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I'd be curious to know if this works as well. I am in the middle of building a system to serve 6 taps on my main floor, with the keezer in the basement. The keezer is not directly beneath the taps, but pretty close, so the run isn't very long. When I started the planning stage, I really...

In 5 solid years of trying every homebrew and craft beer I can get my hands on, there have been a few decent fruit beers, but not a single one I can think of where I thought the beer was good because of the fruit rather than in spite of it. I'm not saying fruit additions necessarily ruin beer...

I'm tired of making guests go downstairs to use my taps so I'm building a walk-up bar in the upstairs lounge area, and putting taps there instead. I couldn't come up with a satisfying way of making a kegerator/keezer "fit" visually into the upstairs space, so the kegs and freezer will stay...

I have done this multiple times myself, and it usually works just fine. You have to be careful to not under-pitch, though. There have been 2 times that I have done this with S-05 yeast in simple blonde ales where the beer ended up with a very noticeable clove-like phenolic component to it that...

Let's face it, craft beer is very heavy on trends. In the IPA space, if a new beer with hop character similar to Two Hearted gets introduced on the scene, it might get enjoyed in the taproom at the brewery but it isn't going to generate any widespread hype. It's just not bombastic enough to do...

I have a router with a slot cutting bit so that type of thing might be the ticket. Thanks guys

Hi all, I have a concept in mind for a build but I know it will require a pretty good sealing mechanism. I'm wondering if anybody has found/used a general purpose magnetic seal similar to what you'd find on a fridge, that can be cut to whatever shape/size opening you need. I've done some...

Agreed, but I guess my feeling is that I probably do have a leak somewhere even though I haven't found it after checking multiple times. It's the only answer that really makes sense if guys here are getting just as much mileage (or more) out of 5lb tanks that I am getting out of 10. I did...

I do keep a 2nd 10lb on hand at all times to protect against empty tanks at inopportune times. I just went downstairs and weighed my spare tank using a luggage scale and it weighed exactly tare + 10, so at least I can rule out unscrupulous business practices on the part of the shop. Ah well...

I might try this method. Just today I received my 2nd regulator that I am going to use to set up a separate carbing tank, so there will never really be a need to leave the gas turned on when I'm not "using" the kegerator.

Sorry to bump a slightly old thread, but I don't think a whole new one is needed for my question. I've been kegging for about 8 months and I really dig it after bottling for 3 years. One thing that has kind of been bugging me though is that I don't seem to get nearly the "mileage" out of my...

Whenever I see somebody talk about how their dark beers taste great but their light beers have off flavors, the first thing that comes to mind is that the alkalinity in the brewing water is probably too high. By all means, experiment with water but I've never heard of high alkalinity being...

A big part of hops perception is the aroma, so if you're tasting a warm and flat sample from the bottling bucket then you're not going to get the true experience. The carbonation/head on the final beer plays a role in expressing those aromas for you to enjoy, so you don't really know where you...

I have bottled tons of batches within 7-10 days of brew day and as long as the fermentation is done, it's fine. The conditioning still needs to happen to get a good tasting beer, but it can happen in the bottle. So I wouldn't worry about that part. The only thing that concerns me here is the...

I'm brand new to to kegging and I've already had the "no flow" issue happen twice. The first time was confirmed to be a frozen line, and was easily corrected by slightly bumping up the temperature in the fridge. The second time was hop matter from the keg clogging up the works. I think the...

First and foremost, does the water taste good by itself? If so, take the data from the report, and enter it into a tool like Bru N Water along with the info for whatever you're planning to brew. The info provided by Bru N Water will guide you toward any other tweaks you should be making to...

I use "visual inspection" all the time to verify that fermentation is done. I fully acknowledge it is a sloppy/lazy method, but I find it's pretty much foolproof if: - If it has been over a week in a temperature controlled environment - the beer is low-to-moderate gravity - you're familiar...

Plastic bucket primary, bulk age in corny keg. For the f'in win. Dead simple, inexpensive, easy to clean, stackable, great durability-to-weight ratio, built-in handle to carry with one hand... I can't think of a single real drawback. I know there are claimed drawbacks, but claims don't...

I've been brewing for 3 years and went straight to all-grain. But in the last few weeks I've been exploring extract brewing a little bit, and have done 6 extract batches in the last few weeks. Main reasons being: reduced free time available due to having an 8 week-old daughter; stovetop...

^^ best advice in the thread, IMO. I totally get it... the tendency to look at the idea of making one's own beer as this grand blank canvas on which the aspiring brewer can dream up their own joyous concoctions and yadda yadda. But without experience using different types of ingredients, to...