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I have a #20 tank that is at about 750psi. I am wondering when I should exchange the tank so that I dont run out one night with no access to another. I know a second tank would be ideal I force carb and serve at 12 psi. Have carbed and served 60 gallons with this tank. I have only forced at...

I am trying to understand yeast starters further and am having a difficult time understanding a few things. I have read "How to Brew" and also mrmalty.com on starters. What I am not understanding is what a one or two or four liter starter really means. I understand that you boil 1/2 cup of...

How efficient is it to siphon trub from primary fermenter after fermentation to a)salvage yeast to build starter b) get the beer off the cake (which doesnt really lead to off flavors for regular session brew, in my experiences). I ferment is 1/2 bbls doing 10 gallon batches and think that...

I am going to keg a birthday beer tomorrow but am unsure of how to prime. I am anticipating 4 gallons siphoned to the keg and want to naturally carbonate. So, question is, how much sugar should I boil and prime with? I plan on purging with co2 and could transfer under co2 pressure with cane...

Quick question before I order from bargain fitting. I am going to install the thermometer sight glass on my brew kettle and dont know if I should install the 2.5 or 4" thermometer. I use an immersion chiller and would rather not have anything to far into the kettle. Really excited for the...

Is it legal to buy and sell medical oxygen tanks privately? I have a couple and would like to get rid of them for other equipment but dont want to have any legal issues. Please let me know. Thanks

Hello, I am leaving for vacation on friday night and have a hotel in Ashville for one night. I plan to arrive around 5 p.m. and after the drive am excited to stop at the local breweries. There is an abundance of them in the town so I cant decide which ones to go to. I would like to go to...

SO I brewed a brown ale and plan on adding oak chips soaked in whiskey but am not sure if the whiskey will affect bottle priming. The OG was 1048 so I dont want to over power the malt or kill the yeast, but want a well balanced whiskey oak backing. My plan is to primary for 5 days and rack to...

OK, so I want to bottle a batch of beer or at least siphon some bottles and cap at just the right time during fermentation to carbonate the brew without priming sugar. How do I measure SG and FG to figure out volumes of co2? The local tap room in town has an engine pull that they serve as...

Pops just brought home 16 ez cap 500ml and 15 grolsh 500ml bottles. He found them at a yard sale on his way home. He paid 2 notes for all of them. Man, I just had to share. They will go nice with the big 1 liters that I dont like to drink by myself. New seals and they are clean and ready to go.

Today was the second time that I bottled two batches, one after the next. I try to turn bottling into a "fun" time, but lets face it, it is time consuming. I always rinse bottles once I empty them so they are not dirty but I cannot get away from wanting to wash them before sanitizing. So that...

I dont know if this has been posted before but wanted to get everyones opinion. Can you boil a small amount of extract, along with hops, say 5 or 10 minutes, cool it, and then filter the hop junk out when you transfer to secondary? I recently bottled a batch that i dry hopped and it had a lot...

OK, tested out my new MLT with 6lbs. of grain. Bulkhead worked great, grain did not clog cpvc manifold, so it worked out. Question is, I did not sparge and stopped brewing process and drained "wort" into a pot to save. Can I use this "LME" tomorrow? I did not check for conversion but it is...

So every time I put my immersion chiller in the wort it stops the boil for about 5 mins. I know its because its cool and is sucking up that heat. Besides using my other burner, kettle, and water to pre heat it I just wanted to see what you do or if you just deal with it. Also, im going to dry...

Advice to the Pirates: Call your ransom demands "taxes." Give yourself titles like "President," "Admiral," and "Congressman." -- Lew Rockwell How do you feel about this statement?

So i just brewed a pale with a friend who was interested in the process. He picked the BB micro pale kit and i suggested 1/2# crystal 40, 1# DME, and 1oz. Simcoe in addition. We steeped, then added one 3.3 muntons light and the 1# DME. Started hop additions and 30 minutes later added the...

Just placed my hands on the one bottle I will have this year! Only 72 bottles in town. It says 70 IBU and 11.2%. Brewed with chocolate and coffee. I am excited about this bottle of beer. Has anyone else had it? What are your thoughts? I plan on keeping it in the basement until next winter...

Just made my first batch following the popular recipe on this site. My question is is it normal to have sugar settling at the bottom of the carboy? I stirred it in the best that i could before the carboy got to heavy, I just could not get it all to stop from settling. Thanks for replies...

What is the chance for contamination if beer has fermented from 51 down to 11? Basically I took three reading in three days and it is staying right at 11. My concern is i did not sanitize my hydro tube that came in contact with my cane that I used to pull from the carboy. I had to draw eight...

Quick question: during steeping of specialty grains how can I read the amount converted? Can I take a gravity reading before adding extract? Steeping is really for color and flavor, correct? I cant help but want to know how much steeping really affects the final product. Searching the forum is...