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Of all the barb type gas in connectors I have seen, they all appear to have a 1/4 in barb. Do they make ones with a 5/16 or could you just tighten the 5/16 on the 1/4 barb? Thanks for the reply.

Hello all, I am getting to keg my first batch of homebrew on Tuesday and have a question about the proper couplers for the corny kegs I have. I got all of my equipment from another brewer who had moved, so I am slowing making my way through what I have an figuring out what I need to buy. Keg...

Michael, it does look like we are on the same path. I was attempting all citra ipa, but missed on my efficiency, so I am probably dealing more with a lighter bodied IPA or session ale at this point. I also pitched Safale US05. Couple quick questions, why did you dump the trub after...

Hey guys, this is day 8 of my primary fermentation in a conical. At first, I was thinking of racking to a carboy for secondary fermentation and dry hopping there, but after reading several posts here, it looks like it might be just as easy to dry hop directly in the conical and skip the...

I did use hop pellets, so maybe that is what I saw. Seemed like a lot of sediment for the quanity of hops used (5.75oz) especially when you consider that is a 15g brew pot. I did use the Irish Moss at the last 15 min of the boil. I just wasnt sure when I would expect to see the benefit of...

So I think I have made about every possible error I can with this beer. So I take the airlock off to put in a blow-off tube then proceed to push the stopper all the way into the conical. So I take the lid off an tried to find it with a sanitized spoon, but it was not floating on the top. I...

I've never done a blowoff before, but I can I take a second 3 piece airlock, and shove a piece of tube down into the shaft that the cap rests on top of? Then I don't have to worry about finding a hose that fits snuggly in the stopper. Then I just run that hose into a container on the floor...

Got my first batch of all grain IPA fermenting. Started out slow yesterday but here's what I've got now: Should I just let it go? Or should I vent the conical an replace the airlock? The water with sanitizer I added was clear yesterday, now it's obviously a different color. Just...

I bet a hop stand would have been a good idea for me as I had hop additions at both 5 and 1 min marks. Just curious, after the boil, should I have expected a layer of residue at the bottom of my boil kettle? I noticed when I drained the boil inton the fermenter, I had this: Also, what...

Here's where I struggle. My mashtun is 15g and I am making a 6g batch. I can probably pour 1-1.25g of strike water into my mash tun before the water level even rises above the false bottom. So if I put the water in first, 25% of my stike water will never contact the grains because it's under...

I did my first brew day ever today. I tried to make the Zombie Dust clone that I found here on the site. I did plenty of reading and preparation and I think my research served me well. What I couldn't prepare for what how my equipment would change by brew day. Here's a quick recap of the...

I will carry on, and live and learn. Thanks boys.

I was working on my first all grain batch and my target mash was 152. I hit 148, which over time dropped to 145. I kept adding 200 degree water trying to bring it back up but cant get it up past 147. It's been mashing for about 80min now. I let it go long because of the low mash temp. I am...

Thanks for all the detailed responses. I think I am going to go with the batch sparge approach. Plus, considering the size of my MLT, I can easily add all of my sparge water at once. I am not expecting perfection with my first batch, but just want to try and minimize points of error while I...

Thanks for the info, at this point I am probably leaning towards batch sparging. Aside the the primary mash, how many times do you sparge? When you mention "make sure you stir in your water additions line you mean it..." you are referring to the fact that i am adding little bits of sparge...

Quick follow up and slightly off topic. So the recipe says I should mash at 152. When I enter the grain bill into one of the many calculators along with grain temp, etc. Most calculators are saying my strike water needs to be aprproximately 164-165F. However, when I watch you tube videos and...

Huy guys. Planning to do my first brew tomorrow. I decided to just start with all grain because I know that is where I will want to go in the future. I got my setup used from a brewer who was moving. I have done alot of reading and think I am as ready as I can be. For my first batch I am...

Thanks! Will look into that.

New brewer here residing in Granger, IN which is essentially South Bend. Been following the craft beer scene for several years and have been a big beer trader. I have managed to try most of the "whales" in the beer world and have always been tempted to start brewing. I had a 4 year layover in...

I have heard that as well. Anyone know where you can get that stuff? I can totally envision what you are talking about, but I have no idea what that stuff really is or where to acquire it. If I can't find that easily, seems like I will go with the furniture blanket and ratchet strap...