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I would like to build at least 2 if not 3 5Gallon keg setup with the 3-tap tower on the counter of the kitchen island. Anyone done this setup? Kitchen island is hollow, but I still think I need to get front-venting fridge to convert to kegerator, since heat would likely build up under the...

I am brewing Bornem Trippel clone 2nd time around. It was my 3rd beer I brewed and now my 12th (or something like that). I got the flavor just right this time. It is almost perfect... it just needs more alcohol in it and I need to raise the volume a bit. The OG on it was 1.112 and 20 days...

So I am in a bit of kegging hell. This is what I am getting with my Belfian Wit. It is sitting in a keg at ~50F. Tried pressures 15 to 25PSI. Running a 7 foot beer line and one of those adjustable flow Perilicks... No matter what I try, I am getting this foam milk. WTH am I doing wrong?

So I have already done a clone of every beer I like. Now I have one more - EKU 28. That was doublebock I used to drink in highschool (it was legal back in the old country). Anyone know of a partial mash (or extract) recipe?

So I finally got me a freezer. Can fit darn 5 kegs and only two are in there now. They are very very lonely :cross: I have mastered the art of high alcohol ales. Highest alcohol one ended up around 17%. Now I want to do something crazy with lagers. Any suggestions/recipes for partial mash...

So I am building a kegerator for the office, since I am somewhat of an "official brewer" of my 15 person office. Now that we are moving to new offices, we would love to stop buying hundreds of cans of pop every month for $$$ (add 5c deposit on each can). Do we have a vendor in here who sells a...

So I am ready to bottle my 14%+ ABV tripel. Got me some champaign yeast for bottle conditioning. How much of the 5g packet should I put in? I got 4.5gal in the fermenter?

I really don't have the budget for these serious kegarator setups. Just want to force carbonate my very high ABV beers. What would you guys suggest?

My IPA Bomb did not carbonate, since it was in 10%-12% ABV range. Now I am concerned same thing will happen to my Tripel, since it is somewhere in %15+ range. Would Lalvin K1-V1116 work (I have some, hence the question) to sprinkle like 1/4 of the packet into 5gal, or should I get another dry...

My wifey is not much of a beer drinker, but when she find something she like - she sticks with it. Recently she has tried Allagash White and immediately asked me to whip up for her could of gallons of it. So I need to reliable partial-mash clone recipe. Suggestions?

So I have a tripel that has been bulk aging since March 12th. I am somewhere in 12%-14%ABV range with it and I used WLP500. When I did my "IPA Bomb" that ended up being 12%ABV, even after following recipe to the T and priming it per recipe, it has been a month and it is yet to carbonate...

I had bad luck with priming with extra light DME before, so I am bit reluctant to do it again. I am bottling my "ultra-IPA" (100+ IBU). Recipe calls for 300ml (1 1/4 cup) of Xtra light DME in 2 cups of water. What would be the quantities, if done with priming sugar?

5 weeks ago I have brewed my Tripel. OG was 1.105 and it is now down to 1.016. Recipe call for another month of bulk fermentation and then bottles for 4 more months. I want to add some nice deep hop Aroma. Which hops, for how long, and how much should I use? I have Styrian Gold, Chinook...

I am doing a very nice 10% ABV and 100IBU IPA. Yeast I will use is WLP099. I wonder what other beer would be good to pitch onto the yeast cake, after I am done with the IPA? Can you also link to a partial mash recipe for the beer you are recommending?

I started with a Baltic Porter, did Saison (still gettin' there with flavor), Honey Ale (was a hit), simple Hefeweizen, and now there is a crazy Tripel already at 15%ABV sittin' in secondary (it gave me real hard time). I have another crazy beer planned - 11%ABV 100IBU IPA. Yes, I love big...

I had initially some trouble with my tripel that started at OG 1.1. Yeast stalled out. So I got me some WLP500 and 48 hours later the bucket is definitely alive. Per some advice here, I held off adding clear candi for full krausen. Looks like I do have fermentation in that stage. 1. Should...

So I like brewing mostly "bigger" beers. Tripels, belgian ales, saisons, hoppy IPAs, and porters are my thing. I am thinking about ordering a big bulk DME for my next 3-4 beers. Should I just get Extra Light DME or downsize to orders of extra light, light, and wheat DME?

I want to make my starters better. Most places I am seeing magnetic stirrers for $70 at best. Anyone aware of a better deal?

I had Wyeast 1214 I thought I did ok job growing out all the way to 64oz starter. Pitched it into my tripel wort (4.5G at OG of 1.100) added some nutrients and aerated it. Zero activity after 72 hours and counting in 75 degrees. How much time do I have to re-pitch the yeast? My local stores...

I think I have messed up my starter of Wyeast1214. Made a starter two weeks ago. After I had no time to brew a week ago, I put it in the fridge. Took it out 12 hours prior to brewing last night. Pitched it around midnight and 12 hours later I have zero activity (last time I used the yeast, after...