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Hey all- SWMBO and I finally decided to build a house. Rather than a wet bar in the basement, we've decided to focus on making the main floor an all-in-one cooking / entertaining area. As a result, while the big keezer will go in the basement, we're going to install a draft tower in the...

Hey all - I'm looking for the right solution for dispensing my beer here in a couple months for an outdoor event. I have four ball-lock corny kegs, two will be a hefe and two will be a pale ale, necessitating two taps at once. I will be carbing all four kegs in my keezer. I have a 10# CO2 into a...

Hey all, I am kegging my first beer this weekend. I have a new keezer, including the following equipment: 4 ball-lock kegs 8 ball lock connectors 4 Perlick faucets - ventless with shaft 10 lb CO2 bottle with regulator 4-way manifold (wewt! 4 shanks with 3/16" male connectors...

I almost learned my lesson the hard way this weekend. I have thought about using a blow-off tube in the past as I've had airlocks fill with krausen, but this was just not good. If you think adding a blow-off tube is hard, it's not. The picture immediately below was posted by Revvy in 2009 and...

I'm currently brewing NB's Black IPA kit. I started with the American Ale II yeast pack and tried making a 1.040 starter, but the starter never took off (first time I've ever had that happen). So I then bought another American Ale II pack at my LHBS, and while it swelled, I ended up not being...

Well, it had to happen at some point - I had my first brewing disaster today. Was doing a BIAB Founders Red Rye PA clone and after mash out, fired up the burner to get the wort up to a boil. I had 40 degrees to go so dropped in my floating thermometer and took the leftover grain to the garden...

So I decided I wanted to do an extract hefe but kicked up a notch. The original bill was: 6 lb wheat malt extract (liquid) 1 lb wheat malt extract (dry) 1 oz Tettnang @ 60 min (4.7% AAU) My aim is to increase the OG slightly and add Simcoe hops to add some of that grapefruity flavor and...

Okay, so I just got a $100 VISA gift card, and I want to put it toward brewing equipment. Right now, I do AG brewing at a friend's house, but at home I only have the equipment to do extract brewing. I brew in a 16 quart stock pot on an electric stove. I ferment in a bottling bucket, and bottle...

I brewed my Northern Brewer hefe extract kit on Wednesday night, and everything went off without a hitch. I pitched the Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan yeast a little higher than I had hoped at 76 degrees (was aiming for 72 like the smack pack suggested). The smack pack had been activated about 7-8...

Hey all! Long time lurker, first time poster :) I've been interested in brewing since about 6 years ago when I bought my first brewing book, but I had just never had the right opportunity. Last Christmas my in-laws spontaneously got me a Mr. Beer, which was really cool and thoughtful of them...