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My kegs is dirty.....I'm in

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Not to be an a$$hole...car·bon·a·tion /ˌkɑrbəˈneɪʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kahr-buh-ney-shuhn] –noun 1. saturation with carbon dioxide, as in making soda water....or beer

I got it! Kind of a stretch but that reminds me of younger days,right before a lighter blackened the top,and the sound of gurgling insued.

I completely agree with biermuncher....... From what I've heard (and tasted) the Mr. beer kit is not impressive. It's much more fun and personal to build your own equipment list and not hard at all! May I recommend starting out brewing a simple style of beer(pale ale,E.S.B, etc) to learn the...

Welcome!! I'm getting deployed to korea in a couple months. Been wondering how I could brew there

I would make sure to have previously boiled the water for the ice block to be sure you keep it sanitary. Before I started full boils I had problems with off flavors

I think you will be fine on both counts

my turkey fryer was the best present my inlaws ever gave me......I have yet to cook a turkey

Great Link Thanks For The Info!!!

I don't have any brewing software. I want to keep the malt extract, I was wondering if the grains in the bill would benefit from a partial mash instead of steeping them as the recipe calls for

I've been looking for a good arrogant bastard clone and would like to do a partial mash as well. I found this recipe. It calls to steep the grains but don't most of these grains need to be mashed anyway? also what could I use in place of the red wheat? 6½ Pounds Pale Malt Extract 1 Pound...

you say you came into co2 bottles as in plural, you woudn't want to come up off one of those at a reasonable price for a fellow craftsman trying to piece together his own keg system huh??????

It certainly takes longer for dme to carbonate. I learned that one the hard way. I wouldn't worry too much and wait at the very least 3 weeks, probably longer. you'll be glad you did. I also carb with dextrose, It's cheap and takes less time. I don't really notice a difference although some...

Does anyone know where I could find a sensory evaluation kit. I know I've seen one for sale on line that came with examples of all off flavors and info on each, I just can't for the life of me remember where it was.