Recent content by hizzy19

These are my first kegs, so this issue had me scratching my head. After reading extensively about keg leak issues on here and how many of them can be fixed with proper gasket lubrication, I sprayed the hell out of the post o-ring as well as the inside of the disconnect with star-san(I don't...

I'm having the same exact issue as the poster directly above me had 3 years ago. Keg holds pressure fine, but when I hook up the gas QD I get a leak. If I push down on the QD it stops(until I let go). The QD works fine on my other keg. I figured it was an O-ring issue so I replaced that, to...

So my impatience got the best of me. I popped a top on Saturday, June 28. Temps in the closet I moved them to have been ranging from 68-75 F. I was pleasantly surprised. There was no head formation yet, but there were CO2 bubbles emerging from the beer. A step in the right direction, I'm...

Thanks for all the peace of mind! I moved all of the bottles upstairs where the temps typically range from 70-80. I will report back in a month or so. This is a beer I am really excited about and was pretty bummed before hearing from you guys. It is a smoked maple amber recipe that was...

I be moving all of the beer to a warmer spot tonight. I will report back in a week or two. Is there any risk of giving the beer off-flavors by keeping it in a 75-80 degree environment?

Thanks for the replies, fellas. I moved a 6 pack to a warmer temperature. Also, something I left out of the original post. There is almost no sediment in the bottles at this point either. That was another reason for my questioning if there were actually any active yeast left. I will check...

Hi. First time poster, long time lurker. I usually can find answers fairly easily on here by searching here. What a wealth of information! So here is my problem... I brewed a maple ale. A big one. 9.6%ABV. I gave it 15 days in primary at 64-68 degrees F and then racked to...