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Alright so I gave it round two this afternoon. Since I have 0 experience in this I tinkered around with the regulator to try to make more sense of it. I solved the initial co2 leak, I tried a few methods and it's 100% A-OK. I just don't really have a sense of how to adjust the PSI. At first I...

Thank you! I got the leak problem down, got the beer in the keg and am about to carbonate it then release it a few times to get the oxygen out but it seems like no matter what I'm doing the PSI on the regulator just floats around 27, how long should I be putting co2 into the tank before it...

I'm just not sure if the problem is with the hardware or if I'm just going it wrong. There is a little plastic circle thing (O-ring?) that came on the regulator that I didn't put anywhere I'm just clueless as to what to do.

This is my first time kegging so I suspect there's an obvious solution. I went to use a spare keg to put the co2 in just so I had a little trial before actually carbonating my beer. the problem is there is a massive leak right where I connect the regulator to the co2 tank (At the nut you twist...

I went downstairs to get another bucket to make some more brew and somehow there is a bunch of trub in my airlock on one of my primes. Does anyone have any idea how this could have happened and what it means for the beer?

5 Belgian White =22,459.5

I still buy beer, cheap or craft depending on the situation. If it's just me and a few people I'll look around for new belgians or Marz styles and try to make a clone of it if I can find a recipe. If there are going to be a lot of people I'll just get keystone/busch since most people in my peer...

It's real fun but it's def not cheap, especially in the beginning. I started in college (1 year ago) and I still don't always have enough money to buy some of the stuff just because most my time is spent doing school stuff and I can only work part time. A lot of the time on days off I don't want...

I always thought that you wanted to keep the stirring to a minimum because it can lead to more oxygen getting into the beer and possibly infecting it. Was I wrong, and would keeping the lid and airlock on while I swirled it around prevent this?

+5 Winter Warmer = 21,498

I just finished my first partial mash attempt and it did not go well (I think). The OG is supposed to be 1.073, I got a 1.062. I was wondering if I could get some advice or suggestions, here are the big problems I think I had. 1. I used a 10g boiling pot to make a 5g batch, the problem I...

I'm brewing my first partial mash right now and I was wondering if a floating thermometer needs to be fully submerged in the water to give an accurate reading. I have about 2.60 gallons in a 10 gallon boiling pot so its not actually floating its resting more than anything. I was thinking if it's...

http://www.tastybrew.com/newrcp/detail/650 I'm planning on making a recipes from the website above and towards the end it says "left bag of pumpkin mix in primary". Do they just mean move the grain bag right from the boiler to the primary? I've always been nervous about having anything I...

From what I understand lagers should ferment around 45-55 F. Now I have access to a wine cellar where the temperature is kept exactly at 57. I've heard that when you ferment ales at too high of a temperature you can get a fruity banana off taste and I was wondering if the same off flavors get...

So since around February I haven't been able to brew for a number of reasons but now starting in September I'll have a place to brew and the time and money to do it. I was planning on starting to brew in the next week or two so I can have a couple batches ready for the fall, which is IMO the...