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Hello all. I just ordered my first 5 gallon log from my buddy who owns a berverage store. I ordered a sankey tap for my system and it came in today. I have a question. What is this plastic piece in the top of the beer out and do they need to be replaced? I hope the picture shows up.

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Revv I will try it again. My racking and kegging has changed drastically since I just tossed them in last time. And I have one of the screens the Kev is talking about so that could work as well! Thanks for the help. Time to add some hops! Tom

I am sure this has been discussed before but I searched and could not find it. I use dry hops a lot but what do folks use to hold the dry hops in the seconday? I have tried nothing which is easy but then I can end up with large hop flakes in my finished product, which is not that big of a deal...

I have a temp control unit that I used to use for my fridge but I don't need it any more so that is what I am going to use for the heat source. When you say 1.5 to 2 inch think insulation are you talking about the stuff that comes on a roll ot is this just a sheet I can buy? Thank you, as you...

I have a question about how to insulate my fermentation cubby. I have a small space underneath my basement stairs. It is only about 3 ft wide and 4 ft tall and slopes with the stairs so it is about 5 feet long from the top of the slope to the bottom. This is perfect for storing a couple of...

thank you. I know Ihave a D fitting. I need a short lock handle and low and behold they are called "Short handles" I found a bunch of them, and they are designed for these smaller kegs.

Everyone, I have found a place where I can get the 1/6 barrel kegs for free so I just need the Sanke coupler for them. I thought the were all the same but I saw 2 this weekend. 1 the locking handle would lower no problem. The othe was for the larger 1/4 kegs and the handle was too long to lock...

I live 60 miles from the brewery. When they sold out I vowed never to drink anything of thiers again. That was 3 months ago.

I have had the same issue. If the yeast is a few months old give it a few days to get going. You will have much better luck. I have only had one bad pack and that was because it was frozen. I had 4 freeze solid and 3 still worked. Just be patient. :-)

Wow thanks for all of the help! I have one question. Why the lower mash temp? How does that help? Thank you Tom

OK next time I'll try mashing at a lower temp. mashed thit at 156F.

the burner I have now is crappy. I want to get some of those jet urners that I have sen or something more efficient than I have now that puts out mre BTUs

Ok I am tired of using my 20lb tanks 3 or more in a month. I do big batches that require a lot of boil time. So I am having the gas company run a line of my T valve in my garage and bring it down to floor level near the front of the garage with 2 quick disconnects. So I need to get low pressure...

Ok here is my quick grain bill for this one: 18lbs 2 row 2.5lbs Crystal 120 My starting gravity for 5 gallons was 1.110 yes that it correct :-) For Yeast I am using a culture Wyeast 1272. This is the second time I have pitched this yeast. I used about 1/2 a mason jar of slurry. I had...

While not ideal I would not worry too much about it. I would make a good starter. You should be fine.

I have never used dry yeast before. I only use Wyeast or White Labs. I had a fried that used dry yeast but after a while all of his beer tasted the same. But he always just added the yeast to warm tap water. EB

Welocome! This is by far the best forum I have found. The folks here are awesome! EB

I have made this batch 3 times. The first 2 time my friend did not mill the grains well so I had ver log OG like 1.05 and 1.06. I did it today with the same grill bill from Austins and I hit the mark of 1.111. It is in the primary with the same yeast from the last batch. It is looking great! EB

Yes that is the one. I am such a fool.