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I recently moved from Denver to Chicago and am having a nightmare of a time finding a gas supplier to fill my two tanks (C02 & Nitro). Nothing about this was difficult in Denver, but apparently its not widely done in Chicago. Can anyone provide a gas vendor they use? Or possibly, explain how...

Last night I ordered the 115th Dream Hopbursted Imperial IPA (all grain) kit from Northern Brewer. I'm a little worried about this monster of a beer and was curious if anyone has attempted to brew it. At this point, my concerns are mainly around mashing and boil volumes. I read some mixed...

My recent RYePA I threw on nitro was in the keg and on pressure at 30psi for 2 weeks prior to tapping. Carbonation was perfect and cascaded beautifully. Since then, I have left it at 30 psi as researched. Now, I'm pulling 1/2 foam after cascade is complete. Help! Are my lines too short? They...

I found a recepie for ginger ale in the July-August issue of Brew Your Own. They call for a 1in piece of "dried Ginger" along with fresh greater Ginger. Is dried Ginger different from crystalized or candied Ginger? If so, What would be be the benefits of one over the other? M

I purchased a two, 5 gal tank keg system which came with a 5 lb C02 tank. Of the two times I've tried to use it, the C02 seems to go really fast. I dropped 200 psi just trying to carb my recent ginger ale (3 gal batch). Am I doing something wrong? What size tank do you use? Is a 5 lb...

I recently toured a brewery that applied a whirlpool to the wort directly following the boil prior to pitching to draw everything out of the wort before fermentation. Is this something that can be applied to the standard home brew process? Since I don't have enough cash lying around to...

Is there a purpose/benefit to chilling your beer prior to siphoning to a keg or bottling? Exluding increased gas dispersion into colder liquid during forced carbonation.

My new nitroget tap will not handle the typlical 30psi on the tank. When I go above 15psi, the tap will not fully shut off. Beer continues to trickle through the spout. Any suggestions?

My most recent brew has turned cloudy following kegging (nitrogen) and chilling. It's so cloudy it looks like raw apple cider. It also has hardly Amy carbonation, but I would expect that with only 4 days of pressure on it. Could I have picked up a bacteria during kegging? This was my first...

I tried to use my new nitro keg system I bought from Midwest tonight but ran into a problem. My gas was leaking upstream from the regulator. Am I missing a washer between the tank and the regulator? One was not included in the system and I tried screwing the regulator directly to the tank...

I recently moved form Chicago to Denver and am curious if anyone here has any tips or advice for brewing in high altitude. I made my first two brews (IPA and Porter) a few months ago and witnessed first hand the necessity to increase my boil volume due to the increased evaporation (I increased...

I recently got both a nitrogen and C02 keg/tap system and am looking for a place to purchase gas in the South Denver, CO area. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, M

I am trying to research the basic base malts of a typical Irish Cream Ale much like Kilkenny. These are typically nitro purged resulting in very smooth clean flavors. Does anyone know the direction I should follow? My end goal is to formulate a one off brew, not a clone. Thanks M

All, I assume the is a previous thread about this, but I have not been able to find it, so... here it goes. I recently brewed an all grain porter which I wanted to infuse with raspberry. Primary fermentation has completed an I am now moving into secondary. Has anyone used fresh or frozen...

I recently brewed a batch that yielded low alcohol levels based on consumption. According to my gravity readings, I was spot on in my reduction from original to final. My only thought is I didn't extract enough sugars from my grain to allow proper fermentation and thus limited the amount of...