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I got my STC-1000 yesterday and have been thinking about what wire to use. I was thinking about just buying a 25ft extension cord and cut it up but the one I was looking at is only 16 gauge. Then I worried that it might be to small of wire to handle a fridge. What size wire did you guys use to...

I have a recipe that calls for orange peel. Am I supposed to use the zest part or the peel or can I cut the orange peel in chunks and throw them into the boil?

I pitched my yeast into my wort at to low of a temp. What can I do? Is the yeast going to be alright? I thought I might be able to increase the room temp to get the wort temp up but I know 5 gals are going to take awhile to warm back up, Is this the best option?

Does anyone use a tap a draft system? I am wanting to do something a little easier than bottling but I don't have enough room to do 5 gal kegs so these looked like they would be a good choice. Just trying to get some reviews from here. Does anyone have one that they don't use anymore and would...

my fermenting beer as rose up into my airlock and it looks horrible. I am wanting to clean it and put it back on. I don't have another airlock or I would just swap them out real fast. is it ok to take the airlock off and leave the hole open to clean it real fast or should I just leave it.

Has anyone used the FastFerment conical fermenter. If so do they work good and is the wall bracket strong enough to not worry about falling off the wall? Have you had any other problems. I was looking at them and my wife saw it and said "you need one of those" so I better take advantage of this.

Does anyone have a recipe to add to the cola extract to make it taste closer to Coke or Pepsi?

What PSI should a 5 lb CO2 tank have when full?

I bought a cola extract from my LHBS. It is the Old Fashion brand name. This is my first time to do a soda. What type of sugar should I use with this? I was told not to use Table suger and I think they said to use cane sugar but it has been a while since I bought it and I can not remember...

Midwest has there 5 Gal reconditioned kegs at 39.99 each limit of two per customer. I hope this is a good deal because I just ordered two so I can start kegging. Total on two + shipping for me was $95. Guess I have to buy the rest of the kegging supplies.

A pour from my nut brown ale.

Which is better to use Ball lock or pin lock? or how do I decide which keg is best for me?

I found some pin lock kegs for $45 on craigslist. I was wanting some ball lock kegs. So my question is how hard would it be to change one to a ball lock and how much would it cost?

I bought a Tru Brew american bock kit on 11/13, I brewed it that night. I figured that it would be ready for bottles on 11/28. I keep it in a closet and the temp stays around 67 in the room. The closet is not heated or cooled and is on an outside wall so i have to adjust the temp by open or...

I hope someone can help me. I saw a post on free Sam Adams glasses last night but I have looked everywhere and cannot find the post. someone help please.

I bought a True Brew Amber kit from may LHBS. The instructions say to put everything in at the start and boil for 20 min. Would it change the wort very much if I waited to put the hops in with 5 mins left instead of putting them in at the start?

I did a 5 gallon extract of amber ale. it has been sitting in fermentor for 2 and 1/2 weeks. I am planning on bottling today so i racked into my bottling bucket but I noticed that it tasted really bitter. I started with a gravity of 1.042, it says that the FG should be 1.010, but i am only...

I have 5 gallons in a True Brew fermenting bucket. Last night my wife went into my closet where my fermenting bucket is at and left the light on all night long. Since it is in a bucket and not in a carboy will it be ok even since the light was left on? Thanks Lee