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Hello, Keezer has worked great for years but. I cleaned it the other day and put in fresh sanke tap connection for some NC craft brew. Squeaky clean and only one keg at this time. Temp controller is set for 40 but is only getting down to 51-54. Meanwhile it has formed a thin wedge of...

Not really a classified. Feel free to move it but this seems like a good deal for a food saver... It came in my buy.com flyer today. 59.99 with free shipping. http://www.buy.com/prod/foodsaver-v2040-vacuum-sealer-kit-w-tilia-foodsaver-gallon-size-bags/q/loc/66357/209000351.html?adid=17654

I brewed your "Dead Guy Clone" https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/dead-guy-clone-extract-ag-see-note-25902/ and took 1st place in the bock category and it doesn't show up but also made it to 3rd in Best of Show. I think the only change I made was Dry Yeast but I'll have to go back and check my...

Hello, I have a Bass clone that I put in the fridge to crash chill and expected to keg it after 3 days or so. Fast forward to an unexpected trip out of town and it will be in the fridge for about 12-14 days before I am home to keg it. I think it will be fine but wondered what you think...

I just got my Oxynater yesterday and used it for the first time. I've read some other posts and am not worried about the lack of a great deal of foam on top (It was making bubbles). However, even when I turned the valve to close, it still had bubbles coming out of the stone. When the valve is...

Can you recommend some additions to make my water better for brewing? I think I have pretty good tap water but after checking my PH and conversion efficiency on the last brew, I believe there is room for improvement. I only had a 90.8 conversion efficiency and a pH of 4.6 according to the...

I was brewing a 10 gallon batch of Dry Irish Stout and had a problem with the recirculation system on my HERMS. After about 10 minutes, it would no longer circulate through the pump. I could clear it but it by stirring but it would only go for a minute or two before stopping again. When I...

Where do you put your temperature probe from your Ranco, Johnson or Love controller? If the chamber is set at 68, the active fermenter will be higher from the heat it generates. If I tape it to the active fermenter, all the others will be off and I don't know how well it will handle any...

I had poor efficiency on my last batch which also happened to be my first use of the HERMS system. It is basicilly like the POLS with the exception of using a SS keg for the HLT. Normally I get 79-84% efficiency. This batch was 66%. I ended up adding .75 lb of light DME to bring up the OG...

Is this Igloo repairable? Looks like I overtightened the weldless fitting... Maybe some JB weld or discard it? It is a spare anyway as I am switching to a keggle HLT.

I know you can use different things to make the black dark and shiny again but... Between Oxiclean and Starsan, getting a keg ready to fill gets my hands black each time I touch it. Is there anything I can do so that I don't get black on my hands everytime I handle a keg? Maybe there is a...

I have a 10 gallon round cooler and ordered a ranco controller and a 2000w 120vac element. I know I need some way to stir the water. I like Pols stirrer but it will cost almost $100.00. I'm thinking of trying a simple aquarium pump and stone. 1. Do you think it will move the water...

Mine was used (almost free) when I bought my 5# CO2 tank off Craigslist. It has worked fine for a couple of months but now shows signs of sticking a little. I might set the pressure at 8 and come home to find it at 12. When I dial it up, nothing happens and then it jumps a couple lbs at...

I have the harbor freight step bit and plan on drilling my new 15 gallon SS pot. 1. Do I just center punch and use the step bit or does it need a small hole from a regular drill bit as a starter? 2. What size do I need to drill for the weldless fitting from Bargain fittings? Thanks

My son and some of his friends made this up for me for Christmas.

I just switched out my CO2 tank and started thinking.. Last time I opened the valve all the way but it seems on my LP tank it is suggested to open it 1/4 turn only and I think this is the same for my Acetylene tank also while the O2 tank I have been taught to open all the way as it has a double...

I find that I've been subbing Marris Otter in place of 2 row pale malt for almost all of my recipes. It started when my lhbs was out of pale malt for a day or two. I've been brewing Pale Ale, Newcastle clone, Blue Moon Clone, IPA, Smash. Am I missing out on something or just adding a little...

I just bottled 30 bottles of Peach Apricot with a brand new two handle corker and no 9 x 1 3/4 corks. There has got to be an easier way. Almost all wanted to stop about 1/4 inch before being flush. It was not the adjustment, it was that the sides would slip past the lip. Then after putting...

Sunday - 11/02. Brewed Brown Ale with my son. Mostly BM's recipe with some minor changes. Tuesday 11/25 around 4 pm. Carbed and pulled first pints and then bottled 12 with the BMBF for a party. Saturday 11/29 around 1:30 pm. Keg empty. Less than four days and it is all gone. I guess...

Late yesterday I noticed my beer lines and kegs were beginning to freeze. I assumed I had let my probe rest in a poor place and the Ranco made it run too long. I set it to a higher temperature, moved the probe to a new location, put in some warm water in 2 liter jugs etc. Well, Today I...