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I've had a keg of Scottish Ale in my kegerator since September. Recently it has begun to taste off, tested by both friends and I. I'm putting a new keg of apfelwein in today and will clean the lines and taps. Do we think its the beer or the lines? I know its a simple matter of trying it...

The air lock popped off my secondary at some point in time since I racked it on Thursday. I have no idea how long it has been off. Fermantation was done, so I'm assuming the stopper may have been too wet and just popped off. Either way, I can't tell if it's been infected of not. I keep it...

The air lock popped off my secondary at some point in time since I racked it on Thursday. I have no idea how long it has been off. Fermantation was done, so I'm assuming the stopper may have been too wet and just popped off.

I tried kegging for the first time last night. I thought everything went well until I checked it 5 minutes ago. The tank is completely out already. Since this was my first time and I'm only going on what I've read and basic intuition, I'm sure there were lots of areas I could have goofed...

This seems like it may be overly simple, but I had to ask before I try. I'm assuming the top of the draft tower comes off, or else I don't know how I would ever get in there to change out lines or what not. My one facet is loose, but I already found out how to tighten that, but its...

I don't know how popular Big Lots is, or how much of a national presence they have, but I got a nice sized bucket of Oxy Clean Free last night for $5. Compared the the $6 or $7 I paid for one half the size, I thought it was a great deal. Question however. When I got my first bucket of oxy...

I just did an oxy clean bath for a case and a half of bottles. I have 12 bombers brand new from the home brew store. Do I need to clean these the same way or just sanitize them like the rest before I bottle? Thanks!

Making my first batch, a dunkleweisen. The OG was 1.052. The range given in the recipe for FG is 1.012-1.015. I brewed on 12/31/11. I checked the FG on 1/5/12 and it was 1.021. Checked again today 1/7/12, and it is still at 1.021. I will be racking this in a secondary. I've read on...

Just checked the gravity for my first batch that I started a week ago. It's a dunkle. The OG was 1.052, it's now around 1.021 and should be around 1.012-1.015 FG. The beer had a rotten egg smell to it, with stuff caked onto the side a bit. From what I've gathered, the stuff on the side is...

Just got a brewer's best deluxe kit for christmas from a very good girlfriend. She got me 12 22oz bombers with it, but obviously I need more. Question is are there any particular company's bottles better than others? I know to stick to brown for the most part. Also, while at my...

First batch, dunkleweizen. Brewed it on Saturday, then put in the bucket to ferment. The temp on the lcd thermometer on the outside of the bucket read 66. The range for this yeast (it is a wheat yeast i believe, hence the weizen) is 72-66. Woke up today where it's finally getting cold in...

Got the Brewer's Best-Deluxe as a wonderful christmas present from my girlfriend. Starting a batch of Dunkle tomorrow to start the new year right. Can't wait.