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    Co2 tank regulator

    Have a sanke Kegerator and recently set it up. Beer flowed fine through it but on the co2 tank no matter if I turned the nut, the gauge read 0 on psi. Any idea why? Also what do you recommend on pump wise to clean my beer lines?
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    one co2 tank, two sanke kegs

    I have a kegerator, with a 5lb co2 tank and a regulator. It is safely in my room and id rather not move it. When we have parties, id like to use co2 instead of a party tap so if we dont kill the keg we can throw it in the fridge and use it later. I was thinking maybe i could get a splitter from...
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    adding water to fermenter becasue of old grain

    I have some old grains milled 4 months ago that I was thinking of adding to my recipe, ontop of the normal ingredients. I have the extra grain so I figure I might as well use it. I was thinking that I would take a hyrdometer reading, and add water to the fermenter based on how much higher the...
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    old grains

    I have like 20-25 pounds of grain that was milled and been sitting around for like 4 months. I know its not worth much at all. Would it hurt to add it to my next batch? If i have it might as well use it, I dont want to just throw it away
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    BIAB keggle

    I am on a super budget equipment wise so i have been doing BIAB in a single pot for the whole process in my 7.5gal pot. I have a keg shell, and was thinking of making a basic keggle, just a whole in the top, for now not even ball valve at the bottom just to prevent boilovers and for larger...
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    Bottling sugar on weird batch

    I have a cream of three crops recipe that went interesting that i want to bottle now. The problem is I lost my paper with the recipe and og and all that. It's been fermenting in the primary since january 15, moving it to secondary soon to clean it up. The issue is, I dont know how large the...
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    random tips thread

    If this has been done before, i apologize i didn't see it, but maybe this will have some fresh new ideas if so. Basically, throw in a random tip or two that you have found makes the process easier/better. Ill start: Back when I first started brewing long ago I learned after my third batch...
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    beer into kegs but late

    I brewed a few batches early January and have had them fermenting in primaries since. They are all ales. I was meaning to pull them out and into kegs a super long time ago, but life got busy and it was put on a back burner and just forgotten about. So if it tastes bad, well its my own fault, but...
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    stand up fridge kegerator

    I have seen tons of unique and very cool kegerator setups from chest freezers, but mostly only normal white fridges with a few taps on the doors for full sized normal fridges. Im trying to find ideas/inspiration, anyone have any pics of really cool or unique ones?
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    space above kegs

    I have two pin lock kegs i want to put in the fridge i just bought. there is only 5.5 inches of space from the top of the keg to the top of the fridge portion, and so the faucets would be roughly an inch or two above the top of the keg. Does this pose a problem? I can take out the bottom shelf...
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    disable pump

    What would be the easiest way of quickly stop a kegerator from working? like if i want to cut off one of my kegs during a party and then turn it back on after the party is over
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    keg basics

    I bought keg connections two keg kit with pin lock kegs. I received no instructions with it and am kind of confused. First off, how do i take the lid off? i used the pressure releaser they sent me and i could hear all the air escaping but the lid still wont budge. Also, does anyone have a...
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    force carb temp

    I dont have my kegerator built yet but its time to force carb. I also have soem cracked grains i need to brew with so i need to free up a carboy. Can i force carb at room temp until i get my kegerator built? 75f~
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    krausen went away

    I have a few batches sitting in there primarys. I got krausen after a day or two, but by day five its almost all gone. The beer still looks like it is moving slightly. Is it normal for the krausen to go away? They are ales and fermenting a little hot, prob 75 degrees give or take 5
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    messed a few steps up, leave it or add water?

    I was doing a 5.5 gal batch of cream of 3 crops and had a few too many beers before hand and because my pot is under 10 gallons, I eye balled it and started brewing. After 90 min boil, i had 3 gallons maybe of wort. I started with im assuming 4.5 gallons of water. So i used like 9.5lb of grain...
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    mini fridge collar

    I have this mini fridge Magic Chef Appliance -- Product Detail Page and it fits a single corny keg (without the door closed) but I have two. I was thinking of making a collar to make it longer by six inches to a foot, same height and width. How long can i make this collar and it still be able...
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    keg questions

    I have two questions. I have a mini fridge that can hold two corny kegs but I am getting more than two kegs. If i have a beer that is fully carbed and on tap, how long would it stay good if I took it out of the mini fridge and just put it in my room? Also, if there is a keg left over from the...
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    Ale recipe ideas

    I am buying in bulk 2row pale malt, and plan on doing cream Of three crop. I can only do ales because fermentation temps. What are two or three other recipes y'all recommend using pale malt as a base? Ideally some different styles or flavors (trying to expand my horizons). Thanks in advance
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    Theoretical batch size question

    For batch sparging, is there a batch size max limit (like do the real breweries do something else)?
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    3 tier one burner

    is there anyway to do a 3 tiered tree (or step) with a single burner? i was thinking have the burner on the kettle on bottom, having the mash tun cooler in the middle, and having a cooler on the top. In the kettle get water to 154degrees and put in mash tun on the middle step. While that...
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