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I built a starter yesterday with 1L of water, 1 cup of Extra Light DME and a pinch of yeast nutrient. Added two vials of White Labs English Ale Yeast WLP002, and today it looks like a snow globe. I am attaching pics, but it is hard to tell. Is this normal? I have never seen such large clumps...

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OK, so this may sound like a stupid question. I took the stem out of a sanke keg to use it as a fermenter. I put a stopper and airlock in the top, and it's about time to pull out my Apfelwein. Can I just put the stem back in and pump it right out with the commercial disconnect? If so, do...

OK, so I've made it through several batches, and I'm looking for some locals to brew and share ideas with. Who here is from Houston and what club (if any) do you belong to? I know there are several clubs in the area. I am on the west side of town, but I work in the city, so I'm cool...

Ok, so I just finished my first stir plate build. I loosely followed the Anthony_Lopez "Cheap and Easy" version. It turned out pretty cool. I swapped out the project box for a cigar box ($2 at the local cigar shop) and nylon bolts/nuts for the regular metal ones. Also, since I didn't have a...

I have a second hand Taprite 740 series primarry dual guage co2 regulator. I didn't notice when I bought it, but the adjustment screw on the front is frozen in place. I plan to pick up some liquid wrench or PB Blaster on the way home to see if I can unstick it with that. Has anyone here had...

I recently bought two ball lock corny kegs. When I tried to take them apart this evening to clean them, everything came apart as it should except the gas in valve on each keg. Is there a trick to getting them off? One is a regular hex nut, and the other is a 12 pt star. I have WD-40'd them...

OK, so I'm sure that there's a good way to do this that I am over looking. When I finish using it, I always run clean water through to rinse my syphon and tubing. I worry about how to get it clean and if I should use soap, since I am worried about soap residue inside. Also, once I get it...

Any idea where else I might be able to locate dextrose/corn sugar other than the LHBS?

I plan on traveling by car with a keg to a Christmas party 5 hours away. The beer is currently in the secondary. I am planning to rack into a Corny, but I am unsure what I should do to keep from having too much sediment mixed into the beer when I arrive at the party. Should I...

Just put a batch of IPA into the primary last night. Today, the batch bubbled up and clogged the airlock and blew the top off of my brew bucket. I thought I could fix it by cleaning the airlock, so I cleaned it, resanitized the brew bucket lid, and went to dinner. When I returned, the lid had...

I am wanting to move up to a 1/2 bbl brew system, and I was hoping to get a stainless conical that would work as a primary/secondary fermenter. The only ones I seem to be able to find are the 14.5 (too small) and the 27 gallon sizes (I think too big). Anyone know where I can find a fermenter...