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I'm am at the tail end of a hard cider experiment where I have about 18 different mini batches. I would like to carbonate each one individually so I went to the hardware store and picked up some gear to convert a 1L Pepsi bottle into a pressure vessel. I just did my first test with plain water...

Update #2 Just about finished everything up today. I started by assembling my 5 tap lines. I used 3/16" Bev Seal Ultra. It is a pain to work with because of how stiff it is, but it should last a LONG time. My process to attach the 3/16" line onto 1/4" fittings: Start by heating up one end...

Hey everyone. I thought I would upload a bunch of photos and give you a step by step process of how I built my 5 tap keezer. I tried to keep everything as low-cost/high-quality as possible. I am no carpenter so fair warning, not everything worked out perfectly. I think just about anyone could...

Yes, slides into the copper and fastened with a small #6 stainless screw. The copper fitting is the same 1/4" size as the CPVC, the other (threaded) side is 5/8". I would like to do a full cross in the middle instead of just 3-way "T", but I cant find a 4-way 1/4" CPVC fitting.

From the outside-in it is: 5/8" brass valve, nylon washer, 5/8" brass threaded pipe, stock cooler gasket, nylon washer, 5/8" brass coupler, copper 5/8" MPT - 1/4" pipe, 1/4" CPVC.

I thought I would give the CPVC bottom a try. I have been using the SS braid and just got sick of it floating and my spoon catching it. A lot of the CPVC manifolds I've seen have all sorts of T's and elbows and whatnot. I thought I would give it a try with lightly heating and bending the...

The beer seems to be fermenting along nicely (after about a 18hr lag) at 60-62F. The only odd thing so far is the krausen. Its the most perfectly fluffy white I have ever seen. Usually it looks like vomit. Any thoughts as to why? I'm not worried in the slightest, just curious.

Pitched it this morning. 36hr old 1L starter into 5 gallons of 1.062 wort @ 60F. I'll give it a look when I get back from the State Fair.

Ooook. This has gotten more intense than I ment, but I think I'll just pitch the whole starter and see what happens. I don't have a stir plate so that might help. I'll probably be over pitching but oh well. I'll pay back how it turns out

Soooo, to ask the question a different way, should I dump half and pitch the correct (220bil) amount or just pitch the whole starter?

About 10 minutes after pitching a pack of US-05 into my starter wort, I found out I shouldn't have made a starter with it. I just recently got into making them and never realized that dry yeast shouldn't have a starter. I'm wondering if I should split my starter in half and use one portion...

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+10gal Dry Irish Stout +5gal Oatmeal Stout +5gal Irish Red Ale +5gal American Wheat =39447.5

Beer nerds are funny. My two favorite beers are my personal oatmeal stout and.......Mich golden light! I love reading the "bmc is satan" threads. On a hot day nothing beats a Mich in my opinion.

Because that would be over pitching the yeast.