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hello all, I have found that my nugget this year, will be non-existant...due to these things taking over my plant. there is not one single leaf left on it any more. what is everyone using to control/kill them? thanks for any help.

hello all, so I am lazy and I still have not built a collar for my keezer, so I’m pouring from picnic taps, that never had any issues before…but all of a sudden my mosaic honey wheat and my hefe are pouring almost an entire glass of foam…and it comes out incredibly fast! Like I mean it will fill...

hello all, I am looking for some help on picking a temp controller, for my yet to be built keezer...just looking to get all the parts that I know I will need, while I search for a good deal on a used freezer that will fit what I need. I am curious, which one of these Inkbirds is the ideal one...

hello, I have made 5 5G batches so far, all grain with the cooler mash tun, and using my 8G kettle for a HLT & boil kettle...I am looking to go all electric, as living in Canada I would like to brew in the winter time inside :ban: plus I would like to automate as much as possible, within my...

hello all, I couldn't figure out why I emptied a 5# and a 25# CO2 tanks, on 2 1/2 kegs...after almost giving up, I found that one of me two QD's was leaking...from the piece that goes over the ball lock connector on the keg, where you depress to release gas...so i got a new one and now, no more...

hello all, I am a long time wine maker, but now that I have a kegerator, I want to make my own beer now too. I have been looking at the kits on ontariobeerkegs.com but I have some questions. I would like to keep my expenses as low as possible to start, and slowly build up my equipment, like I...

hey again, I have a "new to me" corny keg and I can't get the posts off to clean and swap out the o-rings. they are stuck on there pretty good :(...I'm using my ratcheting wrench and I can't get them to move...what are some tricks you all have used for a stubborn keg post(s)? thanks,

hello all, so, I am brand new to this kegging stuff, I bought the Danby kegerator from costco and I'm ready to roll. so, I have filtered and racked my cyser into my corny keg and now I don't know how to proceed to get it to carb up so I can have it on draft. please let me know the steps...

hey there, I ruined an apfelwein that was ageing for over a year in my carboy, still haven't dumped it yet...I can't bring myself to, but I might need that carboy soon...because I had too much head space and there was nice layer or some wrinkly skin on top...pretty sure we concluded awhile ago...

hey all, I have some skeeter pee (~6G) and a cyser (~6G) (I just used apple juice fermented with honey) that I would like to get on draft and I was wondering a few things. I'll create a new thread in the wine making section for my SP, I'll keep this one to just my cyser. 1.I have a Buon...

hello all, I just bought and hooked up my Danby Kegerator (chill-n-tap) from costco, and i've only got it plugged in and getting it to temperature. i have an empty bud light can, filled with water, and I'm using an Ikea remote thermometer that has a probe and a cable, and I'm running the cable...

hello all, here is my dilemma...I have some juice, and some honey and some yeasts to work with...just wondering what yeasts I should use for which recipe. my list: 24 x 1.05 L of Allan's 100% pure apple juice (cans) 24 x 1 L of Allan's 100% pure apple juice(tetra boxes) 1.5kgs local...

hey all, my almost year old apfelwein seems to have taken a turn for the worse...or atleast weird. after bulk aging in my glass carboy for about 9-10 months, I transferred it to my plastic pail for the last month or two, and now it has developed a film on the top, covering the entire surface...

hey guys, so far I've only made some JAOM and a Joe's quick grape mead, only one JAOM has finished, and we loved it...so I've got two more of that going right now, and 2 of the quick grapes. I got some blueberry blossom honey now, ~3#'s (1.5kgs) and I have some S-04, one nottingham's and of...

So, my first JAOM turned out soo well, my wifey decided to give me crap for ONLY making a 1G batch!!!...who woulda thunked it eh?...so, I got 3#s of a blueberry Blossom honey now, and I was going to make another JAOM when I thought, the orange, and cinnamon stick and cloves might go so nicely...

Hey all, I finally found some nottinghams, got one for a SP and one for my next batch of Apfelwein. now I made a started similar to how Geniz did his, made it with the dry yeast and water and sugar and then add a bit of the SP, and let it sit...then added some more, and so on until my 1/2G jar...

hi all, I started my second batch of SP, and I plan on using nottingham's this time, with the EC-1118 it was a bit stronger then what I would like for a drink allot type of drink. so when I got my must all put together, I tested it with the hydrometer and my reading was only 1.055 or so...so...