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MY wife bought me a new kettle for Christmas. Love the thought. The problem is she was trying to make it as much of a surprise as possible, so she didn't ask for a lot of details. She ended up buying a 20 gallon kettle with thermometer and valve. This would be great except the rest of my...

Is it okay to use gelatin finings in cider? I have used it with great success in beer before, but this is my first time with cider. Thanks for any help.

...basement steps.:( I was carrying my carboy of newly produced esb wort into the house. I went to set it down to open the basement door, it slipped out of my hand, broke on the tile and went all over the place. Tile, basement steps, carpet, cold air returns...everywhere. It was awful...

...Cranberry Lambic from its winter variety pack :ban: I was at Sam's club today. This year the sampler includes chocolate bock, but no cranberry lambic. Thanks for listening Jim.

I have heard two techniques for using rice hulls: 1) Lay them down as a filter bed in the bottom of the mash tun. 2) Mix them in with the grain before adding the water. Which do you all do?

So, I started a lager yesterday. I pitched the yeast at room temp and I am waiting for signs of fermentation to begin before moving it to the fermentation temp. My question is, should I move it when I see the first bubble in the airlock, or should I wait for it to be fairly vigorous. I am...

So I was in a hurry and did not read the instructions on the Propagator pack that I got from the LHBS. I just assumed it was a different name for an Activator (you know what happens when you assume:( ). I just pitched directly from the package. Other than a long lag time what, specifically...

IBU's for a continuously hopped beer like DFH 60 min? We are doing an IPA and were thinking of trying to do something like that.

I have had a lager going for just over a week at just under 50 degrees. The fermentation was starting to slow down, and then the temp in the garage went up today to about 60 degrees. Considering that the fermentation was already slowing down (1 bubble every 30 secs), do you think I could just...

I currently have a dopplebock going in the primary using saflager w-34/70. My garage is around 46 degrees. The yeast says a minimum of 48 degrees. Will I be okay? Should I maybe wrap the fermenter in some blankets, or would the heat produced from the fermentation then make it too warm? Any...

I have two kegs of the same brew, a marzen, that I want to have ready to drink at the same time. Problem is I only have room to get one of them carbed up at a time. One keg is currently carbed and ready to drink. The other is in another fridge with just enough CO2 to seal the keg. Can I take...

I have been patiently lagering my Maple Marzen that we brewed in March. It is currently in a carboy, but I want to put it in a corny keg to free up my carboy for another batch. I am kind of worried about oxidation, so I was wondering if anybody had some tips on the best way to get the beer...

I have brewed two American wheat beers. The first time I did it, I was scrubbing the walls in the bathroom, as the krausen?? clogged the airlock and the lid blew off the fermenter in the middle of the night. Wife was real happy about that one. This time, I used a blow off hose, and a bunch of...

I am thinking of putting a draft tower on my fridge. What is the advantage of the Perlick faucets? I see they are considered an upgrade at kegconnection and have seen them mentioned here. Just want to make sure I get the right stuff. Thanks for any help.

So I searched for this specific question and couldn't find anything. I just got a keg setup, the dual keg system from Midwest. I kegged my first beer the other day. Pressurized to 5psi, checked for leaks and put it in the fridge overnight to chill to 40 degrees. I hooked up the gas the next...

Hi, like others I have been lurking and posting a few times here and there. I am from a town near Youngstown, OH. Halfway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, PA. This place has been a great resource. Got started like many others with a gifted Mr. Beer, and thought "this isn't bad, but I bet I...

Let me know what you think of these. It was my first attempt. They are a little rough, but I like them.