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Okay. Need advice. I have a beer that I know is carbed, and I know is not overcarbed, but it's coming out flat. No head, just flat. I have two kegs currently in my keezer attached to the same gas line at ~12 psi. My black IPA is carbed perfectly, my maibock is coming out flat. Been...

I bought a eva dry e500 off amazon several months ago and tossed it in my keezer. Well the beads are pink and I need to plug it up to dry them. Only problem is the 2 metal prongs are too big to fit into a standard outlet. I've tried several different outlets. Even tried forcing it into an...

I am planning on using some yeast from some sweetwater ipa. I have about a 1.5L starter going on my stir plate now. 2 questions. -I used the yeast from 4 bottles, and I don't care to do a cell count. Anyone know about how much there is in a bottle? I'm guessing 4 bottles is still less...

So I brewed NB's Bourbon Porter a while back and it was so good I'm doing it again. I plan on adding some vanilla this time though. I have 2 beans, and am thinking about soaking them in the bourbon for a couple weeks then adding the oak cubes and bourbon to the secondary for a month. Anyone...

I'm brewing a pre-pro lager Sunday (first lager). I made a starter about a week ago b/c I knew I wouldn't have time during the week. Well a when I did the starter I was assuming 1.045 OG on 5 gal which mr malty said needs a 2.1L starter on a stir plate... I did a 2L. It's been crashing in the...

I've got NB Bourbon Barrell Porter fermenting. I was using Windsor yeast and it called for about a pack and a half. I had some Danstar yeast in my fridge which I assumed was Windsor not thinking, but turns out it was Nottingham. I dumped half of it in with the Windsor. Is this going to...

I made a sweetwater IPA clone about 3 months ago or so. I attempted to wash the yeast for the first time. I ended up with about 1/2"-3/4" of sludge on the bottom of my mason jar. About 1/4 of it was yeast (white on top), and the rest sludge. I'm guessing that will be okay. I'll try to leave...

Northern brewer doesn't offer grains in ounces, so you have to buy a whole lb. I'm making the NB cream ale kit. Their kits are set on 75% efficiency, but I've been getting only 70% (only made a couple all grain batches). I plan on going from 1.25 qts/ lb to 1.5. Should this make up the 5%? I...

I used a recipe on here that was supposed to be from Zymurgy. It called for 3 oz of hops 1 oz @ 90 30 and knockout. On other sites for this same recipe it calls for 4 oz 1 oz @ 90 60 30 and knockout. I'm guessing it was probably a typo where someone forgot a hop addition. I ordered only 3...

I'm planning on brewing a clone of their chocolate stout in a couple weeks. I see where AHS has a clone, but I don't trust it since they don't list ingredients. I found a recipe on here from a magazine, that looks good. It calls for Chocolate extract. I usually order from AHS (good prices...

I'm brewing BM's Blue Moon clone for a friend's wedding soon. This will only be my 2nd AG, so I guess I haven't completely caught on to the names. It calls for 4.50 lb Pale Malt Crisp (UK) (3.0 SRM) 4.50 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) 1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) 0.75 oz...

I use the same mini fridge for fermentation and kegging (which I just started). I don't drink enough to warrant getting a separate kegerator. How long should I let my beer ferment before swapping out for a my keg? I've had an IPA fermenting for a week with WLP051. It's down to 1012 or so...

I'm probably not going to get to far with this, because I don't think it is sold in the states, but can anyone help me with advice on cloning this. Personally I don't like it, and I usually don't get into lagers, but my bro in law is in love with it. I'd like to try my hand at lagering so I...

Can you dry hop as the beer is carbonating? I've got a NB Houblonmonstre Tripel IPA in secondary ready to go into keg. FERMENTABLES 3.15 lbs Pilsen malt syrup (60 min) 6 lbs Pilsen malt syrup late addition (15 min) 2 lbs Corn or Priming sugar late addition (0 min) HOPS & FLAVORINGS --1...

I'm about to make the plunge into all-grain brewing after about 6 extract batches. I have made some investments to improve the quality of my beer: temp control, chiller, large kettle... Now it's time to get to the real reason I started brewing. Sweetwater IPA!!! Since I live in MS I can't...

No homebrew stores around, so I buy everything off the internet. I have an ancient fridge, I think a 1979 (it was free and still works great). I measured from floor to freezer compartment, which holds cooling coils, and it is about 26-26.5". From reading that would be pushing it for a ball...

Been brewing beer about a year, and decided to make some soda for the kiddos. I made me a carb cap last night and I'm waiting for my extract to come in. What kind of sugar should I be using. I assumed table sugar, but it seems there should be some better stuff out there to use. Cane sugar...

I have been thinking about kegging, and was researching a little at work. I asked the maintenance man about a regulator I was looking at on Northern Brewer, and he said "I got one like that you can have". The one he gave me is made by VMR scientific. I'm pretty sure the gauges are what I need...

I've got to make my IC into a CFC b/c my tap water is 80* in the summer. I don't want to buy a pump, so I'm going to try to do this using gravity. The 30 gallon turkey fryer I use for my kettle has a spigot on it, but I haven't made a hop bag so it gets clogged up before I even start to use...

I just stumbled on a 20# co2 tank on craigs list for $50. I figured I might as well go ahead and grab this one, b/c it may be a while until this type of deal comes along around where I live again. It may be a while still until I get the rest of my kegging equip depending on the prices I can...