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I just got my recipe in the mail that i ordered on line, my wyeast 1056 was warm and already swelled a little. I dont think the pouch inside was broke. Can anybody tell me if my yeast is still good?

Hey guys i've never made a yeast starter but plan on making one tonight for my Belgian triple I'll be brewing in a couple of days. Do you just leave it at room temp before using it our do you store it in the refrigerator? And how long can you keep a yeast starter before using it?

Im thinking the hop bag should float, right? So it will not sink and clog the liquid tube.

Hey guys I was wondering if anybody has ever added pellet hops to their keg? I was worried about the hops getting clogged in the liquid tube. Or nothing but hops coming out from the tap. Thanks for any help!

Beer looks great! I plan on brewing this today, I wanted to know what temp you cold crashed at?

Hey guys! I plan on brewing my first lager soon, need a little help. I will be using the mexican lager yeast White Labs 940. What temp do I pitch the yeast at,room temp or do I wait till I get it down to my fermentation temp?Any help would be great!

Thanks guys!! Im new to kegging but liking it so far.

Hey guys, I just got my kegerator up and running everything is great so far. My question is if you don't use your kegerator for a week or so what is the proper pressure setting for the beer? Or should you just turn all the pressure off.

Looks great! Looking forward to seeing more pictures.

What's up guys. Im going to build a coffin style beer keezer. Can someone please tell me the best way to keep the beer lines cool. I've read different ways from cooper tubing to different types of fans. I just don't want to waste any money on something that's not going to work. Any help would be...

Thanks alot guys!

Hey guys what's up. I have a 7.2 cf chest freezer that I want to build a keezer with. I can't decide if I want a collar or tap tower. I was leaning totoward the tower untill I read that the towers pour warm. I guess I don't understand why when you drill a hole in the lid seems like the cool air...

What's up guys!!!! I need a little guidance on purchasing a temp controller. I have all my kegging supplies and just purchased a new 7.2 cf frigidaire chest freezer. I've seen several people that have the love temp controller mounted into the collar and wired to the freezer and that's what i...

Thanks kaz, yeah I've seen where people mount the love display in the collars of their chest freezers. Its looks really clean that way. Thanks again!!

Plan on building a keezer soon, just got all my equip in from keg connection. Now all I have to do is purchase a chest freezer. Now to my ques. Does a love temp controller work the same as a johnson controller? The johnson controller im talking about is the one that plugs in the wall then the...