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So I got my keggerator all ready to go, and im playing around with my controller. There is one setting I am not sure of but I will list the other settings to make sure im using this right. 1. Setpoint, 40 deg f 2. Differential, 3 3. Anti-short cycle dely, 5min 4. Temp offset, 0? I dont...

Im going to be building my kegerator this weekend and have a quick question. I will be using a 7.2 cu ft freezer with a 2x6 wood collar. Should I use pressure treated wood for the collar so moisture wont build up in the wood over time, or is this a bad thing to do? If it matters I will be...

Im thinking this is the best deal for my buck. http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/kits/2SHCKBALLKEG2_two_keg_dual_pressure_homebrew_kit.shtml Plus 1 additional keg And 1 additional 5lb co2 tank (2total) And a temp controller And a ge 7.0 freezer from home depot/lowes Selling...

I believe there are bigfoots or bigfeets out there. There is something like 75% of woods we as people have not explored yet. Dont quote me on that but the number is high. I do believe there are bigfeet out there and when we find them we should offer them a homebrew..... :rockin: So how bout...

I racked this beer to secondary and was a little surprised by what i saw. Its my first batch that is cloudy. Im thinking it may be due to my ingredients. I use the same procedure every time I brew. All grain brewed 2/6 number 8 recipe from northern brewer. (Bought ingredients elsewhere) 10...

Im mashing now but wanted to get some opinions on how you think my first recipe for a stout will come out. My Imperial Oatmeal Stout. 5.25 gal post boil Mash ----- 10 lbs american 2 row 2 lbs quaker oats 1 lb crystal 40 .5 lbs carafa III .5 lbs black patent malt Boil ---- 1.5 oz northern...

Bottle conditioning is a lot different then keg/co2 conditioning. Just wondering what your highest is. If its over 1.100 post your recipe This post is for ppl who like big beers and who bottle. :mug: Mine... havent tried a big big one yet but 1.096 9.2abv. Keep um comin......

I have a standard 25' chiller for my 5 gal batches. Im looking at getting into 10gal batches. Is this something I really need to replace or can I get by for a while using this with my new setup? It takes me about 12-15min to cool 5gal of wort with this. Has anyone tried cooling 10gal of wort...

My gf has had a few homebrews tonight, hopfully she remembers. I told her i want another primary and she says " how much is that" I say like $12 for a plastic bucket. She says "well why dont you just get 2" ok.... I then tell her I should get 2 15gal kegs and cut the top off and make a mash tun...

So, I brewed my second AG batch tonight with good results, except..... I had my hydrometer tube in the fridge cooling a sample down to check my mash efficiency and when my gf came home from work aggravated, se whipped the fridge door open and my hydrometer tube with sample came flying out...

So im making a winter warmer for my first AG. My recipre called for 9.5lbs of english 2 row plus 3 lbs specialty grains. I got 12 to make up for efficiency loss for my first AG brew. Well all went perfect and I think i got about a 75-80% efficiency. I ended up with a 1.081 for OG on a 5 gal...

Nothing like catching a good ol buzz from homebrew. Had maybe only 6 err 8 irish reds and drinking them quick, because well I aint got $hit to do tonight. But there really is something about actually feeling your work that makes it all worth wild. :tank:

Today I bottled 5 gals of a real good pumpkin ale that I primed with brown sugar. Hoping the brown sugar makes it that much better. I washed the yeast and got 4 nice pint jars with a good amount of yeast in each one and...... made me a mash tun :rockin: Will be doing my first all grain this...

I have searched and found multiple answers, dont know what to follow. Im starting my AG soon, one thing im comfused on is how much mash water and how much sparge water to use per lb of grain. I have heard 1gal water to 1lb grain, 1.5gal water to 1lb grain and ive heard use half your pre...

Ya so I brewed a batch last night and after about 18 hrs after pitching my yeast starter, the krausen was up to the airlock. I sanitized my blowoff tube and stuck it in. I love seeing krausen but I want it to stay in my beer!!

What a pain, yesterday I did a partial mash dogfish head 90min clone. The mashing makes brewing day a little longer but this was a 90min boil with constant hop additions every 7 and a half min, lol. I pitched a 2 stage starter into it and 12hrs later the krausen is already about 3 in and...

Despite all the work, the washing, cleaning and sanitizing, then brewing then more washing and cleaning, I still look forward to it. Today I'm moving a pumpkin ale to secondary, washing the yeast from it and brewing a dead guy clone. I can't wait for this one. Should have a 1.065 gravity. My 2...

Just picked up a partial mash dead guy clone by rouge at my lhbs. Anybody have this beer before? I never had it but it is a top seller at my local shop, and with a 1.065 sg it sounded good. Thanks.

So I'm new to homebrewing, I'm going away for the next 3 days so I had to take a hydro reading on my 2 first brews before I go. My first brew is 11 days in primary. My second brew is 9 days in primary. I want to retake the hydro reading when I get back. My first brew is a Irish ale extract. OG...

I want to make a extract brew and have some ingredients laying around. I have 6.6lbs of generic amber ale extract, 1.5lbs of 2 row and 2 oz's of cascade hops. For yeast I have some safeale 05 and white labs American ale. I want to make something with what I have. I am willing to get a few things...