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Hello all, I recently helped my friend brew up and bottle a 7.5% IPA. But after 5 weeks in the bottle, there is hardly any carbonation. It was really clear in the secondary, but I primed as usual as set it aside in a warm part of my house. I used California Ale Yeast (WLP001). I have a...

Hello all, I made my first wine here a little while ago. Started with the grapes, extracted the juice, sterilized, added yeast, all that. It's been about 10 days and have had good fermentation up till now. I think it's time to rack, but there seems to be a lot of sediment (maybe...

Hello all, I am looking to replace the ball lock quick disconnects in my kegerator system. I have 6 flare style gas and 6 flare style liquid disconnects, along with 6 flare push connect fittings that connect with the gas disconnects. These come from Ihomebrewsolultions.com (1/4" Female...

Hello all, After years of brewing I decided to finally try my hand at wine. I must say, the resources on learning how to make wine are sub par in comparison to what's out there for beer. I was hoping to run through my procedure here quick and see if anyone has any suggestions on what I...

Hello all, I'm about to buy a CO2 tank for my kegerator, and I have the option of either an aluminum or steel tank for the same price. Is there any reason I should get one over the other? Thanks!

Hello All, I've noticed in a lot of pictures that some people use red gas tubing. I like that because it'll help differentiate that line from the beer line and generally looks cool. The only place I could find that sells it is Midwest, and the ID is 5/16". Barbed disconnects are 1/4". Is...

Hello all, I wanted to try a step mash for the first time and was wondering if there is anything wrong with this procedure. Let’s say I do a protein rest at 120F for 30 mins, then want to raise the mash temp up to 150F. I don't have a direct fire mash tun or anything, so I plan on adding...

Hey guys, I seem to have hit a snag in trying to brew up a high alcohol beer. You can probably guess, but yea, yeast crapped out super early. The OG was 1.150, and dropped down to only like 1.120. Damn. Trying to figure out what I can do. Pretty simple recipe. 85% Maris Otter, with...

I was just wondering if anyone can clarify the difference between spalt and spalt select. From the little bit of information I could find, it just seems like spalt select is somehow easier to grow. Is there any big difference in flavor/aroma though? Thanks!

Hey guys, I have some secondary regulator bodies that don't have CO2 gauges. I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get some 0-15psi replacement gauges. I checked morebeer and AHB, but couldn't seem to find any. Thanks!

Arrgg, My last three beers just have not done so well. Homebrewing is a lot of fun until you have several beers in a row turn out terrible. Then you want to throw everything out. My first beer was a delicious pumpkin beer, until I discovered what I now know is one hell of a pellicle...

Hello all, I just acquired some tap handles from a friend that have a space to apply labels. I measured it out, and I need an oval shape that is 2.1" high and 1.8" wide. Doesn't seem like Avery makes anything like this, so I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations on what to do...

Hey all, I was pretty disappointed to check on my beer this morning to find... infection. Dang. Is there anything I can do at this point, or is it dead? Thanks!

I've been trying a lot of IPAs recently, and noted some observations about the hop bittering/flavor. Some IPA's just have a real strong bittering component that kicks in during the aftertaste. Other IPAs however have some serious hop flavoring, but with very little bittering qualities during...

Hello all, I've gotten this complaint from a few people that I've been serving homebrews to. Just last night I had a party at my place and about 15 people were drinking happily away from the kegerator. Two people came up to me a little later and told me that their stomachs kinda hurt after...

I have been having some leak issues with my kegerator for the last month or so. I have a 10lb tank feeding 6 cornelius kegs. I keep finding my tank empty after about a week or so. I've done leaks checks everywhere, but am having a hard time finding anything suspicious. However, last week at...

Hello all, I am looking for the piece that connects the CO2 tank to the primary regulator. I went to Praxair here locally, and they sold me a piece with the wrong threads. The side that connected to the regulator had regular threads, not left hand. Where can I get one? I looked online on...

Hello everyone, Just started kegging some soda this week. I just bought a ton of cheap 2-liter bottles at the store, dumped them in the keg and turned the pressure up to 35 psi. It's been there for about 5 days, and the carbonation just isn't quite right. When I pour it, I get a lot of...

Damn, I can't get the posts off of a keg I bought to save my life. I have been pounding on them, and even dunked the top of the keg in a pot of boiling water for like 10 minutes and tried. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I could try next?

I make a pretty good wheat beer with the primary ingredient being red wheat malt ordered from Austin Homebrew. I tried to place an order of red wheat with my local shop, and the guy told me that torrified wheat is the same thing as red wheat. I'm a little skeptical hearing this. What do you...