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So, I bought a few 5g soda kegs from a guy on this forum and now I have some questions. First of all, there are a mix of the posts and poppets. They are: Keg 1: Type B liq post w/ type A poppet Type C gas w/ type A poppet Keg 2: Type A liq post w/ type A poppet Pinlock...

I started a brew on Sunday that is fermenting in an Ale Pail right now. Since it is winter and I'm in a crappy college apartment, I only have one place that holds at a constant 65F. Unfortunately that place is in my living room where the lights are on - not natural light, but house lights...

I made a couple gallons of cider using recipe variation and different yeast with my brewing club in October. One was made with whole, unpasteurized cider + apple mash. That one tastes great. The others were made with just cider, no mash and they are lacking comparatively. So, my buddy gave...

I have a dark cherry stout kit from NB that I started yesterday and is fermenting away. The recipe says to add the cherry extract to the bottling bucket. I am wondering if this is a good idea or if I should add it to the primary after three weeks or so that the extract can sit in there and...

Is there anything special about flasks that make them better for starters than other types of glassware - a growler for instance. This is probably a pointless question since I just proved to myself that a gallon growler works just as well as a 2L flask. There is plenty of room so that there is...

I just got done bottling my second brew. It tasted good coming out of the secondary, but after being in the bottle for only a few hours it was really astringent (dry mouth/hairy tongue). I didn't let the StarSan completely dry from the inside of the bottles before filling (not soaked, but not...