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Hey guys, Went to rack my Russian Imperial Stout from secondary to kegs for aging today and found some interesting growths. Anybody know what I'm dealing with? Should I keg it and drink this quick or do you think it will still be ok for aging?

Simple question. I want to make a bunch of carb caps maybe 10-20 for beer while camping. Went to auto parts store yesterday and only chrome valves I could find we're $7/pair. Looking at old posts I feel I should be able to get them cheaper than that. Where's the best place I can buy or Oder a...

Okay, probably should have done this earlier but I didn't so here it goes. I'm very new to recipe making its the hop selection and schedule that gets me indecisive. I'm currently mashing an American IPA 11 lbs 2-row 1/2 lb Carapils 1 lb Munich 1/2lb Crystal 40L Mash at 150F trying to come...

Okay, right now I'm deciding between a gravity fed system and one with a pump. Trying to get the full cost on the table so I can make a real decision. The problem is, I got way confused when looking into camlocks. Trying to make a 3 vessel system (2 keggles and a cooler). Using one pump that...

Just put together my sq14 hoping to brew outside. I have the fryer regulator set to off, and the tank open about 1/4-1/2 turn. I cannot tighten it any more. When I spray soapy water on the connection to the tank it leaks every time. Is it as simple as having a bad hose/regulator connection...

I have a keezer hooked up to a dual regulator on my co2 tank. Over the past few days, my keg fizzled until it wouldn't pour anymore. I realized the handle on the sanke was not pushed all the way down. Problem solved I thought. Next day, same thing happened. Checked the relief valve on my...

FYI: Was at Lowe's 1903 in Denver on West Colfax in Lakewood yesterday. Had a clearanced special order return (i.e. in stock at the store and the only one left) for the coveted 7.0CF BLACK FRIGIDAIRE FREEZER normally 269 reduced to 189.

My husband and I are fairly new to the Denver area and are trying to find a not-so serious homebrew club to meet some new people. After doing a search its quite difficult to narrow down which clubs are still in existence. Obviously members are more focused on beer then having an up to date...

Moved into this apartment in October and signed a year lease. Really liking the location and place we were hoping to stay at least two years. The landlord (guessing late 20's, non-professional female) had mentioned being in the break even range on when considering rent, mortgage, HOA's, etc. We...

I bought this portable thermostat a few years ago and am just getting around to using it. Of course i lost the instructions I think its currently set up for a heater. Anyone know which wires to move where for it to switch to a cooling system? Looking at it a green wire is attched all the way...

I'm moving to denver and have lots of DME I won't be able to get to. Somehow it seems silly to move it across country just because it was expensive. 30 lbs Briess Light DME from North Country Malt. Pickup in Reston, VA $70 I also have measured and sealed grains for extract batches of the...

I got the mozzerella kit from AHS and tried my first batch a few weeks ago. The curd separated but was more the consistency of ricotta and I had to strain it in cheese cloth overnight to get any solid type of cheese. I know its not optimal, but I used Whole Foods 365 milk with calcium chloride...

The hubby and I are headed up to NYC this Thursday to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor. We decided to make a weekend out of it and are trying to come up with a list of other things to do. Usually we would catch a Yankees game, but considering opening day is still a few weeks away that won't...

Okay, I've been out of work for a little over a year. Husband's company is likely going under once the govt contracts are getting cut off sometime in 2011 (already had two sets of layoffs). I've been applying to a lot of jobs but seem to be no closer to an opportunity now then a year ago. Where...

I made a few of these batches last year and everyone loved it for the Holidays. I was hoping to make it again and I thought I had kept old spice pack package so I could recreate it. Anyone happen to have the amounts of each of spices as listed on the package? I must have thrown mine out by...

Okay not as risque as you are probably thinking but. I have not brewed since July. I used to brew 20gallons a month. I'm polishing off my last coveted keg of IPA right now. I have empty fermenters and nothing in bottles. I only have 6 bottles of apfelwein left. And for the last month I have...

So instead of going out to a nice dinner for my birthday this weekend I want to take home my favorite pizza that I can only get a 1-2 times a year (Caserta's in Providence) and have mini stout tasting. I did one with my friend at the beginning of the year. But I was not fond of stouts then...

So I kegged a few batches and primed with sugar like normal on the 13th. Usually I can easily wait the three weeks minimum. But I've been slacking on brewing since its summer (and I dread the long cooling time) so my pipelines depleted. Of course I kicked a keg last night and all that's left is...

I used the scale recipe function in beersmith for the first time. I was scaling then converting a 4 gallon all grain recipe to a 10gal full boil extract. Most of it seemed reasonable except for the 60L. Any reason why the 60L (which is only steeped like all the other grains), isn't...

I've had a fermentation chamber off a 3.0cf mini fridge for almost a year. Its fairly large as it holds 4 buckets. I was able to keep temps at 62 all year long (ambient temp in apt is usually 75-78f). I my latest batch in the other day, and now I can't get temps below 70-71! Thats only about 4-5...