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I just got 4 corny kegs in and fit them in my kegerator. I was able to fit 3 kegs in so I want to upgrade from a single black plastic to a tripple anything tower (aircooled). I am looking for suggestions for cheap websites to purchase these from. If you would rather recommend a better tower...

Everything was done according to the time instructions of the kit I got from morebeer. 60 minute boil. I over sanitized things (kept a spray bottle with starsan that I kept using anytime i got near the cooled wort). I pitched the first batch yeast at 82 - was a very short fermentation and the...

I just racked my second wheat beer (german hefeweizen) to secondary and gave it a little taste. It tasted a bit similar to my first (american wheat). However, it had a very bitter taste to it, it did not taste at all what I expected (smelled like a wheat beer though). It was only in the...

Thanks for all the replies. I am using white labs california ale to make the rogue I2PA kit and then I am moving to a porter and then a stout kits which also use the california ale. I was planning on brewing one each week, so this will actually save me some work creating starters for each...

I have 3 kits in the mail that use white labs california ale yeast. I was wondering if when I was done with the first one in the primary I can just pour the second kit over the trub left behind from the first kit? Can I do this procedure again for the third kit and save on the yeast? Thanks

When I go to order my next round of corney kegs, should I get the new set of poppits? I know I need the new set of O-rings but are 5 bucks a keg for the poppits worth it. Thanks

I just got 2 corney kegs in from morebeer and I have a 7/8" deep socket. I tried to take off the valves but they won't even budge. Do I really need to dissaselmble the whole thing to sanitize? Are these valves welded on or should I be able to get them off? Can anyone recommend the best way...

I was curious if most of you adjust the content of your starters so that their OG matches what you are brewing. I have been using the 1/2 cup DME to 2 cups water ~1.040 OG for all my starters. I was just curious what the formula was or if there was an online way to check it. I want to start...

With just over 48 hours into primary fermentation of my 2nd batch, I went to check to see if I could remove the blow off tube from my airlock and seal it up. To my surprise, the entire blow off tube was filled with gunk. I would like to thank all of you who keep insisting to everyone to...

One you get the water boiling and add your DME and stir till it is disolved, is stirring occasionally after that a bad idea? I have done 2 batches now and gave it a stir everly like 10 minutes during the boil.

So, should I wait another day to brew to give them a chance to multiply more, or go ahead and brew today?

I made a starter yesterday. I boiled 1 cup of extra light DME with 4 cups water for 10 minutes. I cooled it down to 66 degrees. I pitched in my white labs yeast (which i got out of the refrigerator about an hour before) into a gallon jar. I poured the liquid over the yeast and then...

They might put the tank on a scale to see how much CO2 they have added in, for charging purposes, however the place that I go to can only fill my tanks up to 3/4 lbs because they are only allowed to transfer from one tank to another. There is a firehall about 30 minutes away that can anctually...

Most places are licensed only to siphon CO2 from one tank to another. Therefore the amount of CO2 you receive in your tank depends on the temperature of their tank, the temp of your tank (colder is better) and how much CO2 they have left in their tank. Filling up a 20lbs tank does not always...

Going to be brewing my second batch on Sunday and I am going to create a starter. I just wanted to make sure i have the procedure right. -Boil 2 cups of water and add 1/2 cup DME (I have a kit, should I use 1/2 cup from the kit supplied stuff or get some additional DME?) -Cool the wort by...