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Here is my keg. Currently force carbonating my Ginger beer and noticed the lid handle is loose. Should I release all pressure and reseat/try a different lid? It’s currently not leaking.

Anyone know of something I can use for a successful yeast starter without Dry Malt Extract? thanks, Lorne

Hello there, I have the fruit bazooka nE IPA from Northern Brewer and I wanted to brew today, but the instructions say to put first dry hop in 2-3 days after brew day when there is still foam...

Hello all, I had an incident today of exploding Ginger Beer bottles. I brewed some Ginger Beer, which I have about 10-12 batches of this recipe before. I had it in a keg and carbonated it via the keg. I do not put any yeast in my Ginger Beer since it's a side and not a brew. Anyways, I...

I’m trying to learn how to pinpoint my psi for beer in my legs. Most the time it is over carbed. Right now I have 4 gallons of ginger beer I just tapped and 5 gallons of hazelnut coffee brown ale. The fridge is 36F. I usually crank it to 25Psi for a day or two. But I’m thinking i can slowly...

Is this recipe all grain? If so, how do I convert it? It mentions how to convert to extract below, but in the same sentence mentions how to make it all grain. So I got confused. Any tips would be much appreciated, I have an extract setup, not all grain and I wanted to try this recipe...

Hello all, I have 5 gallons of a Brown that is in the primary and ready to switch to secondary. However, I plan to add some hazelnut coffee to it. The catch is, it is already ground and it is only 4oz of ground coffee. How do you recommend I add this to secondary without risking...

Hello there, I'm writing to try and figure out how to get to the bottom of this. I usually have Ginger Beer on tap in my kegerator. I like to bottle some for family members birthdays that don't drink alcohol. I bottle with a Counter Pressure Bottle filler from the keg tap. The issue I've...

Hello there, I am brewing the Chocolate Milk stout from Northern Brewer today: https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/chocolate-milk-stout-extract-kit?variant=7673926778924 I’m wanting to put vanilla in secondary and I’m not sure if buying $20 vanilla beans on amazon is worth the cost? Or...

hello all, I am brewing Smashing Pumpkin from Northern Brewer this week and I have purchased an extra 2lbs of 6-Row and a large can of Pumpkin purée. I plan to roast the purée and add to the boil. However, I’m not sure when I should add it to the boil and when I should add the 6-row? Any ideas...

Hello there, I'm very tempted to try this recipe, however I'm not sure when I'll be able to brew. Because of this I usually get dry Safele Yeast so it lasts longer. Do you recommend I do dry yeast or get one of the yeasts listed for $10...

Hello there, I am brewing the Liberty Cream Ale from Midwest supplies: https://www.midwestsupplies.com/liberty-cream-ale-extract-beer-kit I have some extra simcoe hops lying around in my freezer from sometime in the past. Would this cream ale be good with simcoe hops? There’s 2 oz of cascade...

Hello there, I am fermenting an IPA in a sanke keg with a spunding valve. This is my first batch with a spunding valve. I was told here in the forums to just leave the spear in and spund from the start in primary. I was worried about it clogging but was assured it’ll be fine. Well I went to...

Hello all, I have just kegged two kegs of ginger beer for a friends wedding in Friday May 25. I’m carbonating it starting right now on Saturday morning. Can I please get some tips to ensure it’ll be carved by Friday ensuring it’s not over carbonated? Thank you! Lorne

I’m in search for a 1/4 barrel (7.75 gallon) keg I’m in Denver, CO so that’s idea. But can ship if needed. Thanks, Lorne

Hello there, I have a full size keg and I wanted to try and use it for fermenting. I have the FastFerment, and my last batch was mediocre because I had to dry hop several times. Due to that I oxidized it and it didn't come out the way it should have. So with that said, I found this...

Hello, I’ve had to get slim torpedo kegs to fit in my new Kegerator. So I’m needing to sell my current cornies. I have two draft brewer single handle 5 gallon corny kegs. I bought them plus the dual regulator for $320 in March 2015. I’m selling just the cornies. What should my asking price...

Hello, I’m trying to expand my single tap tower into three taps. I bought a plastic 3” PVC pipe and cut a hole in the bottom for a nice snug fit onto my tower. Now I am running into two issues: 1. How in the world do I center the center tap when I have the tower right behind it? 2. How do...

Midwest is having a sale today. Anyway to make this fresh squished ipa a NEIPA with added ingredients? https://www.midwestsupplies.com/fresh-squished-ipa Also if I ferment this one in a keg how do you recommend I do the dry hops? Thanks, Lorne

Hello there, I’m wanting to put my CO2 tank outside my Kegerator and bring the three lines in. However my Kegerator will be on casters and I don’t want to worry about the tank when I move the Kegerator around. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a tank bracket or holder or...