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My old ice cream chest that was handling kegs with picnic taps finally died and I have a Komos with nukataps on the way. I was thinking it would be nice to have a way to lock the taps for piece of mind at times, but all of the locks I run into seem to mention fitting perlick or other brands...

Just ran across this. As soon as it is back in stock I am going to order and hopefully brew with it.... http://www.geddesfarms.com/ghost-pepper-honey-p/14.htm

I just received a keg kit and like everyone I am looking to get that first kegged batch carbed quickly. I have 10 gallons of cream ale that was brewed in August that is ready to rack, so luckily I won't have to wait for green beer. Typically when I bottle condition I shoot for right around 2.0...

Going to be a big brew weekend for me. 4 yeast starters growing! Picked up a 55lb sack of pilsner and RO water is ready.

While heating my strike water I found some sediment in the kettle that looks like rust to me. No biggie, water tastes fine, but im obviously not pouring this into the mash tun. Im guessing this came from the ro water machine I get my water from (serviced 1/6). Anyone else seen sediment like...

After brewing this weekend I noticed the smack pack I purchased hadn't swollen 5-6 hours after being smacked. It was time to pitch the yeast so I sanitized the package and pitched like I normally would. I never thought to check the date... The package has a date of March 2012. I figured...

I have been getting an off flavor in some of my all grain brews and I am trying to nail down the possible culprits. The off flavor is more of an after taste, and I would describe it as kind of bitter but not hoppy bitter. It really comes through most when you burp and I may even call it...

I brewed a 5.25-5.5 gallon batch of How Rye am I with Wyeast 3724 on 6/30. I cut the recipe in half and adjusted the grain to match my normal efficiency of around 65% and ended with a specific gravity of 1.065 going into the primary fermenter. After 3 weeks (7/21) I had planned to bottle...