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Hi Folks, can someone offer some suggestion for this. I have ball lock and a sanke keg. When the Sanke is empty I would like to easily connect the ball lock and vice versa.

I currently have 1 chugger pump that I use for recirculating my mash. I would like to have a second pump, but the chugger pumps are fairly expensive. is there another style pump that someone could recommend? Thanks,

Hi everyone, what type of kettle would you recommend for a "brew on premise" location. I would like a system that is simple, safe, yet still gives you that feeling of being a "brew master". anyone have any thoughts?

I have a question about black malt. I was going to attempt to make a stout. the recipe called for Black Barley, but I only have Black Malt. I do not know anything about black malt and I was wondering if I could use it as a substitute for the black barley? Thanks,

I made a yeast starter prior to brew day. It was on the stir plate for about 48 hours and I was planning to brew, then life kicked in and I have to postpone. Can I put that starter in the fridge and make another “mini wort” and reuse the yeast? Or is the yeast now dead?

Hi Folks, I decided to build my own HLT with weld less fittings. I installed two valves for the herms coil and I am having great difficulty with leaks. Anyone have any tips?

I have a mypin pid and I cannot figure out how to control the power output. On my boil kettle I want to maintain a rolling boil. I believe I need to adjust the power output on the element to around 80%. Can someone help me?

I was curious if anyone has used these temp controllers before. I am looking for a good instruction manual.

Hi everyone, I currently live in Fort McMurray Alberta. I was curious if there was any home brew clubs in the area. Please message me

Does anyone have a good DIY instructions to convert my 15gallon brew kettle to an electric kettle?

I was planning to brew this weekend but I really won't be drinking this beer for awhile. I was wondering how long the beer can stay in the secondary fermenter (glass carboy)?

I was wanting to turn my boil kettle into an electric kettle but I was wanting some expert advice. I typically brew 5 gallon batches and I was only wanting to use a 2000w 120v element in the kettle. Is this strong enough to boil the wort? I am trying to avoid have to use 240v receptacles.

I put my beer in a keg. The psi is set to 10 and when I pour a pint I get about half a glass of head. I am a complete newbie and appreciate any suggestions you may have. Thanks

I put my beer in the keg on Monday evening. Today is Wednesday and there is zero signs of carbonation in the beer. The psi is at 12. I am new to kegging, so any advise would be appreciated. Thanks

I was wondering how long I can let the beer in secondary fermentation? I have lots of brew on hand and I am in no rush to bottle or keg this beer. It is currently in a dark, cool room. If I do have a spare keg is it a problem to allow it to sit in the keg for a few months?

What would be the difference between pin lock and ball lock kegs? Which one would be best to use?

How much priming sugar do I add in a 5 gallon batch before bottling? I have brewed a cream ale and a stout. For both I added 3/4 cup of priming sugar to the bottling bucket prior to bottling. It's been several weeks now and they are still flat. Did I not use enough?

I bottled my beer 3 weeks ago and I have now tried 4 beers and there is no carbonation. Bottling day I boiled 3/4 cup of priming sugar (as per instructions) and two cups of water for 4 mins. I am a new brewer but I do feel like this is not enough sugar. Is there anyway I can correct this?

Hey folks, I just downloaded the beersmith app and I have a question with the "dry Irish stout" recipe. The batch size is 5 gallons. So I look at the mash in and it shows add 10 quarts of water and then mash out adding 5.6 quart. Again the batch size is 5 gallons but the amount of water that...

I am very new to brewing and especially all grain brewing so I appreciate any help people can offer. I followed a recipe for a stout. The recipe says the estimate og should be 1.050 and I measured it at 1.040. Is this something I should be concerned about? Is there anything I can do to hit that...