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Some of the clubs available: * Gold Country Brewers Assocation * Greenbelt Brewers Association I normally go to the GBA meetings, and started going there because a friend brought me. I haven't been to any GCBA meetings, but they've been nice people when I've seen them out at events --...

I bought a set of gas quick disconnects to put inline between my CO2 regulator and a manifold, and I was wondering if there was a convention on whether the gas should flow from male to female, or female to male. If I ever pool my gear together with someone else, I'd like it if all the equipment...

I recently brewed a hef, which has retained a bit of an.. aroma. Let's start with the recipe/process, though: 50% pils 50% malted white wheat Mashed 152 for 60 minutes 8 IBU's of hallertau OG: 1.050 Boiled for 90 minutes, from 7.5 down to 5.25 gallons. Used municipal water (good)...

After a 6 day hiatus from the fridge, hell: they taste improved. Also, I over carbed them in a hurry with a janked up PSI and shaking, and warming them up got a decent amount of gas in the head space that I could vent out.

I have a kegerator that I normally keep stocked with 2 kegs. In warmer times (~75F in the house) it does double duty as a fermentation chamber for primary, but due to space constraints I have to remove the kegs and let them sit inside at room temperature. I feel it's college legend that...

I understand that darker malts will lead to a more acidic mash, and that to raise the pH you need increase the residual alkalinity by adding sodium bicarbonate or calcium carbonate. But for extremely dark beers, like an imperial stout, you have a lot of residual alkalinity to add. If I have a...