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I got a good deal on two SS 4 1/8" beer shanks for my keezer build but I did not realize the bore size on the shanks was 1/4". Everything Ive read and been told for keeper purposes is to use 3/16" beverage line. Will I have pouring issues with the smaller line going to the larger bore before...

Done an 8.5gal batch to split for two different yeast strains. London ale III and Vermont ale from yeast bay. I done to 2l starter for the vermont and pitched to bags of the LAIII (one older and one fresher). Pitched both friday night at 1030. By 6am saturday both were going strong with tall...

Done an 8.5gal batch to split for two different yeast strains. London ale III and Vermont ale from yeast bay. I done to 2l starter for the vermont and pitched to bags of the LAIII (one older and one fresher). Pitched both friday night at 1030. By 6am saturday both were going strong with tall...

Brewed NEIPA pitched 1318 on 16 June, first dry hops on 19 June and just checked my gravity and dropped my second dry hops tonight 25 June. OG was 1.062 and had great activity with crazy high krausen that almost went out of the blowoff tube. Gravity tonight was 1.018 (still got bubbles in...

Brewed NEIPA pitched 1318 on 16 June, first dry hops on 19 June and just checked my gravity and dropped my second dry hops tonight 25 June. OG was 1.062 and had great activity with crazy high krausen that almost went out of the blowoff tube. Gravity tonight was 1.018 (still got bubbles in...

Completed my first all grain NEIPA batch tonight and had plenty of hiccups and questions along the way. First, had issues getting clean runs from the first runnings of mash. Started slow and and kept getting clogged with grain and it took forever to get the mash ran cleanly. Two batch sparges...

Doing a NEIPA on Friday using Wyeast 1318 London Ale III, Target OG 10.060 and no starter. Plans for 5.5gal'ish in the carboy and finishing with 5gal in keg. The Carboy is 6.5gal......should I be safe and place blowoff tube or will it be good on an airlock? Thanks!

Thoughts on a Citra, Mosiac and Azacca hops for a NEIPA?

Getting ready to do my first all grain brew 5gal batch. I'm attempting a NEIPA and I plan on do purchased RO water from my local meijer. What are the necessary additives I need to get and what are the ratios? If this question is to broad please let me know. Thanks in advance!

Going to brew this in the next two weeks and would like to get input on it. I feel comfortably with the grain bill but I'm wondering what peoples suggestions are for the water and the ferm temps. I have a ferm chamber with the ability to change temps how ever I need to. Beer smith calculated...

Complete newb question seeking any and all information I can get. I am wanting to brew up a NEIPA and would rather do a 2.5 gallon batch (couple of them) and I'm wanting to use liquid yeast. This will be the first time I've used liquid so Im looking for basic "I don't know crap" information...

Ive had a lb each of mosaic, citra and golden nugget sealed in original package in my freezer for about 15 months. Are they still good??

I have 2015 Bourbon County Stout, fresh Zombie Dust, Prairie Bomb!, Narwhal and some other stouts that I would like to trade. Looking for Sip of Sunshine, Heady Topper, Pliny the elder (any Russian River really), Dark Lord, KBS. Im interested in hard to get stouts and fresh IPAs that I cannot...

Decided to do a stout for a xmas party this year and wanted to do the recipe on my own. I've got 6 extract brews under my belt this year. Still doing an extract but buying ingredients from lhbs. So I researched other stout recipes and come up with this. 6.6lb dark lme 1lb dark dme .5lb black...

I have went through 3 thermometers brewing only 4 batches and cannot seem to find one that will maintain or stay operational! First was one of the long stainless meat type thermos and it hit 300 after about 10min on the first day, then came an OXO digital that is no longer accurate reading...

I just took advantage of a sale on Two IPA kits by im not gonna have time to brew them for at least 3-4 weeks. Both come with several hop additions, all pellet except 2 bags of leaf hops for secondary. Should I store these a certain way since I can't brew right away? They are all sealed and...

I done an extract Dunkel tonight and the target OG was 1.042-1.053 and I ended up with 1.061. Here is how it went down Partial mash specialty grains for 40min at 163F in 2.5gal Sparged grain at 170F 3.5gal Brought to a boil, removed from heat and added 3.3 wheat LME, 1lb maltodextrin and...

Has anyone ever messed with Kick Starter or the Drink Tank growlers? They are pushing the Juggernaut on the Kick Starter website and I would really like to pledge and get one of the Juggernaut's but a little iffy since I have never seen the site or know anyone who has. Any info from some...

I really like doing 1gal small batch brews since I can do them in the kitchen and I can make several at a time and in return they don't take up much room. I would rather keg than bottle as well so here is my dilemma...Found a website that has 1.75 gallon kegs with same size corny lids and ball...