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Hi, I'm cold crashing my first hard root beer attempt right now. When that's complete, I need to backsweeten, flavor and keg. Per the recipe, I'll be backsweetening with a pound of sugar and a pound of honey. I'm planning to boil 5-6 cups of water, dissolve the sugar and honey in that, let it...

Hi, I'm about a week out from force carbonating my first hard root beer, which I'll then bottle. My plan is to carbonate at 35 degrees and 15 psi as I want it highly carbonated. I just read Bobby_M's post on force carbonation, and how two-weeks is the sweet spot to fully carbonate a keg. Since...

Hi, I need to add these to a hard root beer I have in the secondary, to stabilize it before backsweetening (I'll be force-carbonating and bottling). I've read up on them and have the amounts for my three-gallon batch (one gram of Potassium Metabisulfite and five grams of Potassium Sorbate) and...

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Hi, I'm brewing a hard root beer that will be ready to keg in a week or so. I'm not planning to serve it in the keg - I plan to force carbonate it and then bottle. The recipe calls for backsweetening with honey and sugar, so I'm going to stabalize with Potassium Metabisulfite and Potassium...

It's my understanding that campden tablets are only a temporary measure for stopping fermentation, and that it can still resume later.

Hi, I'm going to take my first shot at a hard root beer next week. The recipe I'm trying was posted on this site several years ago. It's pretty straight forward - brew a very basic no hops beer, then add sugar, honey and root beer flavoring after fermentation. The recipe calls for bottling...

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I use three different products / methods to clarify my beer. The first two have been mentioned - whirlfoc at the end of the boil, and a cold crash with gelatin finings before kegging. The third product I use, which I haven't seen mentioned, is called Clarity Ferm, and is manufactured by White...

That's one thing I hadn't thought of. I lube the post o-rings when I fill the keg, but with five kegs in my keezer, the older kegs would have their disconnects removed (and cleaned) several times before they are removed. That could probably remove most or all of the keg lube that I'd originally...

Hi, I have pin-lock kegs and quick disconnects. Each time I put a new keg in my keezer, I disconnect all the liquid lines and clean them. I'm not sure when this started (I'm sure it hasn't always been this way), but lately when I remove my liquid disconnects, I often have to work them back and...

Hi, I'm getting ready to brew another batch of a Pliny the Elder clone I really like. For dry hopping, I use a plastic Big Mouth Bubbler with a Depth Charge for the hops. This has really worked well on my prior batches, but with all the hops additions, I'm lucky to get 4.5 gallons in the keg...

Hi, I'm getting close to brewing my first hard root beer, and I have a few questions. Is this recipe from 2013 still one of the best to try? https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/hard-root-beer-recipe.416406/ Can anyone verify that using a 30-micron filter resolves the separation issue? I...

Hi, I've been wanting to give this recipe a shot - never brewed root beer before. Can anyone confirm using a 30-micron filter resolves the separation issue? My plan would be to force carbonate in a keg, then use my beer gun to put it in 16 oz plastic bottles. How long does it take for...

These are the outer o-rings. I also thought that if the o-ring spins, it's too large, but that seems to be the one that isn't leaking. The o-rings that fit snug are the ones that don't seem to project outside the channel, which is why I tried the larger ones. I don't have calipers, but the OD...

Hi, I'm preparing a keg for my latest brew (oatmeal stout). I have pin-lock kegs, and my usual procedure is to: Sanitize everything. Assemble the keg, using keg lube on all the o-rings. Fill the keg with some sanitizer and roll it around to coat everything. Hook it up to a CO2 tank to flush...

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Sorry I hadn't replied on this. The holidays crept up faster than I anticipated, and I ended up not brewing. I've picked up the missing grains and plan to brew soon. If nothing else, a nice way to start the new year! Thanks for your help!

Hi, I brew extract, and I was planning to brew a mini-mash oatmeal stout tomorrow. It's basically my last shot at brewing until after the holidays. Long story short, I was just ready to weigh out my grains when I realized I messed up my order. I'm brewing an oatmeal stout that I haven't brewed...