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I have two kegs using exclusively floating dip tubes, and I've never had an issue with mine. Just a single 3/8" hex nut, fit snug over the silicone tubing, and it sits low enough to dispense perfectly. Pours great until the keg runs empty. One thing to pay attention to is the orientation of the...

What size is the barb? I had this issue with a long beer run (50' to garage) and 3/8" ID beer line but a 1/4" barb on my shank. I cut a 1" long piece of 1/4" ID line to fit over the barb, and the 3/8" ID hose fit perfectly over the 1/4" hose, secured with a hose clamp. 1/4" line should have...

My preference is to add cold brew coffee to the finished beer to the level I want, for coffee flavor. Chocolate malt will add some fresh-brewed black coffee bitterness and depth to the finished beer as well. Chocolate malt = coffee Pale chocolate malt = chocolate

All ten of my 5 gallon corny kegs were purchased used for $20 each or less, and they're all in better shape than the used deals I see online. Paid $100 for a 3 gallon corny keg, full 5lb CO2 tank, regulator, and copper chiller. Paid $40 for a dual SS-coil jockeybox, a CO2 regulator, and three...

The only secondary I would consider is long term aging in barrels or something like that. Under normal circumstances, the keg essentially functions as a secondary fermenter.

I just bought a bunch of plain, single-color kitchen dish towels from Walmart. Cheap and they don't match our "fancy" kitchen towels, so I know they're for the brewing room. They go in with my regular laundry after a brew day.

I've been using the setup shown above for a few years and it's worked great. Stainless steel u-bolt, stainless nut, and stainless hose clamp.

8am cutoff, typically. Usually I start at 6am and I'm wrapping up around 9:30am at the latest. If I start after 8 I won't be done until lunch or later.

Brew smaller batches. You should have no problem with 2-3 gallon all-grain batches on just about any stove top.

I made homemade eggnog once, a few years ago. While it was very good and was fun to say I made it myself, I probably wouldn't do it again unless there was a commercial eggnog shortage at christmas time.

I have one of the cheap 1.6 gallon ball lock kegs from Amazon, and I've been really happy with it. The stock o-rings were all junk, I replaced them right away. I use that keg for kegging 1-1.5 gallon small batches, or split batches when I want to flavor a portion of a larger batch in the keg...

I don't know if a worm clamp would be enough weight, though you don't need much. I put a 3/8" stainless nut over the tubing, which fits snug. Then slip the tubing over the barb on the filter (if using one, sometimes I don't). The barb connection shouldn't need a clamp. Also, pay attention to...

More tea in 2022. My beer consumption has reduced significantly over the last year or two, but I've always been a big coffee drinker - usually a pot a day. This year I'm trying to limit that to 2 cups in the morning and tea for the rest of the day. Plus I like tea, and a lot of things I grow in...

I've always used pint mason jars with the white plastic reusable lids. Some of my yeast has sat in the keezer for 6 months, and kicked right back up with a fresh starter. I just make sure to keep everything well sanitized, and keep the harvested yeast cold.

I had a few really rough smelling starters with A38 Juice from Imperial (London Ale III) but went with it anyway and the beers turned out great. Some yeasts just make for interesting starters.

The only mess I've ever had with PBW was taking roughly 1 second to rinse off my teaspoon measuring spoon.

For a secondary, I wouldn't bother cutting anything off the dip tube.

I'm diligent about changing my home furnace filter regularly, but automotive maintenance tends to get pushed aside here.

Nothing brewing related, but I received a new cabin air filter for my car today. If you haven't checked yours in a year or two, go do it right now. Mine was nasty.

Mashing in, just as my pot of coffee is ready. From there on out it's easy work, measurements and numbers. Usually around 6:30am at that point.