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  1. crushnbugs

    Kegged brew longevity???

    Hi all, I have a question for those with time and experience under your belt. I have been home brewing for about 2 years and usually my kegged beer goes rather fast (2-3 months) BUT since I expanded up to 4 taps my beer goes a lot slower nowadays. I brewed up an American Lager for the...
  2. crushnbugs

    New York WTS Keg stuff

    Hi all, I have a few things that I want to sell: I have one used Coca Cola 5 gallon Pin lock keg , 2 Pin lock gas fittings (NEW) and 1 Pin lock Liquid fitting (New) sold as a package $50.00 plus actual shipping cost. I have 2 Krome Faucets (New) from a tower that I purchased and...
  3. crushnbugs

    Imperial Stout HELP...

    Hi all, I made this Imperial Stout from a kit from Midwest - in short I steeped the grains for 30 min, added a malt extract. Boiled and added hops, added more hops the last 5 min. Cooled, topped off to 5 gal and added yeast. I fermented for about 12 days and then racked to a secondary carboy...
  4. crushnbugs

    WTT Pin lock corny for a Ball lock, brass tower

    Hi all, I have a pin lock corny in good condition that I would like to trade for a ball lock corny. I have a couple connectors that I will include as I have no use and would rather keep everything I have ball lock. I picked this up in a package deal and just want to move what I will not...
  5. crushnbugs

    Pumpkin Ale advice

    I just purchased a "Smashing Pumpkin Ale" kit from Northern and this is going to be my first attempt at adding an actual vegetable to my brew for flavor. I'm curios for any tips and or tricks you may have learned through trial and error. My goal is to NOT make any errors. I also purchased...
  6. crushnbugs

    Tap trouble...

    OK so I just installed a new Perlick tower and two taps onto my keeper. ITS dispensing ALL FOAM... I have a corny full of a nice wheat beer that I changed over to the tower and connected via the perlick 3/16 hoses. I had to cut off one end and attach to my ball lock valve that attaches to the...
  7. crushnbugs

    WTS Guinness Stout Faucet

    WTS Guinness Stout faucet that is New in the box, never hooked up. $30 Shipping is $6.95 CONUS or local pick up is available… Please email me any questions [email protected]
  8. crushnbugs

    Kolsch - my first brew

    So back on Feb 15 I made my first beer that was a Kolsch, it has been sitting in a quiet cold corner since. I wanted to take it to the next step but Im a little confused. I have this bag of sugar that came with the kit. What do I do with it? The instructions were so poor its not funny...
  9. crushnbugs

    Nitrogen gas mix

    Hey guys. I am a newbie and I have some questions about a Nitrogen gas mix. I have only brewed one so far (Kolsch) and I plan on kegging it when completed. I have my corny kegs regulator and co2 ready to go. I just ordered a Cream Ale for the next one. My local bar has the cream ale on nitrogen...
  10. crushnbugs

    Keg Lube ?

    Hey all, I have not kegged my first batch yet but I am in the process of getting everything ready to go. Can anyone tell me about Keg Lube? I have heard from some that it kills the head on the beer, is this true? I wouldn't think so, BUT I wanted to ask some of you all that have...
  11. crushnbugs

    Freezer to Keezer help needed

    Hi all, I have a 4 foot Frigidaire chest freezer that I wanted to convert into a Keezer. My first dilemma is how do I get the temp up so my kegs don't freeze. Right now when its plugged in, the warmest I can get it is 10 degrees above zero. It does have a thermostat on the bottom but...
  12. crushnbugs

    My first Brew - Cologne Kolsch

    Ok so today I made up my first batch of beer, it took me about 3 1/2 hours as I went slow and tried not to screw it up too bad. It all started out well, I had boiled 3 gallons of water the night before and I had that ready. I started out by cleaning everything and I made up a solution of...
  13. crushnbugs

    Double gauge 1 pressure, 2 kegs

    Hi there I wanted to get myself the correct regulator for what I want to do. I would like to be able to have two different beers dispensing. So I have my 20# CO2 tank and I am ready to buy the regulator. I was looking at this one...
  14. crushnbugs

    Freezer

    Ok so I have a question… I am as green as they come BUT I am gearing up to make my first batch and give this all a go. I have a Large chest Freezer in the basement that over the course of the past few months has stopped freezing my stuff solid. So I put in a thermometer and have found...
  15. crushnbugs

    Hello from Yorktown Heights New York

    Hi all, I have been reading and reading getting myself geared up to go out and buy a starter kit to brew in. I figured I would read the book first, surf your forums and read here too. I already checked out my local Brew store that sells the kits and he seems very informative and a...
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