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So I hooked up to the CO2 post of an over-full keg, and got beer in the CO2 Line up to the regulator combination Shutoff/Check Valve. There is no beer in the regulator, but I figure at this point that I will replace the lines and need to clean the Shutoff/Check Valve. It is easy enough to...

I naturally carb up my kegs and I had keg sitting in the basement, which I planned on putting in the kegerator around March. I came home from a week long vacation to find that beer was leaking out the liquid post. Apparently I did not tighten the post enough. There was only a little CO2 left...

So I'm thinking of upgrading to 10 gallon batches. I'm a batch sparger and I sparge twice. I only have one burner. I'm a little concerned about moving the 8 gallons of wort to the burner (prior to collecting the second runnings) since the new pot is 20lb heavier than the old one. I'm guessing...

Whenever I kick keg, I take apart the whole keg (posts and poppets), and clean it head to toe with oxyclean and then rinse. I also run BLC through all my beer lines. The keg usually sits around for a month or two prior to filling it up again with liquid goodness. I usually take apart the...

Ugh! There's mice in the basement. Luckily I got my grains sealed in bags inside HDPE buckets. No evidence of them trying to gain entry into any ingredients. I did find mouse poop around my auto-siphon, tubing, mash paddle, pots, bung, etc.... Should a good oxyclean bath clean this stuff or...

According to Perlick, the 525 faucets can be cleaned in place. They also recommend not taking apart the handle assembly. I was wondering what the board's thoughts are on this. It certainly would make cleaning out the lines easier if I did not remove the faucet from the shank. I just wonder...

I'm about to start work on my keezer collar and I'm wondering how I should seal it. There are number of choices: Hellsman Exterior Urethane, Polyurethane, and Thompson's WaterSeal. I think polyurethane would not be a good choice since it would not allow the wood to breathe. I'm thinking of...

I probably should have replaced the o-rings before I added beer to the keg. I guess I assumed that the kegs were pretty much ready to go after a good cleaning. I did take apart the keg fully and soaked the o-rings in oxyclean and they did not appear to smell like soda. Should I relax and have...

I wanted to check that my 4 way manifold, Quick Disconnects, and regulator were leak free so I set the pressure to ~8 and turned off the gas. The pressure dropped after 10 hours to ~4. The C02 tank has not changed more than 2-3F. Should I expect some leaking from the quick disconnects or is...

I ordered a keg setup through kegconnections and it looks like they use the crimp hose clamps. What is easier to use worm or crimp? What size worm clamp should I get if I replace them. Thanks, Mike

I know this has been answered before, but I could not find it in the search. I was just curious if I could serve 2-3 gallons of beer out of a keg and then take it out of the kegerator for 2-3 months (room temperature) and then put it back in the kegerator. Has anyone done this and what is...

I did a bonehead move last brew day. I had stuck sparge city on my mash tun and I poured the whole mash into a Homer Bucket for around 10 minutes. Took me awhile to find the scissors to cut the the twisted portion of the braid. Yeah. I know. 152F. Leaching chemicals. I should have used...

We all know that you should not use a carboy brush on a better bottle. Is there anything else that we add during fermenting that could be a scratch risk? I ask because I tossed a few cinnamon sticks into the fermenter the other day. Granted it's no wire brush, but I would think this could...

I recently bottled a mead that was in the carboy for 2 months. It was my first mead and I figured it was pretty clear and it looked like fermentation was slowing down. I probably should have used a hyrdrometer, but I didn't. I'm thinking I might crack open a bottle and check the gravity...

I bought the Real Beer caps from Hops and Dreams. They look and seem as good quality as the gold beer caps, but unfortunately they seem to seal a little too well. They are really hard to get off the bottle. Every couple of bottles ends up getting broken when I pry off the cap. Anyone else...

Does anyone know of any good online resources for plumbing? I want to put a laundry sink in my garage. All in all it seems like it should be pretty easy since the garage wall is located against the basement where there is conveniently the main drain and hot and cold water. I should be able to...

I like my new better bottle. It is much better than the glass 6 gallon it replaced, but man the airlock suction problem is a pain. I think I'm going to have to go blowoffs from now on. The suction thing happened 3 times already. Lucky for me it's vodka, but still. I would rather it not happen.

So I ordered some hops from an online store (hopsanddreams.com). The packaging was great, but they forgot a pound of roasted barley. No big deal. Mistakes happen. They also forgot to tell me the IBU for the Whitbread Gold UK Hops and Phoenix Hops that I ordered. I've been trying to get a...

I consider myself lucky. The beer was bottled. I was wearing shoes and pants. I did not have any physical damage when the incident happened. The 6 gallon glass carboy was full of hot water and I was emptying into the laundry sink when my fingers slipped... Six gallons is a lot of water and a...

Crap... I aerated my wort around 85F. I thought I was good to go below 90F. How long will it be before this beer develops the cardboard flavor? Do I have months, weeks, etc...