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Will beer only age when carbonated? I ask this because I made a 10 gallon batch a couple of weeks ago of an amber. After fermentation I kegged 5 gallons and forced carbed. The other 5 gallons I dry hopped. After a week in the keg the first 5 gallons tasted green but after another week the...

I actually gave it a good swirl and not just a little nudge. I am pretty sure the airlock wasn't stuck. Just checked and all of the small bubbles have dropped back down to almost nothing again. Think I will just leave it alone and let it do its thing. NEED MORE PATIENCE!!!

Just brewed an American Wheat. Oxygenated with pure O2 and pitched Kolsh yeast from a starter made 24 hours before brew day. Wheat was aprox 1.049 SG. When I do this I typically get a pretty good Krausen head after aprox 8 hours. Today I awoke to find no Krausen head. The temp is around 60*...

I am going to brew a strong Scottish ale tomorrow and do not have any calcium sulfate or calcium chloride. Calcium Sulfate is gypsum...can I buy the gypsum at HomeDepot? Is there a form of calcium chloride that I can buy locally....nutrition store, grocery, etc..? I live in a state where...

Did you try a nylon bag? Would use SS instead of nylon. Really easy and doesn't cost that much.

McMaster-Carr Here is the link.. http://www.mcmaster.com/#9230t625/=6de2wq if that doesn't work the part # is 9230T625. It is actually 12x24 30x30 mesh size. I ordered 2 to so I would have a back up.

Mine is very simple. I used the 30x30 with a simple copper dip tube running through one of the corners of the square I made. I think the mesh came as 20'' long. I simply folded the SS mesh in half and then crimped the other ends leaving a small opening for the dip tube to fit through. I was...

I found my chest freezer on craigslist for $50. I scanned craigslist daily for about a month before I found the right one. I ended up with a nice 10.2. It will hold 5 kegs, a carboy and a 5# CO2 tank. You can check out the build link in my signature.

Thanks. Not sure I would go with cedar again for the wood. Love the smell and the grain once it was finished but the wood is so soft that is scratches really easy. While I was picking out the cedar there was also a couple pieces of spalted poplar. I really liked the black grain in the poplar...

Just finished my chest freezer conversion to a keezer. Check it out and let me know what you think. You can find the complete build info here. I plan on getting the other 4 faucets as money will allow. The one Perlick 454SS that I do have is really nice.

The problem I have with this is the 1/2 of wort that the yeast is not pitched in is a prime target for bad bacteria to grow. The quicker I can get my yeast into my wort the better.

Yep....the entire tank. I do run it full blast. Don't think I will be doing that anymore. Any thoughts on going to a 20 psi regulator for the banjo?

I just did something similar to this KAB6 mod but I didn't weld the final product. I grinded off the original welds and then drilled holes that would allow me to add ubolts that would secure the legs...instead of welding the legs back to a fixed position. This will allow me to adjust the flame...

Has anyone been able to convert the KAB6 (high pressure banjo) to NG?

Just moved to Tuscaloosa from Denver. I have brewed a couple since moving to T'town. I currently am fermenting .... Black Tide Ale ( clone of Odelle's 1554) Yellowhammer Wheat (clone of Odelle's Easy St Wheat) Gray Lady Pale Ale (Extra Pale Ale...6.3% with 40 IBU) has been in the keg for 4...

I am a little confused by this post. Everything I have read states that a starter is the growing of yeast not the making of beer. The only way to keep the yeast growing is to keep giving it food and oxygen. If the starter goes into krausen than you are making beer not yeast. Great post...