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Does anyone know a simple way to get a pre-boil gravity reading when doing a split boil? I'm in an apartment and can only manage to used two 4-gallon pots for my all grain boils. Assuming that its next to impossible to have both pots at the same gravity, is there a simple way to get an accurate...

Hey guys, I'm helping my dad set up his kegerator when I visit home in a week's time and am not sure on how much liquid hose I should be using. I told him to pick up 20' for his 2 kegs, but the guy at the homebrew shop ended up selling him this stuff that is 2.2 lb resistance per foot. I don't...

Hey, Looking for a little knowledge from those who know something about line balancing. I'm trying to set up having my kegerator in my basement and having it pour directly above... somewhere between 10-15 feet of line. What would be the best diameter for this? I plan on insulating the lines...

So here is my situation. When I gave my grain list for a recipe to my LHBS clerk he accidently put in a whole pound of chocolate malt mixed in with 9# 2-row, 1.0# Crystal 80, and 4 oz Biscuit. The recipe called only called for 2 oz of chocolate, and since it was all milled in together, there was...

Hey all, So I just did my first partial mash and decided on a Blanche De Chambly clone. My recipe for 5 gallons was: 3 Lbs Wheat DME 3 Lbs Pilsner 0.5 Lbs Flaked Wheat 0.5 Lbs Flaked Oat 1.0 oz Saaz 0.5 oz Coriander 0.5 oz Orange Peel 0.25 oz Grapefruit Peel So after about 4...

As a last hope, I used beano to help me shave some gravity points off an IPA that had not attenuated much. Well, more than shave points, I was stuck at 1.035 (after over 3 weeks) on a recipe in the range of 1.015 final gravity. So I added 3 tabs of beano yesterday and it is starting to...

I just tried a new LHBS for my last 2 batches and have not been impressed with the results. Both were extract recipes using DME with the addition of steeping grains and hops. The first batch was an IPA with an OG of 1.054 that stuck at 1.035 after 10 days and has not moved in over a week. I...

I just brewed this up today. Was shooting for a brown ale but realized I may have went overboard in the roasted barley / chocolate malt categories. Do you think this will still turn out to be a nice sessionable brown ale? Or is there too much coffee/burnt flavors in it and I should carbonate it...

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I'm in a pinch where I need to use a dry lager yeast on an IPA recipe. Is there any real problems with this?

Just about to keg my first beer... I split my CO2 line into two lines with a tee barb. My question is that if I am only hooking up one of the CO2 lines from the tee barb (until I get a second corny keg in there), how will I keep CO2 from leaking out of the other side of the tee barb? I...

Couple questions for you guys: 1) Concerning splitting my CO2 line... The CO2 regulator I have is this style: http://www.simgo.com/images/6-1033.gif When I purchased it from the dealer I told him I needed to supply 2 kegs, so he also shipped a T-barb I can't seem to figure out how I am...

Just racked into my secondary (5 g carboy) after 5 days in primary. Trying dry hopping for the first time. Concerned about how there is about 1-2 inches from the air-lock. I just racked about an hour ago. Has anyone experienced an overflow in the secondary due to dry hopping? I added 1 ounce...

Hey fellas, I am about to start kegging my beer and am picking up 2 used corny kegs tomorrow. They are ball lock style. I'm just wondering if there are anythings I should specifically look for on the kegs. Don't feel like driving 2 hours to find out I got screwed. Anything I should know...

With a few ale batches under my belt, I feel then need to try and brew a nice lager. My question concerns the use of a secondary fermenter for this type. I will be using a mini-fridge which can fit my 5 gallon carboy, but not my 10 gallon plastic pail. My previous brews I used the plastic as...

Hey guys, Just looking for some advice on bottling. I will be using 2L and 0.5L plastic pop bottles and wanted to know how much space should I leave at the top of the bottle to ensure good carbonation? Thanks a lot