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All is good now. There was some gunk clogging the top of the dip tube and the poppet. Everything is flowing fine. Thanks for the help.

The lower temp and higher pressure did nothing. I was definitely thinking about a different QD. @Brewinator, what tools or techniques are there (or a guide) for looking into the post issue? Could beer/yeast sediment be causing a clog?

For PJford15, Corny keg--using the lines and tap from the HBS kit. Had a somewhat higher temperature due to a starter fermenting at 60 (it's good to go now). I'll try the pressure and the temp changes and see what happens.

I forced carbonated and let the keg sit under pressure for a few days (12 psi at 60 degrees). When trying to dispense, no beer flows through the lines. It starts to foam at the disconnect and slowly move, but nothing else happens. I took the lid off to check for leaks and proper lube and I...

Excellent ideas on the taping to the side and the thermowell--thank you all very much.

I currently have a johnson temp control unit (analog) that either turns my chest freezer on/off depending on the temp. Right now, the temperature probe responds to the air around it--is it possible to immerse the probe in the fermenting wort to get better temperature control? I currently...

Excellent call re:add 3 days into primary. If I add a camden tablet, should I let that mixture sit for 24 hours before adding to the beer? I don't want the camden interferring with the yeast's fermentation.

I've been homebrewing for some time and want to experiment with adding wine varietal grape juice to my brews. Dogfish Head's "Red and White" got me thinking in this direction along with the port flavors in Corsendonk. I will most likely add the grape juice at the end of the boil (last 15...

I am going to throw a "moving-out party" at my house and I wanted to serve some homebrew--but I don't have a traditional kegging system. In the past, I've bottled, but I don't have the time/patience for that with the move. I have a lager (Marzen-style) that will finish lagering soon and I...

Can non-Belgian beer bottles handle the pressure of a Belgian Ale? While I have a few champagne and Belgian bottles, I don't have enough for my 5 gallon batch. My dubbel will have 2.6 volumes of CO2 and will be bottle conditioned with fresh yeast.

I've looked on mrmalty.com and searched these forums and have had no luck with this question (I just hope I wasn't blind when I was looking). When making a starter for a specific target size, ie 1 liter or 1.25 liters (etc) according to mrmalty.com, to what does the size refer? Does the size...

I made an oatmeal stout, and I knew going in that the oats in the mash would add more to the mouth feel more than the flavor. I took a sample from the fermenter and I feel that it needs the oatmeal flavor to balance out the roast and molasses flavors in it. Can I make up an "oatmeal potion"...

Wyeast 2633--Octoberfest Lager Blend--does it need a diacetyl rest from your experience? Wyeast labs' site didn't specify (unlike their other lager blends) and the search came up empty.

Nothing went wrong with the pitching--vigorous starter. While the book states that more yeast is needed when there is poor primary fermentation, it states that the yeast can also be used to smooth out harsher flavors.

Noonan's book on brewing lager beer recommends adding fermenting yeast when the beer is racked to secondary. The process described calls for unpitched wort to be used along with active yeast from the primary fermenter. I completely forgot to keep any wort from the batch after I pitched for...

If I plan to batch sparge, can I grind my grain finer than if I planned to fly-sparge? It seems that batch-sparging doesn't need a filter bed like fly-sparging; thus, the husks are not needed to stay intact, correct? Is there any other reason to keep the husks intact other than providing a...

Thank you all for the replies. All of the advice was quite helpful.

I recently racked my beer (ale) to a secondary tank (5 gallon glass carboy) and I sampled some of the beer from the hydrometer reading. It definitely tasted like the fusel alcohol descriptions in many of the troubleshooting guides. When I racked, I did lower the temperature for a better...

This might give you some ideas on spice additions (either during the boil or whenever you feel it's appropriate) if the coke addition doesn't work out perfectly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_formula

I just made a Belgian Wit that I enjoyed and I am planning a Christmas Ale as well. Obviously both rely on their spice mixes for a majority of their flavor. Instead of attempting to get the right mix by brewing several batches, would it be possible to mix the spices in hot water (to make a...