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Us 05 rehydrated, 66 degrees in fermentation chamber, 5 gallons. I have decided to leave it another week and gently roll it around to rouse the yeast. thank you for the comments

I have brewed 4 batches in a row that turned bitter after 3 days in the keg. Tasting prior to kegging they were a golden color and tasted good, 3 days in the keg and they get darker and bitter. I have been very careful with time and temps. I have brewed 3 different recipes, they all taste the...

Have you ever had this problem? I forgot to inject oxygen until 3hrs after pitching yeast, I shook it for about 3-4 min, but don't think that is enough, any suggestions? the beer is at 67 deg and is an IPA

Thanks everyone for your answers to my question, I'm sure you saved me a lot of time experimenting trying to find a solution. thanks a lot

Yes I do purge the oxygen before carbonating but not before transferring to the keg

I force carbonate, Chill overnight,turn pressure up to 25 l bs and rock for a few minutes,put in the fridge and wait a couple days. Thanks for mentioning the temp. My kegerater is and an old old classic round top that I repainted red, its cute, but I it wants to keep everything little over 32...

I just talked to the utility people and they are sending an analysis. Here's another point, I just poured another glass and after it sits a little while and warms up it tastes like it should. Would that indicate over carbonation?

The last 4 batches I have brewed end up very bitter regardless of the amount of hops. Right after carbonation the beer tastes very good,but within a couple of weeks it becomes very bitter, not pleasant to drink, I have been brewing since 2001 and always brewed good beer. This has happened after...

Kegggers, have you ever rinsed a blown keg and put a new beer in without taking it apart and cleaning, I t seems it woud be sanitary if the old beer was not contaminated,

Be patient, look for just the right one, I found an old fridge from the 1940's on Craigs list. It belonged to the owners grandmother, it had a curved top with a square door, I took it home, sanded it down, painted it red, put some beer stickers on the door and I just love this thing, even though...

Hi, I cut the top of my 15 1/2 gal keg with a Dremmel tool, you would want to use the fiberglass wheels and it would take 5 of them,. however, it would be cheaper than buying or renting a large cutter, besides you will have greater control of the cut. I cut a 12 inch hole, I set my primary...

I am building the chiller. For those who have built it, what thermostat did you find the best? thank you

I too became frustrated w/ all grain and almost gave up. The first thing I did was analyze why I brew in the first place, besides having good beer on hand and saving some money, I really enjoy the process, I like to make beer, its a hobby. All grain gives me the opportunity to play with the...

I use the brew belt with both glass carboys and buckets. I found it easier with buckets,you can move the belt up and down the bucket to adjust the temp,with the carboy I push dowels (pencils,pens etc:) between the belt and the side of the carboy to adjust the temp. It took 8 pencils to keeep it...

I have probably spent $500 but much could have been avoided through research. One mistake I made was not getting large enough equipment in the first place,so I needed to continually upgrade,larger pots better burners etc: