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This past summer, I scored big. 4 ball lock kegs, 20lb tank, 4 port manifold, 3 taps, one picnic tap, regulator, gauges, disconnects, and an old fridge. Got it all at a yard sale from a former brewer cheap. Hadn't been used in years. Long story short, the fridge died. It was sort of...

Welp, it dried out another 5 or 6 points to 1.025 or 1.024. Not quite where I wanted it, but that is all the yeast will do! Thanks for the help!

So, I boiled some water and rehydrated the notty. I also boiled some corn sugar (a primer pack from a kit, 5oz). I added both. After a day there was slow activity. then for the past three there has been moderate activity. the thinking was to give the notty some simple sugars that the...

Not sure amylase will help. I have never used it, but my understanding is that is mainly used in AG brewing to help break down starches in to sugars from a less than optimal mash (mashing produces its own alpha and beta amylase). Since this is mostly extract would it really have any starches...

Brett may dry it out, but i am not looking for a saison or belgian flavor.

Need a little advice here. I made an extract/steeped grain stout (intended to be very dark and strong, around imperial style but aged with jack barrel chips). It started as a kit that I modified, I don't have the recipe handy but can get it if needed. I was aiming for 8-9% abv. OG was...

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Relax and have a homebrew! Before I had a fermentation chamber I have ales get too hot longer than you. They came out OK. I have had well controlled temps and crappy beer. The proof is in the tasting. I would maybe let it sit a little longer on the yeast to absorb diacetyl, and age it in...

Sorry 1.081 og. This occurred in me ferm chamber set at 63f. You can't see it in the picture, but there is actually a small yeast cake in the airlock. That and his glued it shut. Hops even mostly clogged the first blow off line I attached. Let us hope happy yeast makes happy beer...

This is what almost happened...... I put down a batch of imperial porter christmas day. 1.81 OG, US-04 yeast. Yesterday the airlock was bubbling happily. All in all it was a near perfect brew, I hit my numbers both for OG and cooldown time (cooldown is something I struggle with). Short lag...

That is it exactly.. it is to raise money and get people to try new things. It is not really for the competition. Essentially it is a small beer festival with homebrew. Personally, I am generous with my beer, and I am interested in what everyone thinks, not just beer judges.

Unfortunately, my kegs do not have a manual relief valve. How do I bleed pressure off? I could do it buy opening the gas in I suppose...

Bump.. tickets are on sale.

I have read lots on kegging. I understand the basics of temp vs pressure vs line length, but see varied answers and lack practical experience. I have 5 gallons in secondary right now that will be my first to keg. I have a keg pressure tested and cleaned. I want to force carb this beer...

Okay, the second pitch has taken. There is a nice healthy looking krausen now. I did not get the few unknown rafts out, but they cannot be seen for the krausen now. Hopefully this one will turn out goo. It is for an event, and I was worried. I do not have primary space for 2 at once so if I...

I did. It was within .01 whcih is within my margin of reading/correction error. Still smelledmlike wort too no yeast or alcohol smell at all. I opened again tonight. Looks like new yeast is starting to take off. Spots are definitely white mold, but only 6 to 12 small rafts. Should I fish...

Popped the top today. Added more yeast, same variety, started this time. Some white circles could not tell if mold or yeast rafts. No krausen. I think this one may be a done deal :/

First time using a smackpack. Thought I broke the inner pouch, the pack swelled some. When I added to my wort the inner pouch was still intact (it actually looked as if there were 2 inner pouches attached to each other and one was empty, but may have been so from the start). I added the...

Thanks and 10-4. Will wait 3-4 after bottling, then check daily. I think I can handle drinking one a night to test :P

I have done something similar before with cider, but wanted to see if this made sense to you guys/gals. I have a batch of pee fermented dry. Today I am going to rack to secondary, add sparkolloid, but not sorbate or kmeta. I am going to store it cold and let it clear, then backsweeten. The...