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It's a sad day, but I'm getting out of brewing for the time being. Not enough time to brew as it is, and I have another baby on the way. $600 for all, would rather not split up. Here are the details: Kegging setup: 3 ball lock kegs, 1 5lb cyl, 1 20lb cyl. (5 is empty, 20 is almost full). Ball...

Was having a problem with all my leaves being eaten, so I sprinkled some Sevin dust on my hops a couple weeks ago. Almost ready to pick (little brown stuff at the ends), but I can still see the Sevin dust on the leaves/etc. We really haven't had any rain since then, except this morning. Should I...

Selling a couple corny kegs. Good condition, except for some dents near the top of one. Both hold pressure. Prefer local pickup, but will ship for extra. $50 each.

So, my last AG brew day was kind of a disaster. Couldn't get the boil going, OG was way under, all sorts of issues. Today went far smoother. It's nice out (started lightly raining at end of boil last time, haha), so that helped. I may have had the air intake damper partially closed last time...

I started kegging with my last batch. Unfortunately, I don't have a kegerator yet (gonna be a while before my wife lets me, haha). So, for now, I fill a growler to leave in the fridge. The first problem was with a sticky tap, due to going a week or two between using it. I solved that issue by...

First all-grain batch. Details in this thread. Things seemed to go alright, until the boil. Not sure if it was because it was breezy, or because my kettle is too big and sits up about an extra 1-1.5" from the flame on my turkey fryer, or if that is underpowered, or something else (40qt aluminum...

Been brewing extracts for a year, stepping up to all grain. Came up with a recipe based off some I've seen. Just want to see what y'all think of it. 12lbs UK 2 row pale 1lb caramel/crystal 64L (lhbs doesn't carry 60) 4oz roasted barley Single infusion mash, 60 mins at 154. Batch sparge. 60 min...

I've got most of my gear for an all-grain batch, just have to convert my cooler over, and wait until it warms up a touch (was -6 F when I woke up the other day). Anyway, been debating on what to brew first. I was thinking about Ithaca's Cascazilla (it's a hoppy red ale, brewed kinda locally)...

Just bought a house, finally get my own brewing area! Anyway, I also got an upright freezer from my parents. I had everything for kegging except, so I'm rather excited. We're going to replace the dial-type thermostat in the house with a digital programmable one. However, since it's for both heat...

So, I'm still rather new to homebrewing. Moving pretty quick though. Started my first Mr. Beer batch in Feb I think, and now I have two 5 gal setups, and a 6 gal carboy that currently has a batch of Riesling in it, haha. Anyway, I had two Mr. Beer kits that I got from my fiancee (long story...

So, I made a batch of riesling on the 8th, 9 days ago. Fermentation started pretty quick, and went for a while. Been busy the past couple days, so I cracked it open today to check gravity and rack to my secondary. The instructions say not to rack unless under 1.010. However, I got a reading of...

Well, that's kind of a lie. I've bottled two batches of Mr. Beer. But this is a totally different process and experience, haha. After a lot of reading, and some thinking and drinking, came up with this setup. Used the dishwasher to clean and sanitize bottles. Racked from fermenter into...

Love this forum, lots of great info on here! Definitely an addictive hobby! :mug: I started back in February with an old Mr. Beer kit from my fiancee (she had bought it for her ex, but they broke up shortly after and she ended up with it, so I finally got it from her, haha). It was pretty old...

I was thinking about making an immersion chiller out of copper coil, which is something I see done all the time. I was wondering if I could use the same copper coil in a jockey-box type setup for pouring cold beer from my keg? I have a corny, and want to get started kegging, but we're about to...