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Here's to hoping! :mug:

Ok, thanks for the info! I'll go get some soapy water and test the connections. Much appreciated.

Hey Everyone. I've been searching around the site for an answer but been unable to find it, so apologies in advance if it's been asked to death. Been homebrewing for a year now and just kegged for the first time yesterday. I've got it (keg & co2 tank) in a spare fridge at 40 degrees at 11PSI...

CityProfile Username: ThatGuyMike Also, I agree with the above. Hope it keeps going strong!

It's Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale. I'm not too familiar with it as a strain, so this all could just be completely normal for it. The beer is is black, but I don't recall it being too cloudy. And come to think of it there may be a wee bit of yeast floating on top still. Most has definitely settled at...

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Didn't even think about the alcohol & lack of oxygen causing a problem, but that makes sense. Would you recommend making a big starter & pitching it at high krausen over swirling the fermenter and keeping it at 75º for a week or two? Or should I still try that route & then do the starter if...

Thanks maida, I'll do just that. If the gravity doesn't go down, would it make any sense to pitch more yeast? Or would the sugars remaining be unfermentable? Just curious.

Ok. The Hydrometer read 1.030 at 65º. As mentioned before, there are no visible signs of fermentation, however I know that really doesn't mean there isn't anything going on behind the scenes. The flavors I was hoping for came through nicely; but, as you can imagine, it's a bit sweeter than I was...

Thanks for all the advice, everyone. I didn't have time to check the gravity yesterday, but today I'll do that just to see where I'm at. From now on, I'll follow Mr. Malty! My temperature is usually around 67-69º give or take. A little on the high end. I actually think my last batch got a...

So, I brewed up my first High-Gravity batch 5 days ago. I made a 1L starter, and the OG was 1.088. About 7 hours after I pitched the yeast (it may've been sooner, but that was the first I checked on it), I noticed the airlock bubbling nicely, but no krausen or anything. The following day, it had...

I wish I had the capacity to brew that much at a time! I'm a regular 5-gallon-batch brewer...for now at least ;) I really appreciate the info. My first reaction upon hearing this from my friend was "that doesn't make any sense to me," so I'm glad to hear my instinct was at least partially...

I am always interested in the science behind brewing but am a novice when it comes to that field. Recently, my friend was talking to the owner of our LHBS about aging beer in oak barrels. The owner said that you can never age beer in these vessels without some kind of coating on the inside. He...

How true. I don't know what I was thinking! :mug:

Right right. Another obvious thing that I didn't take into consideration. No matter what I'm happy they exist! I wish it could be made one step easier and we could order our favorite beers directly from breweries online, but now I'm just dreamin' :)