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Hey guys. I have a Scottish Ale and Belgian IPA sitting in the fridge waiting to be carbed. So I went on Tastybrew.com to check for the accurate PSI to set on my regulator. According to them, both beers should be set to 4.5 PSI @ around 35F. Too me, that seems low. FYI, I am using the set it...

Hey guys. I have been thinking of names for my brewery for the past couple days and I think I have found a good one. Left Wing Brewing Co. "Liberating beer (or beer drinkers) since 2007." What do you guys think? FYI, the name has no political ties or bias, just meant to illustrate the...

Hey guys. I am planning to brew my first very own barley wine recipe in a couple weeks and not going to tap it until 11:59 PM NEXT New Year's Eve :rockin:. Please check out my recipe and let me know what you think. Thanks! Style: American Barley Wine Type: All-Grain Batch Size: 5.5 Gallons...

Hey guys. I am washing some Safale-US 05 yeast today from my APA (My LHBS charges $4 a pop). My question is, when I use a jar of the washed yeast, do I need to make a starter? I know with most dry yeasts, you don't need a starter. Does that apply to washed dry yeast as well? Also, I didn't...

Ok. For the past 3 or 4 years Sam Adams Octoberfest was my favorite beer. Whenever that time of the year would come around, I would stock up on their Octoberfest at Costco, and I am talking like 4 or 5 cases. Then I started with home brewing. When it came out last year, it wasn't as good as...

So this is my first recipe I have made completely on my own, after about 6 AG batches under my belt. So, please bare with me lol. Thanks. Here it goes: American Pale Ale Recipe Specs: Batch Size: 5.5 Gallons Boil Size: 6.5. Gallons Original Gravity: 1.059 Final Gravity: 1.012 ABV: 6.2%...

There is a site that I found some pretty cheap 2 row in bulk. They got Great Western and Briess at $30/50 lbs and Maris Otter at $49/55 lbs. The max shipping cost is $13 which is really cheap. I have never tried Great Western or briess and my favorite 2 row is Maris Otter. Is it worth splurging...

Hey. sorry I meant good BEERS that ferment at 80F. sorry lol. It is summer in Vegas now and I am looking for a couple beers that ferment well at 80F without producing off-flavors, esthers and fusel alcohols. I looked through the recipes on this site and couldn't really find any that can ferment...

Ok. I got a dead guy ale clone kegged with the set it and forget it method. it is set at 13 psi and i have a 5 ft. 3/16th beer line w/ cobra tap. will this hose do the job of serving without too much foam or do I need a longer line? if need be, i can dial down the psi to 12 if that would be...

Hey guys! I just realized that I'm going to need a longer hose to serve my 16 psi dead guy ale. I've looked online, but they only have long beer lines/tubing, without the cobra tap attached. the line i got now is 5 ft, 3/16th from my kegging kit (why do they only make it 5 ft!? uggghh). anyways...

Hey guys. i am currently carbing a Dead Guy Ale clone with the set it and forget it method at 48F. According to a calculator online, it says i should set the pressure at 16 psi. Is that high for serving pressure? can i turn down the pressure to like 8 psi when i serve? or will i need a longer...

ok i just got in my kegging system today. I screw on the dual body regulator to the tank really tight and a turn on the gas and co2 just sprays out and makes a loud hissing noise as soon as i turn the knob. and the presure valve for each line is in the off position (left). also the high...

hey guys. so i brewed a dead guy ale clone that is about 4 weeks ago that i am ready to keg but going to use the set it and forget it method to card so it will have an extra week to age. here is the recipe: 10 pounds maris otter 1 pound Cara-Munich 1 pound Munich 1/2 pound crystal 40L Hops: 1...

I am a noob to kegging and I know this might be a stupid question. I have decided to go with the set it and forget it method. my question is: Right before I serve it for the first time, do I still need to release the pressure like you have to do when you force carb at higher psi (e.g. 30...

I just brewed an AG saison and my OG was a little low and trying to figure out why it was low, I realized I forgot to add the honey at flameout. can I just heat up some honey with water and add it to my fermenter. I just finished brewing it about 20 min. ago. or am i screwed. thanks!

I just brewed a saison and my OG was a little low and trying to figure out why it was low, I realized I forgot to add the honey at flameout. can I just heat up some honey with water and add it to my fermenter. I just finished brewing it about 20 min. ago. or am i screwed. thanks!

What's up guys. I got sick of bottling all my brews so I am making the move to kegging. There are 2 system I am deciding between buying. The first one: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/brew-logic-dual-tap-draft-system-with-reconditioned-co2-tank.html The second one...

Ok, so I brewed an AG Rogue Dead Guy Ale clone with Pacman yeast that is supposed to ferment at 60 degress F. Well, thinking my fridge would be suitable for this temp at its lowest setting, I was wrong. I stuck my wort into the fridge overnight only to realize that the temperature has reached...

hi. i am a noob, with this being only my 3rd time brewing. I am brewing a hefe for 2.5 gallons for the first time. all my other times I have brewed 5 gallons. I know using a 5 gallon primary bucket for a 2.5 gallon batch is ok because of the co2 pushing out the oxygen. but what about a 5 gallon...