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I'm having a hard time applying beer line calculators to balance my keg system and avoid foamy beers. Here is the info I think you would need to know in order to help me: Beer line 3/16 Length beer line 7 ft. (cannot be shortened) The line is cooled Temp of fridge 39(F) Beer line rises 20...

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Looking to brew an IPA this week. Have no "C" hops. Have some Galina Hops and an ounce of Cluster Hops. I like a citrusy flavor. Can I throw some grapefruit in the primary and get a decent effect? If so, how many? Any ideas for a hop schedule with what I've got. I'm a novice so I...

I'm relatively new to kegging. How long will my home brew keep after kegging and going in the fridge? Thanks...

Thanks, everyone...for the advice and the chuckles!

Thanks for the encouragement...what do you think about one of those little 4 oz bottles of fruit flavored flavoring..Maybe a raspberry or cherry oatmeal stout? Or, if it's gonna be burnt I'd probably just end up with a burnt fruit flavored stout. I'm not too hopefull it will turn out roasty...

After about 20 successful brews (extract) I had a really rough brew day last Sunday. First, as I steeped a pound of oatmeal in my stout I left the bag to sit a few minutes. It stuck to the bottom of the pot and when I pulled on it, it tore emptying the oatmeal in the wort. Then about 1/2 way...

I'm brewing a raspberry wheat (extract-5 gal. batch) I'm adding 4 oz of ID Carlson raspberry fruit flavoring...do I add it after the boil....before pitching the yeast....or when I keg..thanks.

I use a strainer that you put over a frying pan to keep (bacon) from splattering. Sits right on top of a 5 gal bucket and works great.

My beer faucets stick after sitting without use for a few days. Should I lube them with keg lube or something...thanks

Brewed an oatmeal stout 3 weeks ago....Brewed an IPA yesterday but realized I was out of yeast too late.....I went ahead and kegged the stout from the primary and just threw the IPA on the cake....It fermenting like crazy but what can I expect my IPA will taste like? Thanks

thanks everyone.....not to use spent hops.....dry hop after the ferment..

As an alternative in an IPA... What would be the result if I threw pellet hops in a hop bag into my primary? Could you just throw the hop bag from your boil into the primary and get a positive result.

I've been extract brewing for about 20 batches. When I apply my receipes to the following formula my origional gravities always end up much lower than my estimate. What can I do to raise my OG's? What am I doing wrong during the brewing that might cause my OG's to be so low. Should I boil...

I've not tried it yet but I think it was someone on this forum that sent this to me. It looks good. Here's the recipe for: Blue Moon Ale Clone 5 lbs. Extra Light DME 2½ lbs. Orange Blossom Honey 1 oz. Hallertauer pellet hops (4½% - boil 45 minutes) ½ oz. Hallertauer whole hops...