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I am selling my 15 gal. natural gas all grain brewing system. Included is: (1) 15 gal. Megapot Boil kettle with jaybird false bottom, thermometer, ball valve, whirlpool port ($175) (1) 15 gal. HLT with sight glass, thermometer and ball valve ($125) (2) Blichmann burners with leg extensions...

Wow, after a nearly 3-year hiatus, I'm back to brewing in my newer digs. Over two years ago I moved back to Michigan from Wisconsin and have been eagerly waiting to produce a brew room in my basement. If the house I bought didn't need so much darn work, it would have come sooner, but it is...

So I made a double batch (10 gal.) batch of beer on Tuesday and split it into two 5 gal. fermenting buckets. The problem is that I had two smack packs and noticed that one had a hole in it when I smacked it. It never did swell much and I pitched it anyway (didn't have time to run to LHBS to...

I found this in my bucket after I used the mill. Is this a critical part in the mill or no need to worry?

Since the day I started brewing 15 months ago til now I have been constantly improving my brewing system from the point of where and how it's brewed to how it is served and drank. My brew room has been complete for a few months now; just some minor tweaks here and there until I decide to go...

I've been brewing with NG for nearly a year now and have found it to work quite well. I've had no problems with smell or fumes in the house and appear to have it vented quite well. I have a dedicated brew room and am considering going electric in the future for the simple fact that it gets...

I've noticed on a few of my recipe kits, from Midwest, that their printed SG: is lower than what Beersmith predicts. That will greatly change my efficiency % if I hit what is printed, but not what is predicted. Is there any simple way to change the predicted SG in beersmith? example: Flat...

It's not my auction, but it was on CL here in Madison. I don't think they're Perlick, but are inexpensive to say the least. http://madison.craigslist.org/for/2181922471.html

This may be a dump question, but can you take a single faucet tap tower and add more faucets to them by simply drilling more holes and running lines? I am looking at a beer cooler with (2) single faucet towers and would like to upgrade it to (2) two faucet towers without having to purchase new...

A problem I keep having with my regulator is that I'll set it to about 6 psi and walk away. When I check on it a day later the gauge is showing about 40-50 psi. It just seems to keep going up by itself. Is there a problem with the regulator or is there back-pressure in the keg causing this or...

Just what the title says; I keep getting overflows out the top of my sight gauge. I have a 15 gal kettle with a 12 in gauge and it keeps bubbling out the top during the boil. Is there any way to stop this?

Up to this point I have only used the Wyeast Activator smack pack style yeast which contains 100 billion cells. I know have a package of the Propagator, which contains 25 billion cells, but how many cells are produced when fermented with DME and stirred properly (ballpark estimate)? I doesn't...

So I just kegged my third batch of beer last week and I used the set it at 30# for 24 hrs. and then at 20# for another 24 hrs. and then purge and set to serving pressure. That all seemed to go well and the beer seemed to carb up well. My problem is this: after I set the regulator to around 9#...

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So I've been working on a brew room in my basement for the past 3 months. I brewed one batch on the stove upstairs (my first batch back in July) and decided it was time for my own room with all the conveniences. It's about 9'x17' in size:D I found some awesome deals on Craigslist: huge SS...

So I had a Shirron plate chiller, which worked ok by itself, but decided to purchase a 30-plate chiller when I saw them for $74 at Keg Cowboy. I was going to sell the Shirron, but instead of losing my tail on something I only used twice, I decided to mate it with the 30-plate chiller. I...

I found this on ebay today. For someone looking to do a startup, this may be what you're looking for. I know I'm not ready for it. http://cgi.ebay.com/Beer-Brewing-Vessel-/170544044067?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b5379823

I noticed when I post a comment or thread or see others posted, the time stamp is 5 hrs. ahead of me (GMT - Central Time), yet at the very bottom of each page it states that the forumn is in GMT time zone. If it's in my same time zone, then why is it 5 hrs. ahead? Maybe the forumn is from...

So I made up a 5 gal. batch of a Light Lemon Ale, about 5 weeks ago, and just moved it to a keg two days ago. After one day of carbonating it (I know, I know way too early) I decided to take a little taste just to see how it was (my goal was a summer shandy like lemon beer) and it tasted like...

I have purchased a 4 keg system (4-way manifold, co2 tank, gas lines/beer lines) and have a question: 1.) If I have other kegs connected for serving and want to connect a new one for force priming (obviously at a much higher pressure), should I disconnect the others and connect the co2 only...