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I filled a corny keg last week, purged off o2, put about 12lbs of Co2 and left in my refrigerator to carbonate on its own. (I don't have it permanently hooked up to gas) 4 or 5 days later I hooked the gas back up to the keg, with the regulator set at the same pressure, and when I did i could...

Well an update... I tasted last night, and it has definately mellowed some. It still has a somewhat bitter finish, but it is not mouth puckering like it was before. So I guess that it is not infected. I went back over my notes, and was wrong about how long it had been in the keg. This...

Here is my recipe that I used.... German Amber Ale (Alt) 4lbs Light Malt Extract 2lbs Amber Malt Extract 1.5 lb German Pilsner Malt 1lb Medium Crystal Malt 60L .25 Special "B" Malt 1/4 lb Wheat Malt 1oz Hallertaur 60minutes (Bittering) 1oz Hallertaur 10 minutes (flavoring) 1oz...

I just sampled my first batch last night. I did a German Alt recipe from extract. It fermented for 3 weeks total, and has now been in a keg for 3 additional weeks. Carbonation is great. However I am unsure about the taste. The initial taste when you first take a drink is good, however the...

I am on my first batch. Extract German alt recipe. Fermentation started fine, but died down quickly. I transfered to my secondary on day 3 (I know now that was too soon), and it has been in my secondary for 9 days. (12 days total). All fermentation activity seems to have stopped. I do not...

Would it be possible, to fill a keg, then purge off O2, then put in about 12 lbs of CO2, then unhook gas line, and store in my kegerator? keep it like this for 1 - 2 weeks until I am ready for it, and when the keg I am currently drinking goes dry, I can just hook up my CO2 again, adjust down to...

What type of DME? Also what type of yeast? Can I get by without a starter, or do I need one? Thanks Tim

I am looking for a good Hefe recipe for my 2nd batch. I need something that is all extract or extract with steeping. Also, will I need a starter since I will be (more than likely) using a liquid yeast? And will by 6.8 gallon carboy be large enough to prevent blow off in the first stages of...

So is there any problem with over-carbonating by having co2 hooked up for extended periods of time at 10psi

I was planning on carbinating at serving temps. What I would do is keep one keg in the box that is tapped, and then another non-tapped keg, but hooked up to the co2 line in the box to be ready for when the first runs out. That is why I was concerned with over-carbinating.

Another thing, after reading on this site and other places, it seems like all I would do after I keg, would be to place in coolbox and hook up co2 line. Let it sit at serving pressure for about a week, then I would be good to go. correct? If so I could get some type of 'T' connector for my...

yes I already have CO2,regulator,refrigerated box,gas/beer lines, shanks and faucets. So to keep it simple, and only run one keg at a time, all I would need would be the keg(obviously) and a tap for a cornie keg? and I could optionally replace my gas and beer lines? Anything I am missing?

I already have a kegerator at my house. So what would be involved (Cost and equipment) to keg my homemade brew instead of bottling it. Since I am going to have to buy bottles anyway, I was thinking I could just keg it. Thoughts?

Thanks for the help. I will follow the 1-2-3 rule next time. As far as secondary fermenting, does one bubble every 3 minutes seem right? Will the bubbling completely stop before it is time to bottle?

On my first batch, I am afraid I got too impatient. I did a german alt extract batch. I put it in the primary, and within 2 days the krausen had settled down, and the airlock was only bubbling once every 2 minutes. At that point I transferred to my secondary. it has now been 4 more days (6...