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NO, PICK ME. :ban:

some of you may remember, I have an "ancient Orange Mead" that I started in August '09. Some 'things' got changed around (it was our first time) and I endured a couple o' sleepless nights, but we seem to have gotten over the hill. It had finished fermenting about a month ago. Two weeks ago I...

My son keeps pestering me to make a lager, like it's gotta be some magic brew. We don't have a lagerator or cold room or cellar so the temps are not stable enough to pull this off, as far as I'm concerned. I told him we will make a lager when he helps me build a lagerator, until then we drink...

Is there anybody on here that can shine light on this age old debate? From everything I have read, Ale or Lager comes down to the yeast used, period. Sure some reference is made to lager being lighter, or dryer, or not as high ABV, but in the end nothing says that any of those things are...

Thx, that was it. I found the article where I first seen this; http://www.philrobins.org.uk/ I'm pretty sure Phil's a member of at least 1 of the brew groups I belong to also. If you're out there Phil I would like to ask you a question about this. Anyway, Phil shows the heat exchanger he built...

All right, I just had an epiphany. Don't know if this has been discussed but couldn't find anything in the searches. Before I insert my foot into my mouth I would appreciate some clarification. I am still learning much of the jargon so some may not be correct. I will underline terms that I am...

I'm going to be doing the same thing soon so I'm glad to hear it wasn't a problem

Crazywoknob; I see now I should have posted in the DIY section, sorry. whoneedsabeer; That is a great link to cut the keg. I'm gonna build it tomorrow. Thanks guys.

I read thru some of this section but didn't find the answer to this. I have a stainless beer keg like those I've seen on here. I want to drill it and set it up like people here have with tap, etc. I also have a turkey fryer burner. Is this going to work. Is there a better system converting...

I sampled the beer again last night. I hadn't tasted it in about a week. It is indeed mellowing into a pleasantly rounded beer. I think I will go ahead and dry hop 1 keg of it and leave the other as it is, just to experiment. I'm pretty happy with what I tasted last night and it is sinking in...

should I just go ahead and dry hop anyway then? Cant hurt anything I would imagine.

I used 9lbs of extract and 2lbs of specialties figured I could get 8 gallons. Live and learn.

Thanks. I assume this will help with the watery taste? I have it corny kegged under forced carb right now so I'll prolly just put the tettnanger into the keg and let it stay. From what I've read many find this just fine.

Hey guys. My beer is brewed (t-giving) and kegged and I'm force carbonating it. But it states a little 'watery'. Is there anything I can do to increase the taste a bit now? I heard about dry hopping but would like some direction.

osagdr, and all, It IS funny. But there IS another side to the whole story. I have 1 five gallon carboy with airlock (locks really, as I have 8) and I have 4 four liter wine jugs with bungs. I made 8 gallons of beer and didn't know if it was better to ferment it alll in the 12 gallon crock, or...