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I have been kegging for about a year or so. I have had this issue a few times in that year and I was hoping to get some help with it. I set my regulator in my kegerator at 12psi and don't mess with it. Every once in a while I will pour a beer and have a lot of head. When I pull kegs out to...

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Figured I would be good, but wanted to get an experience opinion. Thanks guys for the quick reply

I usually steep in my 10gal pot, but read about only doing 3L per lb of speciality. So I bought a small 8L pot and was trying to do it stove top. Stupid electric range and busy doing other things my water temp got to 174 for a short period (2-4min). Am I hosed now.

I was able to get a water report from the city prior to starting brewing and the water is within all the chemistry levels called out in Palmer's book. So it sound like I need to get a pH meter. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good quality but not super expensive pH meter.

So if I reduce my water to the suggested 3 quarts to 1lb specialty grain. My pH will naturally adjust to the 5.8 assuming that tap water is ~7 to start with?

So would it be adviseable to steep my grains on the stove top in a small pot since I am only looking at 1 to 2 gallons and then add it to my 10 gallon brewpot with the other water and bring it to a boil. Also, would it hurt to take this gallon or 2 of 155 degree water and add it to water that...

So reading over the Sept. Issue of BYO in the Trouble Shooting article there is a chart. Under the astringency category for extract is says this can be caused by steeping grains in to much water (over 3 quarts water per pound grain). I do full boils, around 6.5gal to start with. Therefore if...

I have a keg of caribou slobber on picnic tap in the kegerator right now. Taste great, however I have been combining it with NB tongue splitter that I dry hopped for to long and has a very strong lingering bitterness. The 50/50 mix is really very good. Starts off with the sweetness and...

I have been brewing for about a year now and have ~10 5gallon extract batches under my belt. My question is should I be using a cleaner like PBW before each batch. I make sure to hit everything liberally with starsan, but haven't ever had a real dirty issue that would require PBW. After each...

Slow is more effiecient in water usage and temp drop/gallon water. Full tilt will cool the fastest, but you use a lot more water. I used to try to vary the flow depending on where my temp was to get a happy medium. The last two batches I just opened her up. I also would have thought...

Going to have to pass. Don't have the space for it. Happy with my 10 gallon pot and extract brew.

Wow, I live near columbus and a firearms dealer, but not sure I am ready to jump up to 10 gal AG system yet.

I have been hitting my numbers so I do not think it is part of fermentation