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I made a 10 gallon batch of an all grain IPA. The total into the secondarys (two carboys) is a less than 10 gallons. I want to keg the beer not bottle. Both are dry hopped at this time. One carboy has less volume than the other. Is it possible to equalize the dry hop by putting the two...

I started carbing my keg last sunday so that it would be ready for today to fill a couple of growlers. The problem is that I screwed up and left the gas disconnected for a few days which through off my carb. schedule! I need to take some beer tomorrow for a road trip that I promised a few guys...

During my brew day yesterday I took two gallons of second runnings and saved to make starters with. I did this to save money on using DME all the time. I had a gravity reading of 1.020. I would like my gravity to be at 1.040 for starters. I froze the wort in .5 gallon batches. My...

I'm making an all grain orange kolsch today and need to know if I can add my orange bitter and sweet orange peel right into the hop bag. I thought that would be the best to cut down on the trub but I want to make sure I won't be taking anything away from my beer. The addition is in the last 5...

Hey guys, Just wanted to chime in to keep this post going. I made this recipe last Friday and the session went perfect. Instead of the expensive maple syrup I used 2lb amber DME. I used the exact grain bill as the recipe calls for (actually a little larger grain bill because my efficiency...

I should add that it is Safale us-05 yeast.

I getting ready to pitch dry yeast for the first time. Do I just leave it on top or mix it up with the wort. Thanks

Thanks for the PDF, I will add that to my brewing favorites.

Thanks for the reassurance, if you were 99.986% I might not have rolled with it! Thanks BigKahuna.

I'm making a all grain pumpkin ale this Friday and would like some input on using Safale US-05. I haven't used a dry yeast before and need to know how to use it. 1/4 cup of warm water to dissolve it and then pitch? Thanks in advance for the input.

It has corriander, orange peel bitter and sweet in it.

I'm looking to brew tomorrow morning and make a orange kolsch using White Labs German Ale/Kolsh yeast WLP 029. My question is will I have enough time from brew day to carbed keg by the fouth? Please share your thoughts. I was looking at the following schedule...Please critique and help a...

Do I need to make sure and sanitize before sticking the air lock back into the grommet hole?

I made Ed Worts recipe Bavarian Hefeweizen yesterday. The brew went great and I transferred into a 5 gallon fermenter bucket. Tonight I noticed my placed smelled a little to much like fermentation. At high krausen it blew through the airlock. My question is do I need to replace the airlock...

Would it be wrong to substitute sterling leaf hops for the hallertauer hops? The LHBS is out of the hallertauer. I didn't know if this would totally change the recipe. Thanks

Ed, Would I be able to use White Labs WLP300 in place of the Wyeast. It is just easier for me to obtain that yeast. It seems to be along the same Lines. Thanks.

It is a lot easier for CO2 to disolve in cold solution so it is better to have the beer cold in a keg prior to charging with CO2. Go here to see temperature and pressure settings: http://sdcollins.home.mindspring.com/ForceCarbonation.html As far as kegs keeping: As long as you sanitize...

I heard the gas leaking from the gas valve. I have not replaced the orings or poppet valves. They are ball lock kegs so are there different size poppet valves? Also, what size orings to use? Thanks.

I have a used keg that held CO2 upon shipment to me. When I sanitized and put pressure to the keg to empty the sanitizer and clean the tap I didn't notice any leaks. I filled the keg and chilled it along with the CO@ tank for a few hours. When I connected the CO2 to the in post of the ball...

$11.00 u.s. to get my 10lb. filled from the local fire guy.