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Mine has been in my garage for over 5 years and my garage isn’t climate controlled. No rust.

Count me in too......

Great article. Thanks for sharing. I was just thinking about a lager. It made me remember I got into brewing when my dad bought me a Mr Coopers kit for Christmas a decade ago. It came with a lager kit which now strikes me as an odd thing to offer to a person just getting into brewing! That Mr...

I went through a phase of stalled beers and found 2 culprits. The first was a simple mistake which just didn't think about. My glass fermenter was on a concrete basement floor. While the temp sticker on side showed it was in range, the bottom was 10 degrees cooler. Assumption being the concrete...

I read the posts on Gelatin as a fining agent. In it, people mentioned Knox gelatin and using different amounts. The amount I noticed most often was 1 tsp per gallon. I had bought a small jar of LC Carlson's Gelatin and it says to use 1/2 tsp/5 gal. Does that seem really low to you guys or...

Yeah I didn't think that one through when I typed that huh? LOL!

Thanks. That is a simple clean at this point. This is all kinda overwhelming for a new brewer but you guys are all making it a lot easier. next up is searching filtration but not for a while.

I too overcarbed my beer. I need to purge the tank of CO2 and reduce the PSI. Is there an estimate of how many times I need to purge the tank of gas? My guess is it depends on how much I am over carbed but wanted to check. So the theory is that if I set the regulator for 10 PSIG for 2 weeks...

Craigbrew and bad coffee thanks for the info. I plan to use it again in about a month then after that it may be 2-3 months. Its good to know the water sitting in it will not hurt anything or cause any contamination.

I'm afraid to ask what the RDWHAHB option is.........

Hello, I am new to homebrewing and new to this forum. I tried to do a search but came up with nothing so I am hoping you all can help me out. I have a Jockey Box with aluminum tubing in it (at least I assume it aluminum and will need to confirm its not SS when I get home tonight). I went...