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Gottcha. How long did you shake it at what psi? Then have fun and drink after that? I have it sitting 20 right now. Very sexy.

Ah, found it in previous posts. I see the white plastic washer that was attached to it. I will use that and see what happens. :) OK, now on there. Hooked it up to keg. Noticed that the dual gauge is already at 600 so I lost a lot of it while being an idiot. I put it at 20 psi and put them...

any particular trick to attaching the dual gauge reg? I am screwing it on but it is still leaking from the connection. Just put it on harder? Hmmm

Alright, friends, I have 5 gallons of pale ale in a corny. I have it chilled. I have a 5lb CO2 canister, also chilled. I have lines and a dual gauge regulator. . . Hook it up, put it at 15 and let it carb for a few days? Hook it up and put it at 40 and shake it for 10 minutes, put it at 5...

Here is a question for you all that I think I already know the answer too. . .but we will see. I have a friend who made the Octane IPA kit from Midwest about 5 weeks ago, standard 5 gallons. Brew went well, put it in primary. He forgot to put the middle piece in the 3-piece airlock overnight...

Grog, I think your question got lost in this thread. You have probably done some Google searching on this topic already. I didn't know the answer but was curious myself so I did. It depends on your equipment, what you are boiling, your environment, etc. to really answer that question. You...

I would do 1.3 cups of that but it should be fine. Will take longer for full carbonation so expect to wait 3-4 weeks. A nice wait of 6-8 will be a real nice head and better beer. :)

Ranger, I would take a gravity reading on the brew that you have in the secondary just to make sure that it has achieved what you want it to do, but if you are only getting a bubble every 5 minutes or so, I think you are fine to bottle. Remember that it is possible to skip the secondary and...

Really excellent responses and appreciate you clearing that up. Much better information than a lot of the books and once again glad I am a part of this forum. :) :ban:

Here is an interesting one that I need clarification on, if you don't mind. From what I have read, there is no real difference between bittering, flavoring, or aroma hops, is there? Besides when you add them in the boil process. I know some have higher AA and I would guess that that would...

hehe, those are great posts, thanks. The $3,500 setup. .dear god, what fun. Need more than one tank of propane to brew one session - wow. Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I have been looking around at various sites and various "kits". Found a couple that are good "starters" anywhere...

Howdy, friends. I had one of "those" questions from SWMBO that kind of struck me as. . .very cool. The question was "how much would it take to get you all set up to brew all-grain?". I told her that I have never really priced everything out, but dear god, I would. Anyone know of a good...

Update - things are churning along. Strawberry one is melding with the strawberries (I wonder if that is illegal in Georgia, hmmm) and the normal dry cider is being enhanced with the cinammon stick and the 4 drops of vanilla. Backsweeten question - these are dry, about 10.5 ABV, curious how...

Howdy! Your cider is going to turn out fine. Really one of the more easier things to make. As long as your trash can is sanitized and air tight then you should be fine. I have no idea what type of liner (or any) that you should use because I don't have any experience with anything but...

Same here as the rest. I boil the priming sugar or the DME or honey or whatever I am going to try to use as the primer and make sure that it is all dissolved. I then pour that into the bottling bucket. I use an auto siphon (one of the best inventions in the world) and drop one end into the...

Loch, I think I know what you mean. Take a look at the thread "best type of brew pot". Think this is the link. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=23254 Take care. Bottom line is that you won't really get any better results as far as the quality of the beer whether you do a...

Well, my internet was down and couldn't read these replies. It was dark and windy outside. I was bored. . .confused. . .had to brew something. . .had to pitch yeast and combine flavors. . .I was a extract brewer possessed, which is a sad, sad thing. . . So, I had some fun. Let's see what...

Update: Alright, just giving you all brief update with my little experiment. Remember, none of this is scientific, just me playing with ideas and ingredients. I started out with a 3.4 gallons or so of pasturized natural apple cider, 1lb of organic brown sugar, 1lb of natural Michigan...

I will be interested in how that turns out. I have just used the Lavlin wine yeast for mine but have had good results with that. Good Luck.

Good idea for myself and glad you posted that. I have a belgian wit, hoegaarden clone that is low carbonated and just did the "gentle shake" with the bottles dance to see what would happen. I like that tip a lot. Much better than the whole "just get a kegging system" quotes. I plan on doing...