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Has anyone here tried Modelo? Is it a real beer or just Coors in Spanish?

I gave up on my Kegland inline regulators and got myself a 3-body Taprite. After I fooled with it for a while, I realized the gauge dials said "CM Becker" on them, while the adjustment dials said "Taprite." So is Taprite CM Becker or what? Last year, I got a 4-body CM Becker for my main...

I stuck three Kegland inline regulators in my second keezer instead of getting a three-body secondary, and now that I've used them, my conclusion is that it's better to go with a full-size secondary from a good company unless you really need very small regulators or just can't afford a big one...

I moved a stout to a serving keg, and now I have a big ol' yeast cake. The transfer was closed, so the yeast hasn't been exposed to anything. What is the easiest way to grab some of this yeast and save it for later? It's at the bottom of a Torpedo keg right now. Similar to a Corny, but with a...

I'm starting to develop a beer library, meaning I have beers on hand that are not connected to faucets yet. I have a question for people who store beer in kegs. What do you do to regulate carbonation? Sometimes yeast finds a way to keep going after you think it's done, and I don't want to grab...

Is there anything out there that has a profile like US-05 but ferments more vigorously and finishes faster? I make an ale with Abbaye, and I would like a cleaner version. Anything that will make a good IPA is fine.

I want to redesign my imperial stout, KGB Boot Polish. It's sweeter than I wanted, the head is almost as sturdy as upholstery foam, and it's not bitter enough. I was thinking of using some kind of citrusy hop instead of EKG. Has anyone here tried Citra in an imperial? I have some lying around...

I wonder if anyone else here has had this annoying problem. You and your wife have some eggs. You put the dishes and skillet in the dishwasher. You put your beer glasses in the dishwasher. When you use your beer glasses, the beer smells like old egg whites or sort of like a wet dog.

Duotight is a blessing to all mankind, but attaching Duotight fittings to flared fittings seems to be a source of endless new lessons. I put a Duotight gas disconnect on some EVAbarrier, I ran it to a Kegland inline regulator, and then I ran more to a flared thread on a check valve on a CO2...

I am making my first imperial stout. The beer tastes great, but I'm afraid it will be a little sweet when it's done. On a lark, I emailed North Coast Brewing to find out what gases they used. The brewmaster gave me a lot more info than I asked for. I responded with a little info on the beer...

Save me some Googling. Beer is made from a solution in which starch has been converted to sugar. Yeast eats the sugar and makes alcohol. Beer still has carbohydrates. What are they? Must be unfermented sugars, right?

Wondering if I just snagged a strain of asymptomatic covid. I have had covid, and I had some issues with beer tasting harsh. I mentioned it here. I like putting crystal malt in my beers, so they generally have a little sweetness to them. When I had covid, it was like the crystal malt sweetness...

I made a wheat beer (~73%) on Nov. 30 (Abbaye). I just kegged an imperial stout (Lutra). I used Torpedo kegs to ferment both, under pressure. Obviously, the wheat keg sat a long time. Both were sealed. I cleaned both kegs today. I used the Australian version of PBW and fairly hot water in a...

Best time to eat this is February 1.

I don't think much of baby backs, but I have some I need to get rid of, so I am knocking them off today, along with some juicy spare ribs. Not a fancy meal. Just an ordinary lunch to keep me alive. Ribs, roasted corn, and cole slaw. Wife is likely to force me to make bread for Texas toast...

I'm sampling my new imperial stout, and I really like it, but I could see increasing the bitterness a little. What's the best way to increase a stout's bitterness? More hops or more roasted malt? I'm leaning toward malt, but this beer would look like India ink.

My first imperial stout is either stuck or finished. It went from 1.085 to 1.026 in a few days. It tastes excellent, but it's a little sweet. The beer it's based on is also a little sweet. I took my old stout recipe and increased everything in proportion to get 1.084, and when I brewed, I hit...

Anyone here using Kegland inline regulators? Any problems? My second keezer needs to be set up better for storage, so I am adding a CO2 tank, and I want to be able to vary the pressures. Seems like it makes more sense to buy 3 tiny secondary regulators than 3 big ones. I want the best stuff for...

I bought some kind of no-name stout faucet on Amazon, and it has worked great. Tubing length doesn't matter. Pour speed doesn't matter. Always perfect. Dry glass, wet glass, doesn't matter. This was true until recently. Lately the beer has seemed a little off. Almost stale. I always clean off...