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I have an opportunity to pick up a Danby 5.8 Cu ft kegerator for just about free. My reservations on this is it comes with a 2.5 gallon c02.. Most of what I researched on this website is people are using 5 gallon. I'm also a bit concerned about the regulator (being that I can't see specifics...

Long time reader, thinking of jumping into kegging. I have an equipment question. I just got an email from Beverage Factory showing a 20% discount on some draft beer items. I've been playing with the idea of converting a dorm refrigerator into a kegerator but from my research, for a few...

It's been 48 hours and still nothing other than some air bubbles at the top of my beer. Is there a point where I should intervene? I did prime my yeast with 110 degree water then slowly brought it my wort temp by adding wort. Right now my carboy is at 62 degrees. I also removed my airlock to...

It's been 20 hours an no visible signs of fermentation yet - should I shake the wort to aerate every few hours until I see something?

chill it and keep it in an ice bath.

Is it safe to chill wort longer? My wort may need to stay in an ice bath 2 hours.

Can you please elaborate on this? 1) Do you need a wort chiller because the 10 gallon pot wont fit in the sink? With the bigger volume of liquid you need to chill differently? 2) What is your rational for needing a 10 gallon pot to BIAB? Thank you!

I don't have the space either. So I will need to do a partial with steeping grains. When doing so, and adding in water at the end - does this negatively impact the beer when compared with a full boil like I'm doing with my 1 gallon?

I'm on my second 1 gallon batch - I bottle tomorrow - and if it turns out good, I'm going to consider stepping up to a 5 gallon brew. Can you share with me the major differences between the two? Things I should be considering? Do I really need a secondary? Thank you!