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As I was carbonating my kegs I noticed a hissing sound and when I investigated, I could feel a breeze coming from this black gas valve (with green label). Seemed to be coming from around the adjustment screw. Are these things repairable? I haven't taken it apart yet.. maybe a bad o-ring or...

So I just jumped back into brewing after a long dry spell - several years. I just didn't take to the long brew days with my 3 vessel system.. so decided to go BIAB to perhaps cut the time required, and remodeled my system for that. I have been using a rectangular cooler (big enough for easy 10...

Wondering if there is a phone app that lets users know if a craft beer has been bought by corporate brewers that folks use? I was using the app RateBeer but it doesn't seem to work well for me anymore and it didn't really say who owners were, I don't think. thx, JD

Back in the late '90's I made a stout using Labrador Tea: I live up in Alaska north of 64.5 degrees so assume Rhododendron tomentosum (Northern Labrador tea, previously Ledum palustre) Beware some possible side effects if using it. On this page...

I've got this big old kettle with a rusted out bottom and kicking around trying to recycle it. It had been used for cooking fish for my dog team back in the early days. The black stuff on it is just carbon from the wood fire. I was thinking of making a conical fermenter out of it ala this...

Just curious what folks do - I bought some large vinyl type blowback tubes from my local-ish brew supply store for my carboys. One fits sort of snug but not tight, and the other is loose enough for a bit of gap. I would like them both to fit much more tightly.. curious if there's a trick. I...

I just realized I got a bum stc-1000 and wondering if I can still get it to work, maybe by soldering to existing solder points and reflashing software. There's a cout2 pair of pins. Attached is a pic, I hope.

I have an 18" tall by 18" diameter stainless kettle I had used for cooking fish in for my dog team back in the 80's and early 90's. (It was an old kettle then). Since then it has sat outside and the bottom finally blew out.. stainless but it looks like it rusted and spalled through. The sides...

I built one based on plans seen somewhere that included the Radio Shack rheostat that is 25 ohm 3 watt. The slowest speed I can dial in with the rheostat makes the vortex reach the stir stick occasionally. I shot a video of it: http://youtu.be/RKV4gqh5pWo It could be that it is no problem but...

I've thought about putting a drop tube inside my kettle to help filter loose hops and see that I don't have any threads with which to work. It is just a .5" nipple cut off about 1/4" into the pot. I was wondering what great ideas some of you may have before I go look at putting in a new port -...