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    Store bought Beer stored in a kegerator

    ahh really? Will I have to use their keg???
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    Store bought Beer stored in a kegerator

    Can you store a local beer place that fills a 5 gallon ball lock keg and not go flat? Not sure if im asking this right. But basically if a place will fill my keg up with a beer like Coors light, will it go flat if I put a recommended co2 to it?
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    My abv calculation always seems to high

    Yes it is was a extract brew kit its was a hop head ipa kit recipe and i believe my og is off from what the kit calls for mt fg was on point though ive had this issue for awhile.
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    First Batch Questions

    Welcome theres so much info here youll love this forum. I agree with the above. If you doing a simple kit no addons keep it in the primary for 2 full weeks regardless what airlock does. The brewing experience requires some work because of the measures of santization. Transfering if its not...
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    My abv calculation always seems to high

    No i didnt test at 60 degrees. Alot of good info here thanks. It taste like a 7 plus percent for sure it taste awesome for a double ipa is the only accurate measurement i have had so far lol
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    My abv calculation always seems to high

    Well I had taken two samples for og because i am not sure when i taken the reading. I take one after i transfer wort to the fermenter @ 3 gallons. Then another sample after i fill up to 5 gallons with water. I usually take the last bit of remaining beer after i make the transfer to test with my...
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    My abv calculation always seems to high

    When i use the formula og-fg x 131 i got 14 percent for my double ipa batch and for my ipa batch 11percent. I thought well im doing something wrong but when you punch in the numbers from the instructions that come with the kits it has the same results. What am i missing? Also is there a...
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    Tiny white sand looking specks in my beer not on top.

    I modified my mini fridge to a kegerator and i wasnt checking the temperature correctly. I got it pretty close to where it needs to be now. Im sorry what is trub?
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    Tiny white sand looking specks in my beer not on top.

    My beer froze for the 2nd time and after this time I lost carbonation. I looked though this forum and found its ok to recarb. But I see I have these tiny specks in the flat beer. Heres a pic. Is this dormant yeast? or something to worry about?
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    Homemade kegerator problem freezing beer any help?

    ahhh I see, yeah my fridge runs constantly now which i dont believe is usual. However when I 1st had the fridge the temp probe was on the freezer tray, well the freezer tray would form ice on the temp probe and then it would cut off the fridge causing the temp setting to be around 5 or 6(and the...
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    Homemade kegerator problem freezing beer any help?

    the fridge is a freezer tray and fridge combo. the freezer tray is bent to the back of the fridge. the temp controller is mounted to the top and has a max setting of 7. Thanks for everyones time, I hope we can fix the issue my beer froze twice...
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    Homemade kegerator problem freezing beer any help?

    Yes this is how i am checking the temp.
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    Homemade kegerator problem freezing beer any help?

    Will a glass of anti freeze be just as accurate for the temp probe? At least until I get the temp setting correct?
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    Homemade kegerator problem freezing beer any help?

    The temp probe is already in the air its on the top of the fridge. its the wire hanging down slightly at the end of it is my thermometer so as soon as i open the fridge door I can the temp. Prolly not the best way to check I when I try to "feel" the temp of the air seems alot warmer. My c02 tank...
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    Homemade kegerator problem freezing beer any help?

    I have a GE mini fridge that I modified to fit my corny keg and co2 bottle. The fridge temp was at 60 yet my beer was frozen. The kegerator is outside in FL weather. Right now the days are mid 80 at night mid 60s. The temp setting is at 2 1/2 on the fridge. Any suggestions on the thermometer...
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