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So I recently brewed an extract ale recipe with a large amount of citrus added to the boil. I kegged a majority of it, but I bottled a few of them as well to give out. I tried both the kegged version and the bottled version, and the bottled version is significantly more citrusy than the...

I am driving my full corny keg about 4 hours this weekend and I want to make sure I'm not going to run into any problems. I was planning on taking the regulator off and just putting it in my trunk. I will let it sit a few hours before serving to let any sediment settle. Will I run into...

So I recently moved to a new apartment and my kitchen sink faucet does not have a standard garden hose attachment. The sink in question is this http://www.homedepot.com/p/American-Standard-Fairbury-Single-Handle-Pull-Down-Sprayer-Kitchen-Faucet-in-Chrome-4005F/100684612#specifications I...

I will not ferment and serve at the same time. I will use the fridge for fermenting, then it will become a serving vessel for the keg. I don't brew enough that I will need to ferment and serve at the same time.

So I recently moved and have sadly lost access to my beautiful giant freezer that I could store more than enough fermenting buckets and kegs in as I needed. Now that I am in my significantly smaller apartment I need some recommendations as to a mini fridge that I will be able to use as a...

So I recently purchased a keg off of craigslist and one of the keg post connectors was very slightly stripped. It took quite a while to remove the old post and now I can not attach a new one. Is there anything I can do to salvage this keg?

I am fermenting in a bucket.

So I just purchased a Johnson controller and a used freezer to use as a fermentation chamber. My question is about how to properly use the Johnson controller with the freezer. Should I leave the probe in the open air in the freezer? Put it directly into the wort? Put it in a separate...

I Believe you are mistaken about he cost of vanilla. On amazon it is 12 dollars for 16 ounces. Nowhere bear 4 dollars an oz.

I have also been looking for a cream soda recipe! Would be great to find one!

Usually with extract brews around 40 is about right. If you brew some lighter styles you could probably get down to 30. If you are looking save money, well... It is hard to brew good beers without spending money. In the long term, moving to all grain will save you money per batch, but...

I have done dozens of extract brews and I have never noticed any taste difference between the two. However, I do much prefer the LME. I often find LME to be a bit easier to work with. This is all completely my personal preference and I have no real science to back up which is better. I just...

Really great lot of stuff!

Thanks for the quick response guys! Moving them to closet which is at around 70 degrees.

So I bottled my last batch about 2 weeks ago. When I opened one last night it was barely carbonated. I had left them in my pantry which was quite cold, probably around 40 degrees. So my question is this, would the cold temperatures stop the carbonation process? And if it does, can I just...