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Hey guys, I just put my "malt likker" into a keg and was wondering how many volumes of co2 I should be shooting for? This is my first time kegging but everything seems to be working as it should. My plan is to bottle this with a beer gun once its carbonated but I'd like it to be pretty fizzy...

Hey all, I recently was handed an aquarium inline water chiller (this thing http://www.ebay.ca/itm/JBJ-Arctica-Chiller-1-5-HP-Titanium-Aquarium-Tank-Temperature-115v-DBA-150-/351883768355?hash=item51ede83223%3Ag%3Arb8AAOSwA3dYCNtW) Does it have any use in my brewery? Maybe to cycle water...

Hi all, So with Christmas coming around, I thought I'd ask for kegging equipment this year. I have one ball lock corny already but that's it. I'm hoping to get enough gear to be able to bottle from my one keg with a beer gun. My friend has a beer gun that he's indicated I could use to...

Hey all, I made a colt 45 clone (lol) a little over a year ago. It sat quietly lagering since then! I pulled it from the fridge and stole a sample, it was delicious! So I'm gonna bottle it tonight. My question is regarding adding yeast. I've got a starter of the original strain...

Hi all, I came across some high end smoothies (outdated at work) with no preservatives, nothing but fruit puree so i grabbed them. There's just over 3 gallons of the stuff there and I'm itching to get it fermenting. My question is if I can use some lager yeast that I have kicking around...

That's where Brewersfriend told me the low end of 05's range was and where I've been fermenting at for 2 days. It seems everywhere else lists 05's low end at 59f. It seems to be fermenting fine, krausen and blow off bubbles. Should I raise the temp to 59 or just let it ride at 54...

A local Toronto brew pub makes fun of hipster beer snobs, very funny stuff!! https://vimeo.com/123783213

Hi all, I picked up some lengths of silicone hose today and the guy behind the counter at my local hbs said it needs to be cured before I use it? He said I should bake it in my oven for an hour at 300F to purge any nasty chemicals? Almost doesn't sound right to me, isn't this stuff food...

So, I started a batch of apple cider maybe a month and a half ago. It was some cider that a friend of a friend (who's a restaurant supply sales rep) sent over. Turned out it had sorbate in it. I put 2L of the sorbated cider in my starter vessel and pitched a vial of old san diego super yeast...

Hey, I got a couple of these https://homebrewsupplies.ca/product/1408-rainbow-cola-extract/ bottles of syrup. I was gonna sweeten with artificial sweetener and naturally carbonate (with sugar) in plastic pop bottles. Question is, for 4 gallons of pop, how much priming sugar should I...

Hi all, A while back a friend of mine donated some vials of yeast to me. After looking through the pile, I notice one was very outdated (may of 2013!), it was the Belgian Wit yeast. I made a starter the other day and dumped in the vial, more to see if it would start then anything. It sat...

Hi, After the 3 or so weeks of bottle conditioning and its fully carbonated, can I just throw them all in a beer fridge for consumption or is it better to leave them at room temp and refrigerate as needed? I've been just cooling as needed but I have a beer fridge and it would be easier to...

Hey all, So I have some old vials of yeast here that were donated, I decided that I'd try to grow them up to pitchable. I haven't done any yeast ranching yet and figured this would be a good way to start without risking any expensive yeast. I've already done a 1.5l starter for a couple of...

First time with fermentation temp control and I was wondering if I should pull the fermenter from the fridge to let it warm up before bottling, or just leave it in the fridge till bottling day. Thanks.

Hey all. I good buddy of mine is done brewing for the season and sent me home with a bunch of ingredients (thanks Mike). I'm new to all grain, only done one batch (cream ale in the fermenter now) although I've done a few extract batches and a bunch of frozen concentrate hooch. I don't...

I was just donated 3 boxes of this stuff, around about 3lbs. I have no idea what it is other than the label saying it contains raw cane sugar and water. www.melburyandappleton.co.uk/chinese-xin-hua-rock-candy-yellow-lump-sugar---454g-9462-p.asp What can I do with it lol? Disolve it in water...

Hi all I see that a lot of people are using one of these (http://www.ebay.com/itm/370986823398?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&afsrc=1) to control power to their water heater elements. I've recently built an electric kettle but with two 120v elements (I run them on...

also gonna be my first time controlling fermentation temps (underline fridge with STC). I want to brew something light so I was thinking of 6-7lbs of 2 row, 2lbs rice and or corn and a bittering hop only (I'm going for a lagerish feel, sound ok?). I have a pack of BRY-97 that I need to use up...

Hey all, I'm trying to set up an electric bk for apartment use. I don't have access to 240v but I do have two separate 120 plugs close together so, I picked up two 1500w 120v elements. I'm gonna install both but was wondering if one above the other or both at the same level would be best...

I found this heat stick up north this morning while winterizing our camper. My old man said that they used to use it when they "off season" camped to heat water for dishes or washing. They used to use it in a 5 gal bucket with no complaints. Since they don't camp once the water supply is...