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I am interested in entering some beers in home brew contests that provide feedback and the like. I am fine with mailing the beers in, driving within a few hours of Tucson AZ or anything like that. Any advice for a first timer? Thanks!

I know.. yet another gelatin thread. So here is my case (I did search btw) brewed up an Alaskan Amber Clone extract brew. No Irish Mos or anything like that during boil. Fermented for 7 days ten racked to a secondary. Added gelatin (recommended amount with warm water) to secondary after a day...

So... since my fiancee and I have started brewing we have made an observation. Several of the beers that we have enjoyed in the past just don't have that same pizazz. As is the case with many home brewers (I assume), we have discovered that we prefer our homebrew to just about anything (with the...

Well, we will see how it turns out. Mixed up an oatmeal beer bread and stuck it in the oven about ten minutes ago, in about 45 minutes I will hopefully have some tasty brew bread. For whatever reason I am overly excited about this bread... guess it goes to show my baking talents (read virtually...

Any thoughts? I am in need of several carboys and am half considering the better bottles over the glass. i'd be interested to hear feedback. I am currently looking at picking up about 6 carboys. Thanks ahead of time!

Ordered a 5-way secondary regulator for my keezer build and they ended up sending me a 5 way manifold. Guess we will see how good their customer service is tomorrow.. simple mistake I'm sure. Just getting all this stuff in is making me really excited to get this sucker going!!!

Any experience with either? Do they both allow for direct plugin (ie. no wiring)? I know taht that the Brewer's Edge does, but i am leaning towards the Johnson.. assuming it does as well. Anyone that has tried either let me know your experience if you would... this and the drip tray will round...

So I have the freezer and the kegs, now I am looking to order the faucets and any associated pieces needed. I was looking at getting the Perlick faucets and SS 4" shanks. What am i missing here so I can order it all at once. I am inclined to use flared fittings throughout, unless there is a...

So I just obtained a 13 cu ft freezer (Frigidaire). It will hold 5 cornies and/or 1/6 barrels as well as a 10 lbs (possibly a 20 lb) bottle in the bottom. I plan to use a 5 way secondary regulator. One faucet will be dedicated to root beer and the other 4 will have a dedicated regulator, will I...

deep freezer Insid measurements on the floor are 19"x16", compressor hump is 11"x16" height of inside from hump is 18". It is way the heck across town so I figured I'd ask. Obviously two carboys wont fit in side by side but I wonder if two would fit across the angle, my guess is still no. Any...

I have a 6.5 gallon Pale Ale plastic bucket and I am using an air lock (the type with the little bulb that you fill half way with water). The issue seems to be that the foam and a bit of sediment is coming up through the air lock possibly plugging the little holes in the plastic top of the air...

So I am looking to buy the faucets, shanks and handles for my keezer. My question is are the Perlicks necessary? Keg Works has this kit for $30 that includes everything. Whereas the Perlick faucet, shank and handle is basically double that. So the question is, how often does the cheaper kit get...

I'm sure these kind of questions are asked all the time, but anyone happen to have one of these with some pics? If not, anyone know how many will actually fit? I'm looking to do 5-7 taps with a 5 or 10# tank (whichever one I actually need). I had planned to run a 5-way secondary regulator as...

I am in the process of piecing together my keezer and have come across a deal on 3 cornie kegs. All three are pin lock, is there any down side to this and will this cause me any problems. I plan to have 4-5 taps with 1-2 having my home brew and the other 2-3 being micros filled at the local brew...

Hi, I am pretty new to brewing, going on my fourth extract brew this weekend, and am i wondering how to make lighter colored ales. Now I know thats a pretty general question, but I made a Hefe and it turned out colored more like an amber to a brown. It was cloudy as I would have expected, just...