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Need some assistance. I have a keg setup I have used once with no issue. I went to keg today and the valve that you open (not on the tank) to control the pressure does nada. I "pull to adjust", try to adjust and no pressure applies. Is it stripped? If so is it a costly fix? Thanks in advance.

I brewed a hoppy red that I just dry hopped. I took a sample while the fermenter was open and while the aroma was great along with the initial sip there was then a astringency that lingered. Is there any cure but allowing time for it to fade? I believe the culprit was due to the steeping...

I have an imperial stout going, OG 1.096. Started with London Ale yeast and 4 days into fermentation dropped in a packet of red star. 3 weeks later the gravity was 1.040. I gave it a stir and added some more yeast nutrients and she now sits at 70 degrees. The wort was well aerated. So the...

I made a starter the other day using and old tube (January 10) of WLP051. 1 pint of water, 1 tablespoon of wheat malt extract. There is yeast growth but there is still a brown hue to the yeast. My concern is if this is dead yeast will an off flavor occur? Thoughts?

Has anyone ever dry hopped in the bottle? I added 6 pellets to two 25 ounce bottles (primed) to see what happens but I was interested in what other have done. I plan on a 2 week bottle conditioning and then downing them due to off flavor fears. Thoughts?

Made mead for the wife tonight, 1 gallon batch. What should I expect for Krausen? I have 3 inches of head space in the carboy, am I looking at a mess?

I have a gallon of stout (128 fl. oz) in a secondary I want to prime with brandy. Any advice on how much to use?

Here's the deal. 2 weeks ago I noticed a "slick" on top of my wort in the primary. I posted the subject and from the reply I got and the general word on the boards this seemed normal. I then transfer to secondary, dry hop for 1 week and bottle this past Monday and all seemed well. Green...

I have a double IPA that's been sitting for 4 weeks in the primary. I dumped it on a yeast cake of a previous double that came out great. I checked it today and there is a strange film on top of the wort, its not all over it but only in parts. It is opaque but you can see it due to there be...

I brewed an IPA the other night and in the process has a Double Simcoe IPA. There was yeast sediment at the bottom the bottle so I decided to dump it into a sanitized 1 gal. jug with two cups of wort not expecting much but interested in my little experiment. Well, its slowly bubbling and I...

I recently brewed an IPA OG 1.078 and FG 1.028. The final was measured over several days and never moved, I expected it to drop to at least 1.020. I ended up bottling as fermentation had stopped (10 days in primary, 2 weeks in secondary) but was wondering what do I risk by adding more yeast...

I am in the process of sanitizing bottles, they were already cleaned. Do they have to be fully dry before I bottle? Will the water, the little there is, have any ill effect? Thanks! Jay