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Before racking my Cream Stout to the keg I took a sample to check finishing gravity after over 4 wks in primary & it was at about 1.026. It was an extract and the OG was at 1.052. I usually don't even bother checking until I am ready to bottle or keg. I put it into the keg & purged the air out &...

I was told before I started brewing that aluminum pots should not be used, however after doing a search on aluminum, I plan on using the aluminum pot that came with my turkey fryer. I have been using a 20 qt. SS pot to do partial boils & adding all of the extract in the beginning...

Well I finally got a batch into my kegerator. It seems like it took forever to piece everything together. I got the CO-2 bottle % some connections from a guy at work, but it came from a bar and had sanke taps. Got the kegs & Ball-Lock connectors & lines from The Keg connection, The shanks...

I am close to putting my first keg into my kegerator. I have been piecing together almost everything I need. My question is do most of you lube all the O rings with food grade lube or do you just wet them with water or sanitizer. the keg lube that I bought is very sticky & I would think that...

Just wanted to say thanks to all you regulars in this forum. I joined in June & I haven't posted much because I am an old guy who is not used to using this technology, & because everytime I had a question I could find the answer in a old post somewhere. I spend probably about a hour or more...

Just tasted my first & second batches tonight & they both have a bitter after taste that overwhelms the flavor. 1st batch is a extract cream ale. the OG was 1.043 and it finished at 1.011. It was in primary for 10 days and was in secondary for 3 and a half weeks. was in the bottle for 3 and a...

My family and I have been saving bottles for a while to use for my homebrew. Today I thought I would gather them up & soak them overnight to sanitize tomorow. I didn't rinse them after drinking & now they have a fuzz growing in the bottom. I thought that I would use some pbw & a bottle brush...

When I did my second batch I used a nylon boiling bag for my specialty grains. I put the muslin bag that came in the kit into the sanitizer and stretched it over my 6.5 gallon fermenting bucket. I then used a bunji cord around the bucket to hold it in place. I then poured the wort through the...

Hi everybody, I have my first two brewing attempts fermenting & am pondering my next attempt. The other day my son brought over a six pack of Smithwicks. It is an amber English Ale. I thought that it was extremely smooth with a very nice finish. I was wondering if any of you would know of a kit...

Yesterday I racked my first batch to secondary. I was somewhat worried about it because it only bubbled for about a day & a half. I kept reading all the threads about worrying about it so I didn"t open it up. It was a extract kit from Midwest. It is a Liberty Cream Ale in a 6.5 gallon bucket. I...