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For some reason co2 is breaking out in my beer line but only when I reach the last gallon or so of a keg. I'm can't for the life of me seem to figure out why... Pertinent details: Fridge temp is 40F PSI is 14 10 foot beer lines taps are mounted in door 2 taps running off a "T" splitter with no...

Saturday I brewed an Altbier on my back porch. Boiled 7 gallons in a 7.5 gallon pot and had to keep the heat higher than usual due to the very cold weather outside. Well of course I got a wicked boil over the second I walked away, now mind you I watched this thing for the first 40 minutes of a...

I'm new to batch sparging. I've done about 5 batches so far. I've got all the calculations for water down but have seen varying opinions on whether or not to wait after adding my mash out or sparge water. If I need to add mash out water to my first runnings at the end of mashing to reach my...

I made my first cider recently and it's sitting in secondary right now at 0.98. I want to carbonate and back sweeten in when it goes into the bottle. I've read several opinions on what to do including flavorings and concentrate. I'm leaning towards using concentrate...what quantities would I...

I've got an oatmeal pale ale in primary on its 7th day and its got an interesting thin white film on it. Its similar looking to the layer that collects on top of krausen. I've never had anything like this before that I can remember. The film appears to have yeast chunks or hop resins floating...

I brewed a 2.5 gallon batch of Pilsner yesterday and have yet to see any fermentation signs. I know, I know...wait 72 hours before taking a hydrometer and repitching if necessary. My question is this: I pitched at 65F because this yeast is supposed to be fine in the mid 60F range and...