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Ok Thanks. Do you think there is a leak? I checked for leaks when I set the system up. But I will check again.

So I kegged my first beer last week. Everything was fine...I set the PSI to 15. The keg was in the fridge. I thought I had enough CO2 for the Kegging process. However, I went away this weekend and when I came back the CO2 tank was empty and the keg had lost pressure. Is my beer...

Thanks for the replies.... I have seen the 'how to brew like a monk' book.....now I have a reason to get it.

Do you have any sources that have experimented with various shapes? Or since all research has been devoted to temp., % oxygen, yeast density, sugar content...etc... then that is all people know. I understand that this is the current thinking, and that conicals offer a more hassle-free...

Does anyone know how the shape of the fermenter will affect the brew. So my logic is this, there are many shapes of beer glasses that will affect head retention, aroma, smoothness....etc..... Why wouldn't there be different shapes of fermenters that create different conditions for the...

Thanks for the reassurance. That's what I wanted to hear. Anyone in South MS is welcome to come and see how it turns out.

So I brewed Sunday and added yeast that night. The next day after work (5 pm) there was no krausen... no worries. The day after that the was krausen... Haza!!! Today I noticed a dark ring on the krausen... wtf. The ring does not go all the way around the carboy (see pic). The carboy is...

Does anyone have access to Hough et al. 1982 to see how the experiment was conducted and how the data was collected Anyone know about rate?

How do I tell which poppet valve went to which post??

Regarding the chilling process after boiling the wort. After reading "Beer Craft by Bostwick & Rymill pg. 38....Cold Break. Just like with the hot break, the faster you go, the more protein will settle out and the smoother your beer will be." Does the rate at which you cool down the wort...

How do I tell which poppet valve went to which post??

I just received 4 corny kegs.....well.... 3 Challenger VI & 1 Cornelius Keg "super champ" They are 10 years old and 2 were full of beer (and still had pressure) I also received the 20 lbs CO2 tank as well I took them apart to clean them and disassembled the posts....I know which ones...