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Good morning all. Looking to brew a nice big RIS in the coming weeks. Does anyone have a recipe they'd like to share? I'm a huge fan of The Darkness by Surly or the always good Stone Brewing RIS.Thanks in advance.

All, I am finally getting back into brewing and kegging after a long absence. Once I transfer the beer to the keg how long do you wait before drinking it? I am speaking mostly of IIPAs and such. I can force carb them use priming sugar. I was just wondering how long they should sit before I tap...

I just got back into brewing after 8 years on the sideline. I have a few kegs that need a good brushing. Anyone have a good solid brush to get the tough stuff out?

I'm finally getting back into all grain brewing and my spare arm need to be replaced. I have a 5 gallon water tank and my grain is all in an igloo cooler. I'm looking for recommendations for a spare arm and false bottom for the cooler. A lot has changed in the 8 years since I last brewed. Thank...

Any bought a Keg King kegerator? I am looking at a series 4 on Ebay. Paypal offers 0% for 24 months which is nice. I have also been looking kegerator.com. thank you for any helpful advice.

Hello all. I would love to serve cask beer at home. I have been able to sample many cask beers over the last year and would love to add this to my home brew setup. I already have a 5 gallon oak barrel. Can someone please tell me what else I need? I know I need the beer engine which seems to be...

I just got this air distributor from the beverage factory: http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/regulator/distributors/tf_1744s_aluminum_four_way_air_distributor.shtml I want to mount it inside the fridge. I don't believe there is any cooling running in the back or sides of the fridge. So...

I think the title says it all. I am looking for a good black IPA recipe. I have had the Basha by Stone/Brewdog and it is one of my favorites. I have also had Otter Creaks as well. If anyone could help I would be greatful. :) Tom

Ok here is the problem. I had a big beer that I added more malt in the primary because the OG was very low. Then I moved it to secondary and kegged it. The problem is that now it tastes like you are chewing malt. I know the alcohol content is up there around 10% and I have learned a lesson. So...

Hello all! I have small problem and need a little advice. Currently I have a kegerator with one tap on it. I have a commercial setup right now but I want to be able to change between homebrew and commercial easily. soon I am going to get another handle but until then any advice would be welcome...

Ok not to offend Belgium beer drinkers but I brewed an IPA that I have made before. The last time it was awesome! 5 gallons gone in 90 minutes at an office party. I made the same batch again and it tastes like a Belgium beer. I know that it got a little warm during fermentation, aroun 76-78...

Hello all, I have been tring to find a sanitizer I like. I have used bleach, Iodine-bsaed, b-brite and now I tried Star San to clean my bottles for a 90 min IPA I just bottled. I added 1 oz to my bottleing bucket and rinsed all bottles and hoses in there. I then let all equipment dry on my...

Hello all, I am bottling a batch of beer for a friend for his birthday. I want to bottle tomorrow night but I don't want to waste time washing bottles. Can I was the bottles tonight and hang them on the bottle tree and bottle with them tomorrow night without rewashing? Thank you! Tom

So I am making a DFH 90min IPA that I have made before. I had it in my fermentation box for about 8 days and it looked like it was done so I moved it into my secondary and added the dry hops. Today 7 days later, I went to bottle it and I see I still have active feremtation. About 1/2 inch of...

Everyone, I am going to buy my own grain miller and I am stuck between the Barley Crusher and the Monster Malt miller. I am leaning in the direction of the barley crusher because it has a larger hopper and it is about 30 bucks cheaper. I already have a drill so that is not a concern. Any...

Hello all. I just ordered my first 5 gallon log from my buddy who owns a berverage store. I ordered a sankey tap for my system and it came in today. I have a question. What is this plastic piece in the top of the beer out and do they need to be replaced? I hope the picture shows up.

I am sure this has been discussed before but I searched and could not find it. I use dry hops a lot but what do folks use to hold the dry hops in the seconday? I have tried nothing which is easy but then I can end up with large hop flakes in my finished product, which is not that big of a deal...

I have a question about how to insulate my fermentation cubby. I have a small space underneath my basement stairs. It is only about 3 ft wide and 4 ft tall and slopes with the stairs so it is about 5 feet long from the top of the slope to the bottom. This is perfect for storing a couple of...

Everyone, I have found a place where I can get the 1/6 barrel kegs for free so I just need the Sanke coupler for them. I thought the were all the same but I saw 2 this weekend. 1 the locking handle would lower no problem. The othe was for the larger 1/4 kegs and the handle was too long to lock...

Ok I am tired of using my 20lb tanks 3 or more in a month. I do big batches that require a lot of boil time. So I am having the gas company run a line of my T valve in my garage and bring it down to floor level near the front of the garage with 2 quick disconnects. So I need to get low pressure...