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500 OBO - pick up online in Elizabeth, NJ Built in 2015 Holds 4 corny kegs, but in its current set up can only have 3 on CO2 at a time. May need collar insulation and possibly a new interior co2 regulator in order to run more efficiently. Interior and exterior regulator included Tap...

I recently put together an ESB recipe and since I've never brewed this style before I'd like to get some feed back on the recipe before buying the ingredients. Note this recipe is inspired by Fuller's ESB, but I added cascade hops to add some citrus character to the beer. Malts: 10.5 lbs...

I used Safale US-05 yeast and have had a steady fermentation since I pitched it. It started fermenting / bubbling within 8 hours of my pitching it. On day 7 it was still bubbling often enough that I decided to wait a couple more days. I'll probably have a very high electricity bill at the end of...

I asked the owner of my local home brew shop and he said he's dry hopped after a week of the wort being in the primary and also waited longer to dry hop and didn't see a significant difference. I'll probably put the hops in on Sunday and check the aroma of the beer about a week. I don't mind the...

I know I should probably wait till the wort/beer has been in the primary for a couple of weeks before I dry hop it, but I'd like to have my IPA as a summer beer. So I thought I'd do the following.... Since on day 7 (friday) I still saw some airlock activity I'd wait till till sunday to dry...

A friend and I had an idea to brew an imperial stout for the winter and brew it sometime in the next few week so we can age it with bourbon soaked oak chips and cold pressed coffee until December. While using an online brew calculator and choosing which hops to put in my recipe. I help...

I've actually reviewed some of my friends' homebrews in the past. The video quality isn't great, but check them out. http://craftbrewadvocate.com/2009/12/13/simply-beer-coffee-stout-and-pumpkin-porter/ http://craftbrewadvocate.com/2009/11/18/home-brew-1-rigid-rotor-brewing-co-omega-oatmeal-stout/

Ok I was going to dry hop in the primary anyways. I just thought I'd ask the more experiences homebrewers on this forum it using a secondary fermenter was a better idea. I'll leave the beer in the primary for a total of 2 weeks and dry hop in the second week. Then siphon the beer to the bottling...

I am in the 2nd half of my primary fermenting of an IPA I brewed last thurs. and am planning on dry hopping it on Friday (1 week mark). As a new homebrewer I currently do not have a carboy to use as a secondary fermenter. What are the pros and cons of using a bottling bucket as a secondary...

I hope to start filming some homebrewing videos, but for now most of the videos I post on my beer blog ( http://craftbrewadvocate.com ) are craft beer reviews. I thought it would be cool to start reviewing some home brews. In the reviews I do a typical beer review but also share some background...

Living in NYC where most apartments (including mine) do not have central AC makes it hard to home brew in the summer because only certain rooms have window unit ACs and leaving them running can get quite expensive. As such, I had an idea to move my primary fermenter to my parents house in NJ by...

Living in NYC where most apartments (including mine) do not have central AC makes it hard to home brew in the summer because only certain rooms have window unit ACs and leaving them running can get quite expensive. As such, I had an idea to move my primary fermenter to my parents house in NJ by...

Thanks! All looks good. Saw some bubbles in the air lock this morning and let the hydrometer sample i took settle over night and it looks awesome.

That seems promising, but I pitched the yeast when the worst was probably a tad too warm. So the only thingI can do is hope that fermentation starts in the next 24-72 hrs. If not the wort is sealed in my fermenter with the airlock on it in my cool bedroom and I can go to the homebrew store on...

Too late for that. I hope my start didn't spoil while I was struggling to chill the wort. I read online that some people have pitched their yeast at 80-90 degrees so when the wort reached 91ish I pitched the yeast, sealed the fermenter, put in my blow off tube, and went to bed (started the brew...