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Hi guys, so I've gone though 4 yes 4 2.5# bottles of CO2 on 2 corny kegs. I know this isn't right, I can't find the leak. Right now I have a full 5 gallons of beer in the keg without any pressure. I'll bring the whole system to my lhbs where I got it to try and findthe leak, but might just...

hi all. i was putting my keg into the fridge and forgot it was attached to the c02 tank. it fell over and now one of the the dials is ALL messed up. is there a way to open it up and readjust? i tried to wiggle the face free to no avail. please help....

hi guys, i'm specing my electric build. i've settled on 1 of these two products as my MLT and HLT. i will be installing a herms in the HLT. i don't think i'll have an electric PID, will go by the therm in the vessel. i'm looking at the 20 gallon highlander brewing vessels for BK,MLT, and HLT...

so tuesday i'm enjoying a nice carbonated homebrew. wednesday i go to pull a pint...nothing. i open up the fridge, pressure gauge at zero, C02 tank level gauge at 600. grrrrr. fiddle around a bit and can't get any gas. any thoughts? could it be MT?

hi all. i've searched, and can't nail anything down that i can do to make what i'd like happen. i'd like to go electric. i'd like to full boil 10 gallons all grain. an electrician AIN'T coming, trust me. :mad: so 220V is out. is this possible or absolutely NO? i prolly will have...

hi all, i brewed a stone ipa clone last night. OG is 1.071. i took a sloppy:drunk:reading of the cooled wort and it was "around" there. ;) so i'm good with that. yeasties are slowly doing there thing i'm sure. my question is this, when i opened the vial, it exploded a bit(i'll be more...

hi all, i hooked up my first corny to a fresh 2.5# C02 tank saturday afternoon. sunday night the bottle was MT. i thought the release valve on the corny was stuck open a bit. grrrr, ok, noobie error, grab another tank on monday. tuesday night it's MT AGAIN!!! i had checked with soapy...

hi guys, so i racked into my first keg yesterday afternoon. as per my LHBS instructions, i put 20#'s of pressure, purged a couple times, to get rid of 02, and put 20#'s back on and rocked it for 15 minutes. i put 20#'s on it again, in the kegerator, and turned the gas off. this afternoon...

brewed an extract clone of ballantine xxx ale. primary for 1 week, secondary(hopped), coming up 1 week tomorrow. question...force carb in a corny tomorrow and serve sunday? i know, i know...bad idea. but just HOW bad? this was my first brew so i'm not expecting gold or anything. i have...

hi guys, i tested a ballantine clone ale and a nut brown clone ale. both are watery tasting. 1 has been in the primary for a 5 days, one has been in the secondary 5 days(after a week in primary). question is, is this common, regular, normal? i would have imagined it being VERY strong as it...

hi guys, i'm a supporter of the mom and pop operation and will give them the majority of my business, but, when poking around or shopping for stuff online, what is the recommended goto source? there seems to be sooo many.... MODS, if this needs moving to equipment, i'm sorry. seems a...

hi everyone. 1st post. :mug: first time brewer here, and i have a broad question. can i brew great beer with my equipment, or am i handicapped? i have a good quality brewpot(all-clad 7 gallon or so) a strong stove a 6.5 plastic fermentor a 5 gallon carboy plus the other accessorial...