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    Beer Smells sour but tastes fine?

    I brewed a 3 gal pale ale, maris otter, and crystal, cascade hops... pretty standard. It was brewed approx 18-20 days ago. AS far as i can tell it tastes fine but has a sour smell, it seems like it attracts a few fruit flies to but that maybe from past spills. Is this a infection? does it...
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    Sticky draught / draft lever

    I have faucet on a draft tower that isn't strongly secured (into several layers of faux wood particle board) So i cant just get a bigger handle to increase leverage. The faucet is not a perlick, it is the one you often see like this...
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    My beer is clearly infected... but smells delicious

    So my standard ale kit beer is clearly infected. It smells sour and has grown a film on the surface. However i find the smell delicious! To me it smells like a lambic. Is there any harm in bottling and trying to drink it?
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    simple IPA with extract kit help

    I have gotten a very simple no name Australian pilsner kit for Xmas, i expect it to be very pale tasteless, but likely extremely drinkable. My Dad likes IPA's and i have 2 ounces of Cascade hopes on hand. I wonder if i can make a simple, moderate IPA by boiling the contents of the can...
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    My Regulator shows my total Co2 in bottle is increasing.

    So my Regulator shows my total Co2 in bottle is increasing. It started a couple weeks ago at 600 psi it has now risen to 750 Psi. I am thinking that maybe in my newbie attempts to force carbonate i may have accidently pushed beer into my regulator. Would beer in the regulator cause such a...
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    i put my hands in my fermenter, is it likely to get infected.

    So Im a young student in B.C. where beer is expensive (minimum $2 a can). I recently started home brewing and kegging and my friend asked me to brew some kegs for his party and pay me real money for them! the problem is the party is this saturday. Keg 1 is fine i started a brew a 10 days ago at...
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    clamp on draft tower to normal? any advise

    found this online http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/bfs/3422696398.html offered 50 bucks and the guy said he would take it. Can i convert this to a normal tower? could i build a cool wooden box on my fridge? anyone used these before?
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    Help me build a quick Christmas Stout recipe from Coopers kits.

    I would really love to have a stout kegged for Xmas/Winter. I am really only comfortable with Liquid extract kits like those provided by Coopers. Ideally i would love to brew something like this http://www.coopers.com.au/the-brewers-guild/how-to-brew/strong/russian-imperial-stout but the...
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    New User/Cooper's Bitter Question

    Hi, Im new here. My name is Carnell, I'm from Metro Vancouver B.C. and im a history major at Simon Fraser University. I got into home brew because i love craft beer but its expensive for a student in B.C. i also loved the idea of having Draught beer in my home and quickly realized the...
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