extract, then I did a partial mash, and now I love doing all grain brewing (I feel I can really control my beer). I took 2011 off from brewing as I was deployed, but I'm back into the full swing of it...

So, I've read these forums for quite some time now; however, this is my first post. I've recently moved from extract to all grain brewing, I've done six all grain batches. Today I got a hefeweizen going in the primary. I normally pull some wort off before pitching the yeast to prime when going...