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Once again, asking those who are more knowledgeable… How long can I store beer in a corny keg? I have a few kegs, and if I was to fill them all with beer, would I need to keep them all connected to co2? Or could I force carb them as I needed to? Would they need to be kept refrigerated? Or...

I always try to defer to people with more experience in matters…so I’ll ask this forum. I’d like to start fermenting under pressure, but I’m concerned my spunding valve might get full of crud with an active fermentation. Does this happen? Am I overthinking this? Is it okay if it does? I’ve...

Hi all, I love all the info and different ideas on this whole forum. Very helpful, and enlightening. I’ve been thinking about doing a seltzer. Quick question… If I was to cold crash before the seltzer was done fermenting, would it leave some residual sweetness in it? ie: target FG is 0.997...

Hello all, hope this finds everyone enjoying a frosty pint. I'm making the change to kegging and the one thing that has me totally confused is all the different hose/tubing sizes. I've read numerous posts about what sizes should be used for serving and even gone on to the kegerators.com...

Hi all, Not sure if this should be in Bottling/Kegging or Yeast/Fermentation? But, as you can see I chose this forum... I'm just wondering if anyone has had any experience fermenting in a pressurizable (is that a word?) PET fermenter, like a King Chubby or Junior? Something that has gas...

Always such good advice on here... I use a conical for fermentation that I dry hop in. Can I still harvest the yeast to use again? Will it matter if there are some (I use a hop bag) hop bits in it? Thanks for your input in advance!

I’ve made a couple neipa’s lately with varying degree of success. But the one thing that seems to be eluding me is getting a strong fruity, juicy, flavour from the dry hopping. I’ve used mosaic, simcoe, citra, azacca (?) and up to 12 oz. in a 5 gallon batch. Also used imperial dry hop yeast and...

Hi all! I always like reading about brewing and different techniques/ ideas. I had a question for the HB Forum crowd. If you had to give up control of one (only one) aspect of the brewing process, what would it be? ie: ability to control the quality and pH of your water [emoji97]? The...

Hello HBT peeps! I just had a question about using Irish moss and the effects on bottle conditioning/priming... Has anyone found that when using Irish moss in a recipe the bottle carbonation takes longer? Should it? My thinking is that the moss would take some of the yeast with it in its...

Is the malt extract that is used at bakeries the same as brewing malt?

Good morning HBT! I'm still a newbie and have enjoyed making the 5 batches I have under my belt. What a great hobby! My question is about bottle conditioning... I always fill a few PET bottles as I've found them extremely helpful with knowing when the beer is carbed properly. My question is...

Hello HBT peeps! My only experience is with the pre-made bags of wort. I.e. Micro-Brew/Brewhouse kits. Does anyone have experience with these kits? What is the flavour quality/difference between these kits and partial mash/extract brewing? Thanks

Hi HBT! I have a blueberry blonde that is in bottles and has been for 2 weeks now. While the flavours are coming along nicely and mellowing, the carbonation isn't. I used a priming calculator (http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator) and followed the amounts precisely. The...

Has anyone ever tried to prime by combining 2 types of sugar? I.e.: half dextrose half honey?

Hello HBT! I have a question about partial mash vs extract brewing. What is the difference in quality/flavour of the finished product? Is there a noticeable difference? Is it worth the little extra effort? I had the notion that with extract brewing one could change/modify flavours with...

Hello HBT! A question for those wiser and more experienced than myself... I've got a blueberry blonde ale in secondary now. Added a couple pounds of blueberries to my FastFerment after primary fermentation was done. Everything is going well. There is a second fermentation happening slowly. When...

Newbie HB and I've currently got only 1 brew under my belt (BrewHouse IPA) and another one in secondary(Micro-Brew Blonde). I haven't made the jump to all grain brewing yet. I use the Brew House/Micro-Brew/etc. bags of wort. With those kits, the only pieces that I see that can be changed are...

Hi all! Just a quick query... If I'm bottle conditioning and have put a few bottles in the fridge...can I take them out and let them condition further? Will that work?

Hello all! Not sure if this the right spot for this. So I'm just dipping in to my first ever batch. It's a Brew House bagged wort IPA. Started Dec.27 and been bottle conditioning for 2 weeks now. I'll probably allow it to continue to condition, only adding bottles to the fridge as I drink...

Hi all! A quick question, which may seem silly, but... When you take a sample out for hydrometer reading, do you put it back in? I haven't yet, more for sanitary reasons than anything, and because it's fun to taste it and see how it's coming along. Just a thought I had about taking hydrometer...