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My kegerator fridge will be here Monday. :ban: As you only get one shot at drilling the holes for gas in and brew out correctly, where are the accepted places for drilling? Are there any cooling coils in the top for when I attach the tower? :confused:

I am putting together a recipe and have a question about honey. What is the ratio for conversion of honey to LME? 1:1? As a general rule, is there a point where you can use too much honey in place or along with LME?

I racked a beer into a secondary about a week or so ago. I monitor the frequency of the bubbles with a stopwatch from time to time. Once it hits 3 minutes between bubbles, I usually bottle it. Well, I was down to a bubble every 4 minutes on one batch and could not tend to it that day. The next...

I bottled a batch of ale three weeks ago and I am getting essentially zero carbonation. I am hearing a butterfly fart when I pop a cap but nothing that I would call real carbonation. Yes, I did add the sugar and did stir it in well. The other batches I have made were well carbonated after two...

I did a quick search and I did not locate anything on this although I'm sure it's been discussed before. If you are using LME for a recipe that calls for DME, how much more LME do you need to use? Is there a standard accepted conversion? I gotta figure the LME to be around 20% moisture and the...

I accidentally grabbed a pack of Wyeast Bel Abby the other day. Someone had stuck it back in the wrong slot apparently and of course, I always grab one from the back of the row if I can. Well, one was a 1098 and the other was this 1214 bel Abby. What is this stuff good for? I'm willing to...

I am looking for a supply of stainless tubing to make a Jockey Box. No luck at grainger or McMaster Carr, my usual sources for this type of thing. Sources I have located only have 20' lengths. _____________________ Primary - Smithwicks Clone Secondary - Nut Brown Ale #1...

Anyone out there have any idea how to make something that will taste the same using Amber or Dark LME and any variety of Grains? $15.50 a 4 LB can is a little steep when I can buy LME for $1.33 and grain for under a buck a pound. Jeff _____________________ Primary - Nut Brown Ale #2...

I just picked up a used corona mill. I was curious if there is any trick to properly adjust and maintain that adjustment. The burr plate that is attached to the auger is held in place by a cotter key and a retainer. There seems to be quite a bit of side to side and up and down wobble or play...

Is it ok to freeze your grains prior to cracking them? I am interested in purchasing my malt in bulk and portioning it off to the proper batch sizes then freezing them in vacuum packs until brewing day. Does anyone else do this and are there any detrimental effects on the malt? Flavor loss...

I just picked up a recipe for a Smithwick Clone and one of the ingredients was Chalk. The guy at the local beer supply store had no clue what I was talking about. The recipe also called for gypsum so it wasn't that. Can I just go into my kids classroom and bang a couple erasers together to...

Ok. So I have a couple problems. One, I like to drink beer. Two, I'm, for lack of a better term, Frugal. One of the ways I feel I can save $$$ is to cut back on my yeast costs. If I purchase a smack pack of Wyeast and get it going, can it be divided up into 5 equal portions in sterile...

I just got my two new corny kegs this afternoon and after some cleaning on the outside to remove some of the grime, I want to rebuild them. Is there a standard procedure on how to remove the actual ball lock assembly from the keg and sanitize it in some fashion or am I just wasting my time? I...

I have the opportunity to purchase some drums of LME at about a dollar a pound. Problem is that you need to keep a CO2 or Nitrogen blanket in the container to ward off the evil bacteria and mold that would like to spoil your goodies. Anyone have any suggestions on a metod to do this? I...