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I'm using a full-size all-fridge kegerator, with shelves 24" wide. I removed the glass ones and am using 1/2" plywood, but I'm nervous about putting two full corny kegs on them. I've done two full 2.5 gal kegs and I'm nervous doubling that weight. The fridge has those little notches on the...

I'm thinking of switching to RO water for homebrewing (long story), but I figure I need to add things to the water to make it best for brewing. What do I need to do? Is there a rule of thumb here with this? Thanks.

The Speidel fermenters are great. HDPE, large top opening for easy cleaning, handles, transparent enough to easily see levels inside, etc. But the spigot is not great. I've had them leak, there's no tubing size that fits over the end, and it is positioned so low that they grab trub and...

I have a small keg system (4 x 2.5 gallon kegs) an am thinking about making a large 5-gallon batch of fruit cider. The recipe calls for adding the fruit (few pounds of berries, previously frozen) for about a week before kegging. Would it be a bad idea to do the recipe, and pull HALF the...

I'm looking to build a cheap sparge water heater from a stainless vessel (probably iced tea dispenser) and a 120v heating element. I don't want to drill holes so I'm hoping someone has seen an immersion heating element like the pic I've attached (that's from Australia) - I especially like how...

I've got a kegerator setup utilizing Perlick 630SS taps, and I've got a growler filler insert and tubing for it. But it always makes a huge mess and I feel like the beer is a bit flatter when I'm serving it. What are the tips and tricks here? Add more carbonation a week before filling...

So I found quickly not to panic when checking on the CO2 tank the next day after a refill - the temperature made the regulator think it was much less full than it was. That makes sense to me. My question is - does the PSI gauge on the outlet also need to be adjusted for temperature? Here's...

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I'm now on my second batch that's had this weird flavor I can only describe as as if it were mixed with a barrel-aged liquor of some sort. Any idea what would cause that?

Last night I put nibs and scraped/choppped vanilla beans into vodka to soak for a few days. This morning I checked on it and it really doesn't smell that great. Is that normal? I thought it would smell pretty amazing. I'm getting scared to add it to my beer.

I do 2.5-3 gallon batches and brew in a 6 gallon kettle (Bayou 24 qt). I've been using one of those generic 11" long thermometers with the clip that you can attached the side of the kettle. I use the thermometer three times during the process - mashing, sparging, and cooling the wort. During...

I brewed a lemon blonde and the vessel just smells so strongly of lemon now! I did a hot PBW soak, a hot water soak with a full box of Arm and Hammer, and now I'm out of ideas. Ack! Edit - I'm going to dry a splash of bleach in a fermenter full of hot water and let that sit for another 30...

I'm using a stainless racking cane and it took forever today to rack ~ 2.5 gallons from the carboy to the keg. Like ... 10-15 min? Felt like an eternity. Is that a normal amount of time? That's 20-30 min for a full 5 gal batch?

Can you run two sensor probes? I'm planning on setting up my fermentation chamber with 2 maybe 3 carboys in there, and wondering how you monitor temps in all of them with the STC-1000? Or do you just check one carboy and assume they're all in the ballpark?

Full size fridge kegerator - I've got 3 gal corny kegs, two on a shelf and no issues yet. Another shelf has a 5 gal fermenter cold crashing right now. Seems okay....But I'm nervous. Am I playing with a ticking time bomb? What's the easiest way to do a simple shelf system in there if I elect...

My wife isn't super fond of hops but wants a dark beer. I bought some cocoa nibs, and vanilla beans, and she's a coffee fanatic so I figure it all would go well together. Chocolate Java porter kind of thing, or a sweet stout. Something like that. Any good recipes with those three...

Just wondering if the gravity is the same throughout the carboy. Or does the alcohol sink to the bottom so to get an accurate gravity would you need to stir the beer or take multiple readings from different areas? Just curious on this.

Two q: 1) What's the shortest airlock you can get? I'm looking into a small chest freezer as a fermentation chamber, but the "step" on the bottom of them means that one carboy will be 8" higher than the other and won't fit with a standard airlock. Is my only option to go with a blowoff on...

I bought a neat metal lunch box to use as my stir plate case. Then I realized that I'm dealing with magnets and metal might not work at all. I already bought the popular speed-control Thermaltake fan, a 1000ml pyrex and a 1 1/8" stir bar. Can this project be salvaged with a metal case? Thanks.

I want to make root beer and would love to know if people love/hate some of the easily available extracts, like Zatarain's, McCormick, etc. Thanks.