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I recently got two used kegs. I cleaned them and sanitized them and rack 5 gals of beer into one of them. I assembled all the lines and stuff for the kegarator with hose clamps and etc. I first tried the system with star san to sanatize the lines and it workd perfectly. However, when I turned on...

Im putting a list of the things I need. I decided not to mod the danby tower cause its to much work and I dont have the tools nor the help to perform it. So, If you would please look at these things and tell me if Im missing something 9or you recommend that I buy something) or Im adding...

I am trying to switch from bottling to kegging and for that a bought two used kegs and the danby kegerator. Its been a nightmare to clean those kegs and I still havent been able to remove all the parts, but I guess I can figure that out later. My main concern is that I dont know what extra...

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Hello guys, just looking for some insight on the recipe, planning to brew sometime soon. Size is 4 gallons, mash at 152 for 1 hour 6 lbs of Canadian 2 row 1 lb of caramel 80L 1 lb of munich malt 1 lb of melanoiden malt 0.6 oz of chinook at 60 0.4 oz of chinook at 0 1 oz of Willamette at 0...

So, Im almost done with school and got offered a job to start working part time during class (they even let me design my own schedule how cool is that:sly:?) and full time after I graduate in a couple of weeks. Now I can finally set some money aside to spend it in this addicting hobby and I was...

From Ottawa, Ontario. Snowing like a typical day in december, and this is just the beginning. PD: a week ago was 20 C

So I've taken two hydromer readings 4 days apart from each other, and it only went down from 1.019 to 1.018. I was wondering if there is something wrong with the yeast or thats just normal. The first reading was after 7 days and the second one after 11 days. Should I put more yeast? Thanks OG...

Short story that I thought I should share. Bleach and vinegar are widely available and cheap and Ive heard that combined at the right volume, creat a sanitizing solution that is also no rinse. As someone who likes to experiment, I decided to try it. I know a bottle of star san can be cheaper...

I have a few brews under my belt, 4 extracts and 2 all grain. Im too stubborn to follow a recipe so I always design them, but I love your feedback on my recipes. I decided to brew a kolsch just to take a break from the pale ales that Ive made. Its a simple recipe and wanna know what you guys...

I usually ferment in my bedroom where the temperature fluctuates from 18-20 C which seem to be good temps for ales. I brewed another ale batch yesterday but the temperature now is from 20-24 C which seem a bit too hot. In order to cool it down I used my primary fermentor and put cold water with...

Well, it's been 3 weeks since I bottled my blonde ale. I used corona bottles for 40% of the batch and was wondering if any of them was skunked. I had never tried skunked so I thought I should start that way. I put one of the corona bottles outside so it would get direct sun. After 30 min, I put...

Is that what Im supposed to harvest? I took it from my primary fermenter and put it in that sanitized jar. How do I activate it again?

So I wanted to try out thise recipe and would love your insight. I am still a noob but trying to improve every time. Shooting for a smooth APA with a nice aroma and flavour. Batch size: 3.5 gal Boil size: 4.24 gal 5 lbs Canadian 2 row 1 lbs caramel 40L 1 lbs of munich 20L 0.25 oz galaxy @ 60...

So the ph in my city is 8.4 and they use chloramine instead of chlorine. Any insights in how that affects the beer? Water chemistry is not my expertise at all.

I got this from a gravity sample and decided to ferment it to see the end result. Just as an experiment but now I see this and wondered if I could harvest it and if it was enoguh for a batch.

So I always wondered why if everywhere I read p eople say that they get 50 12 oz bottles per 5 gallons batch, I got more than 50, even 65. I never really paid attention to that. But now I had the thought of what if Im putting more water than 5 gallons? (I started with extract kits). Then I read...

I know the answer is no. But why is it that I (accidentally) used some budweisers bottles and when I opened them, didnt taste any different from all the other ones? Can someone explain?

So, for some reason in all my batches Ive found that some bottles taste weird while some others would taste awesome. I will, instead of blaming my corona bottles, blame myself for poor sanitation when bottling. I usually rinse the bottles once I finish drinking them, store them and on bottling...

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