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Hey guys, I got a anheuser busch keg that i turned into into a keggle. I also have 1/2 inch barb. I been using a braid and the braid doesnt work good at all because shrinks and no wort or water can go through. My question is would this false bottom work fine because its reasonable or do...

I got a Anheuse Busch keg that i turned into a keggle and i been using a braid and it seems like every time i try to pull out the wort the braid gets ruined so I'am looking for a false bottom. Which and where should i get a false bottom? I got a 12 inch cut out on top

Is there any problems with fermenting in a boiler room cause thats where i can a steady 72 75 degrees.

yeah it is fermenting down just no krausen with the dry yeast is that normal sometimes?

Hey guys, It seems to me every time I use dry ale yeast there isn't a white cream foam on top on the beer in the carboy or bucket. Does that mean its not fermenting quickly or at all?

people like you should be bowed down to in the brewing world. I spent over a half an hour following this post and it came out awesome. Congrats man Cheers!!!

Hey guys I have this mini fridge: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Igloo-4.6-Cubic-Foot-Refrigerator-Freezer-White/15162470 Can i drill a hole through the top for a tower? My co2 tank wont fit in my mini fridge so I'am going to keep it out of the fridge where should i drill a hole through the...

Hey guys I'm using this mini fridge http://www.walmart.com/ip/Igloo-4.6-Cubic-Foot-Refrigerator-Freezer-White/15162470 It should be able to hold 2 5 gallon kegs. My question is that I have a 30lbs co2 tank so I figured I might not have room to fight it with 2 kegs what do you guys think...

then knock it down to 10 psi to serve?

Hey guys I'am going to force carbonate my pale ale in a keg. Its not cold i just have it out in my basement, how should i go about doing this, what psi and for how long?

Alright thanks alot i appreciate it guys.

Hey guys I'am looking at getting a filter and I have been seeing that this one has been the most popular and pretty cheap: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/wine-beer-plate-filter.html How good would you guys say this was? What kind of plates should I use?

Porter: 10lbs pale ale .5lbs crystal 60 .5lbs black malt .5lbs munich malt .5lbs roasted malt I have two keggles with a SS braid in each. I start the mash with 1.25 water to grin ratio. I let the pump recirculate for one hour.Then i drain it. Then in the other keggle i have about 5 gallons of...

Hey guys, I been brewing a few batches of all grain beer for a while now, and the problem is that I only got 1.05 og once. For some reason I just cant get a high enough OG. I just got a recirculation pump which helped me get the 1.05 OG. I batch sparge which i think can have a problem with...

I brewed a porter about a month and a half ago and i started with a OG of 1.05 and i checked 3 weeks ago and it was higher then 1.03 and for some reason now it has only fermented to 1.03. Should i shake it up a little more and put a blanket it over it to keep it warmer cause it has been pretty...