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    does anyone know if these take 1/4'' or 3/16'' beer line?

    http://www.kegcowboy.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=190 I would like to order ASAP but I don't know what they work with.
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    Are people using .5lbs of carapils mainly just for head retention?

    I see a lot of recipes with .5 lbs of carapils added. Whats this for? Flavor or just head?
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    Spring/Summer Recipe with unmalted wheat?

    So I'm thinking this: OG: 1.050-1.060 55% Two Row 45% Unmalted Wheat Cascade Hops to get 20-30 IBU .5 oz Lemon Zest .5 oz Orange Zest Will US05 work or should I order a wheat yeast? I have other hop and grain options too if you'd like to make suggestions. I just want to...
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    Please Help!! Recipe help needed very Quickly!

    So I'm making this 7 lbs MO 4 lbs 2 Row 12 oz Vienna 12 oz Victory 8 oz Wheat 2 oz Crystal 120 proportionally stepped up to make it 1.071 gravity. Is that ok? or should I leave the specialties alone and only step up the MO and 2 Row? Hop schedule is this- Time Grams Ounces...
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    Yeast- Best place to buy?

    I'm looking for the least expensive place to get dry yeast. US05 or Nottingham. I was going to buy 12-25 packs if that helps. I don't have an LHBS and I will have to have it shipped or mailed. Thanks, Wes
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    Sweet Deal!

    Want to hear some awesome stuff!?!? This is my email conversation with the brewery 15 minutes from here: We don't offer tours as such, but since you are a homebrewer you can come and visit. We use a German pilsner malt and an English pale malt as a base for most of our beers. It cost us...
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    Thomas Creek- Up the Creek Extreme IPA

    Can anyone help me with a recipe for making this? All of the ingredients are listed on their website - http://www.thomascreekbeer.com/beer.html Just roll your mouse over the bottle on the far left. I don't know much about mash temp and such yet. I also don't know how to pick an OG...
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    Splitting up a yeast starter and storing...how long?

    So I made up a yeast starter with some wlp001. I then poured off the liquid "beer" into another sanitized container and cold crashed. I used the yeast cake in the bottom of the original starter to make a new starter which I pitched this weekend. So, what I have is the yeast that cold...
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    WTB: Good LP Burner - currently using a turkey fryer burner and need to upgrade

    The title says it all. I want something better than a turkey fryer burner. Let me know what you have and for how much. Thanks Wes
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    Whats the best IPA I can make with this?

    I want to make a fairly decent sized IPA. Something in the neighborhood of 1.080. This is what I have as far as ingredients go: My malts: Two Row Marris Otter Crystal 60 Crystal 120 Vienna Aromatic Victory Unmalted Wheat Pellet Hops include: Cascade Willamette...
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    How likely is it for a starter to become infected?

    I don't want this to be that panic infection thread. I'm just wondering if its really that likely for a four cup starter to become infected when you pitch enough liquid yeast for 5 gallons of beer. I mean I'm sure its unlikely if you follow great sanitation practices, but what if you were to...
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    Need recipe suggestion/creation help!

    So I plan to make edworts bee cave haus pale ale this weekend. But I need some help coming up with some other recipes that I can make with what I have. I like IPAs and Imperial IPAs but I'm open to making most anything that sounds good. My malts: Two Row Marris Otter Crystal 60 Crystal 120...
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    Kettle/burner stand

    My turkey frier definitely wont support the weight of this keggle full of water. This is what I came up with over the weekend. Cut up an unused bed frame and bolted it together. Future plans include a bigger burner being mounted.
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    Yeast Storing

    I plan to make a gallon starter with a vial of white labs then split the starter up into several smaller cultures to save an use later. That way I het a lot of brews out of one vial. My question is With what the best things might be to put the smaller cultures in. I have access to prescription...
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    Mistakenly ordered 20lb of unmalted wheat

    So I'm a dummy. What do I do with it now though? Can I malt it myself? I'm gonna use some of it for head retention.
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    I need some help selecting a biab recipe

    I haven't done any all grain brewing yet and I'm about to start Biab. There's a pic of my available grains and I also have a bunch of different hops on the way from hops direct. I'll post those too when I can. I just want a few really simple recipes I can complete with these malts and hops that...
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    Which keg to use for the keggle?

    One has a big bulge in the middle which looks like it might be a nuisance but it seems to be a better quality keg. Which one do I use?
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    Keggle fermenter?

    So I happened across 2 kegs. One I'm making into a keggle. Is there anything wrong with using the other as a fermenter? Either cut a hole in the top or use it as is? What else could I do w it?
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    what grains to buy?

    I'm gonna buy a 50 pound bag of 2 row. Aside from that I'm gonna buy some grain for specific recipes but I want to buy some grain for some general and easy spring/summer beer recipes. I might actually get 100 of 2 row. What specialty grains should I buy? And how much? I like IPAs but I...
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    substitution for caramel 60L?

    I'm ordering from AHS and I want to make a recipe I bought from Midwest. Hop Head Double IPA Ale ALL-GRAIN Kit - All-Grain Recipe Kits - All-Grain Brewing I can't find the caramel 60 on AHS so I was wondering if there was a substitution or am I an idiot? Thanks fellas
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