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Hi, I think I may have made a mistake. I'm trying to keg beer for the first time. It's a lager. I did what the guy at the LHBS told me to do. 1. Sanitize, fill, and seal the keg. 2. Put the gas on the out. 3. Set psi to 50. 4. Lay on side and shake for 10-15 mins. 5. Let co2 out of...

Hi, I recently bought a fridge off CL and made an eBay temp controller. Things have worked beautifully until today. Yesterday I brewed my first lager and set the temp to 50f after giving it 24 hours to get fermentation started. The fridge keeps kicking the compressor off at 55f. Some...

Hi, I just got a free Haier 4.2cu minifridge and wanted to know if I could convert it into a 2 tap kegerator. There is a light and thermostat in the light on the right side so I'm not sure if I'd need to move it to fit two in there. http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/lis_pdf/OWNM/L0501549.pdf...

We're having a big party for my brother in law who is getting out of the Navy. I'm brewing an Irish red for the party and wanted to name it in honor of him. His name is Sean and he was an IT officer. His nickname is Mad dog. My wife suggested Irish Seamen (sarcastically I hope) or Pog Mahon...

Bought a kit from LHBS and the grains weren't crushed. I uses a food processor. Is that ok?

Hi, I recently bought a refrigerator off a guy on CL with the intentions of turning it into a fermentation box. One of the eBay temp controllers is en route so I'd like to hack up the fridge to get it ready so I'm good to go once the controller arrives. It's a Kenmore fridge from 2008...

What's the best for fermentation? Top/bottom fridge, chest freezer, stand up freezer, etc I'm building a temp control unit from eBay aquarium thread and need to pick up one of the above vessels. Also - what's the best for the heater? In the winter my garage can get in the mid 30s so it'll...

Hi All, I'm very new to brewing (first batch is fermenting). A friend of a friend told me the best thing he ever did was make an old fridge into a fermentation box, said it had a bigger effect on the beer than going AG. Either way, I've been reading the ebay aquarium temp controller...

Hi, I'm working on a start kit from LHBS. While it's been fermenting/in secondary I've been reading forums 24/7. I bought the kit from Beer & Wine Hobby in Woburn, MA. They've been awesome and don't seem like they'd steer me wrong. I know they get a bad rap on this forum but they've...

His may be a pointless question but I've always wondered. Why do some breweries use twist off caps and some use the pry tops? Is it the cost? Image? Oxygen seal?

Hi All, So I racked my first batch to secondary this evening and have a few questions/comments. 1. After reading countless posts I went out and bought some Star San (side note - went to LHBS just for Star San but walked out with vinator, drying rack, and beer thief as well - SWMBO wasn't...

I know there have been countless threads about this topic but I can't seem to find a solid answer. My first brew is in the primary as we speak and I've been collecting bottles (pop top only) from friends and family. By my count I have over 50 bottles sitting in the basement, all with the...

Hi All, I'm a first timer here. I took a class and bought a kit at my LHBS and did the boil today and have a few questions. 1. Per the instructions the OG should be 1.035 to 1.040. My OG was 1.044 at 76 degrees. Is that acceptable? What is the effect of having the OG too high? How could I...