Recent content by Steveo_55

When force carbonating, do you have to leave the beer hooked up to the gas line? I've read the different ways of carbing like the "set and forget" and the "shaking" but there is never any mention of whether or not to leave the gas line connected to the keg while it is carbonating.

Yep, good ole kijiji

This is probably a stupid question but here goes anyways.... Do you have to fill a keg before carbonating and serving it? Does it change the process/time to carbonate at all? I want to put 2.5 - 3 Gallons of beer into a 5 Gallon corny. I'm asking because I made a batch of stout a few weeks...

So I bought some guys whole set up the other day. I'm pretty sure I got a good deal as I was thinking of buying all the components and they were seeming to add up pretty quickly. I'll post some pictures once I get it set up, but for $350 I got: A freezer converted with a single chrome tower/tap...

So what are the condition of the cornies at princess auto? do they need new seals or any other new parts? Moose, if you don't mind checking those out, I'd appreciate it. Thanks

I'm in Cambridge, ON which is about an hour west of Toronto Princess auto for cornies? I may have to check that out. You are saying you used Praxair, are you using nirtrogen rather than CO2?

Hey guys, I'm looking for advice on getting a set up in Ontario. Where should I be going for the best deals? I'm thinking about picking up 2 cornies and making a kegerator set up.

Cambridge acutally, just a stones throw away! So where do you get your supplies from?

Hey everyone, I've already posted a help topic so I thought I should at least introduce myself. This is my first plung into homebrewing and have jumped in head first. I'm loving the fact that I can make my own beer that tastes great.....most of the time. I'm still researching as much as I can...

ok thanks, I'll try that and report back with some good news...hopefully Will the extra time in the primary be ok?

I had it around 65 for the first week then I moved it upstairs and it is now been at 70 for 3 days. I've tried giving it a swirl but it seems hard to do without shaking everything up...I'm wishing I had used a bucket rather than a glass carboy.

Since there has hardly been any fermentation, would aerating and pitching new yeast into a new primary help or ruin the beer?

This is my 4th brew and I've always follow John Palmer's guidelines for extract brewing. This problem has happened to my last 2 brews (including this one) unfortunately, the other one was bottled before I checked the hydrometer (Newbie mistake, doh!) Boil 2 gal, cool, add to primary Make...

I was trying to make a brown ale, the recipe I used was: 6.5 Lb of pale DME 1/2 Lb of Crystal malt 1/4 Lb of Chocolate malt 5.5 Gal of water 3/4 oz of Nugget 2 oz. of Williamette 2 packs of Cooper's Ale dry yeast (rehydrated, used a small starter too) I'm thinking it is stuck because there is...

Hey fellas, This is my first post but I have been searching about my problem but have not come across any answers..... I brewed a batch of beer last weekend and after I pitched the yeast the beer started fermentation about 12 hours later. fast forward a week and it seems like...