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Sorry for the repost. The server was having issues when I first tried. Apparently it posted while I was rewritting. I just got a Blichmann Beer Gun and I have a quick question. I'm planning on kegging and carbonating, then bottling as needed. How many bottles do you typically fill before...

So I've done an American wheat/rye beer that tastes ok but really needs more hops. It is a 3 gal batch in a 5 gal corny keg and had already been carbonated. Can I release the pressure in the keg, open it up and slowly lower a hop bag into the beer and then reapply gas until carbonated again. Or...

I just bought a few used corny kegs and am saving for the rest of the set-up. I've seen plenty written on force carbing and serving line lengths, etc, but my question is more basic. My freezer setup right now will allow storage of 3, maybe 4 kegs. I will need to get another freezer so I will...

When building a keezer using a chest freezer, is the wooden collar needed because of the height of the corny kegs or just to accommodate the taps?

I've waited a long time to post this but i wanted to see if I've got a handle on things after reading my way through the Primer. Here's my profile from Wards; CA - 18 Mg - 3 NA - 20 Cl - 30 SO4 - 12 (corrected) HCO3 - 56 T Alk as CaCO3 - 46 My take is it's really not that bad. I can dilute...

How important is temp when aging a sour beer? My cellar ranges from about 60f this time of year to maybe 75f during the summer. Changes are very gradual. Thanks Michael

I'm using both 5 gal and 10 gal Igloo coolers as my MLT for small and larger batches. I use a SS braid to "filter" the wort. The last time I used the 10 gal cooler I noticed the braid floating up into the grain instead of lying on the bottom when I stirred in the grain. On that batch I got a...

Hey folks, Next week my wife ... not me unfortunately, is heading to ALB to visit relatives. On previous visits she and her sisters have gone winery hopping. Since I've started brewing my wife is enjoying hitting good beer bars and breweries with me and wants to introduce the sisters to the...

I'm looking for an app to store recipes on my iPhone. I want to be able to move recipes created in Brewsmith 2 to the iPhone. Creating recipes on the tiny screen is a pain but I'd like to have my info with me. Any suggestions