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I am about to hook my keg up for the first time..I plan on just setting and forgetting it at 10 to 12 psi..do I just do that then purge and check for leaks or should I set it to like 30 to set everything, purge and then check for leaks and then back it down?

I just bought my kegging supplies. Just a picnic tap for the moment with 5lb tank. The guy at the beer store told me to hook up gas to my beer out line when first carbing because of the tube that goes to the bottom (helps get CO2 into beer better?)...and then after it is carbed switch them back...

http://www.bobanddavid.com/2007/10/an_open_letter_to_larry_the_ca.html one of the most funniest things I have ever read, long but funny as hell

Frickin IDIOTS...got this guy at work rambling on about global warming and how it is so bad and we are killing everything. I have tried many times to tell him that there is no such thing and he is just dumfounded. This going green crap, CFL's law they are trying to pass, global warming...

Dumb question here but on your immersion chillers which end do you hook up the hose to ? Which one is the input and output? The one that starts on the top and goes to the bottom or the other

My first all grain I did the other day is showing no signs of fermentation. I used dry yeast US Safale 05....I am gonna give it probably a day more. It is at about 64 degrees right now, When I pitched it was at about 60. Safeale says 59 to 75 for temps I have never had to re-pitch or wait more...

Did my first AG yesterday, everything went alright a couple mishaps but it worked. I missed my gravity I got 1.046 and the recipe stated 1.051 to 1.055. I haven't figured out my efficiency yet as I dont know how to, but I know I am on the low end I'm figuring around 60% One reason I though...

Can someone with promash or another software run this for me? I got this AG kit from midwest today and brewing sunday. I have a mac and tried qbrew, homebrew formulator and getting way different results Recipe is Amarillo Pale Ale 10lbs Domestic 2 Row .5lbs Carapils .5lbs Caramel 60 .5oz...

I am growing some hops this year very new to it and I have a basic question. I plan on using like a tent stake to secure the rope into the ground and then to a barn wall with the rope running at an angle to the wall. The rope will make a V going up to the wall from the stake. Question is how...

I have this I found for sale I am extremley new to kegging and would like to get into it just waiting for a deal I guess. What do you guys think of this 3 5-gallon Cornelius kegs (ball lock style) $45 20-pound CO2 tank (full) $60 2-gauge regulator $40 I cant remember either are the...

Man does this stuff get better and better with age....just had one last night I am down to about 8 left out of my first batch. Everytime I try one it gets smoother and smoother time for another batch:rockin:

I was taking apart my falso bottom and spigots on my two new coolers. I just bought these from a local guy here, and wondering how often you guys replace things like rubber gaskets and The high temp hose and such? How clean do you guys worry about getting these things. never did AG yet so I want...

Sad to see someone stop the hobby but I just got two of these from a guy for 40 bucks Both have spigots and one has the false bottom! He was also selling a 10 gallon pot with spigot for 90 that I think I might pick up also next week. I have a 7.5 gallon but would like something a little...

I am getting ready to build my MT soon and wondering what size I should make sure and get? I do 5 gallon batches. And I plan on doing some big beers so around what size do I need for the big beers to handle extra grain? Some bigger beers I may just use extract to boos it but want enough space...

I just got a 50ft IM chiller never used one before and just wondering if there is anything I am missing before using it. I have a garden hose hooked to my garage faucet that connects to the chiller and then the outport I just bought a few feet of utility hose from lowes as long as I have no...

I have been brewing for a while now but have mostly done kits and recipes out of BYO and such. I was going to puchase a few lbs of bulk hops and am fairly new to flavors they impart and such. My fav beers are IPA, Porters, Stout, EA,AA here is a list of hops that I have the ability to...

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=7131 Anyone have these that you use with a drill, what kind of aeration do they give you after chilling your wort? I am moving to full boils, have just been shaking and it has worked great so far just looking for a little better...

Cold crashing a beer at the moment, never did this before and wondering your guys thoughts. I had it in the primary for 3 1/2 weeks, secondary have it in the fridge now and plan for about 2 weeks. Do you think I will need to pitch some more yeast at bottling? I had it in the secondary for a...

Star san is good until your ph reaches above 3 right? I never checked it before and mixed some up today and tested it with a ph strip and it was way above 3 with my tap water, so it has never been effective this whole time I have been using it?