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Knowing that I am a homebrewer, someone just gave me 5 corny kegs. They do need some serious TLC. I'll clean them up and replace the rings. I would like to pressure test them. My plan is to fill them 3/4 with water and then use a compressor to add 20-30 lbs of pressure to the keg. I'll let it...

My keezer sits outside on my patio year-round(I live in Florida). Due to excessive moisture problems I am going to need to rebuild my keezer collar. The existing collar is made of oak and has distorted due to the moisture. I put multiple coats of urethane on the wood and what I thought was...

My Brewlogic "entry-level" dual regulator is giving me a lot of problems and needs to be replaced. I am looking for recommendations on what to buy to replace it. I am currently running the dual regulator and 2 two-way manifolds to supply 4 kegs. Thanks.

I recently made a 1.5L starter of Wyeast1056. I put it on a stir plate and left. When I came back to check on it the next morning it had overflowed the flask. I thought...nice starter. The problem was that the starter was now 86deg thanks to the heat given off by the stir plate and it smelled...

I am in the process of getting the hardware together to convert a keg into a boil kettle. I'm trying to decide where to place the valve. I've read that I should try to get the valve as close to the bottom of the keg as possible and perhaps even use a dip tube. I use Whirlfloc tabs so my concern...

I've just kegged my first brew and it tastes great. Carbonation seems to be OK. I can feel and see the tiny bubbles. But when I pour a pint the head is really "fizzy" like soda and sounds fizzy too. The head dies away pretty quickly but leaves behind a very drinkable beer. My keezer is set for...

I'm waiting for my IC to arrive tomorrow(3 cheers). I plan to cool the wort using ground water which right now is >80deg. Then a pump in an ice bath to go the rest of the way. I need some suggestions on pump sizes. This is the IC that I bought...

I just got a 2L flask to make my starter in. The problem I have now is checking the temp of the cooling wort. For anyone else using a flask, how do you check the temps? Do you use a 12" dial thermometer?

I've seen tons of great looking keezers on the message boards. Tip o' the cap to you all. But I do have a question before I start my own keezer build. For those of you that enclose your keezer with wood, do you allow for the manufacturers recommended clearance on all sides? And if so, how much...

I'm trying to determine the amount of wort lost to my mash tun. I've seen absorption loss numbers ranging from 0.1-0.2 gal/lb. If I am fly sparging, how can I accurately find the number for my setup? Unless I'm overthinking this, I figure I would need to do a one-time dough-in and drain to...

I would like to hear from brewers that live in warmer climates and hear how they cool their wort. Here in South Florida my tap water is 79 degrees. I can't see how a wort chiller setup would be very efficient. Is the ice bath the only recourse? It seems to take "forever" to cool my wort. I have...

I could use some sage advice here. All of my AG batches seem thin and lack head. I live in Florida and brew mostly ales for now until I get a lagering setup going. The glass carboy sits in a swamp wrapped in a towel which keeps the batch at 68 degrees. I bottle condition in a closet at 76...

I just brewed an all-grain porter(my 2nd all-grain batch) and need some advice on whether to leave it in the primary or rack to secondary. Without starting a much debated topic of primary vs secondary, here is the issue. The beer has been in the primary for almost a week already. Initial...

Jupiter, FL that is. Been partial mash brewing for about 2 years. Have just started AG brewing. I have never brewed a batch that my friends didn't like. But wait... my friends have no taste. See you around the boards.