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I do experience this strange after taste —*as others have commented, something somewhat sweet but not desirable. The one area of my process that seems to be less than optimal is that I do partial boils. I boil down to about 3 or 3.5 gallons, and then top off. My next purchase will be a 40...

How did this ever end up — where you able to get 5 gallons out of it?

I am very much a fan of this thread. We don't have a lot of square footage in the house, so everything has to go out in the unfinished garage. I've been keeping my current fermenting brew warm in a simple bucket with a 20 dollar aquarium heater. A few years ago I built a Son of Fermentation...

MMJan, you should add your modified recipe to your dropdown. I want to mark this for my next brew!

I am an extract brewer, and I've never put together my own recipe. I've always just done a kit. This fall I harvested some of my own hops that were growing in the backyard. I do not know what type they are. From what I've found, I can use the hops for finishing or dry hopping, but should...

I cleaned out some kegs this weekend, and refilled a clean keg with water. I followed the tips posted here, and man, it was some amazing water! I am using a picnic tap (haven't made the jump to building a collar, etc) so I think I need to bring my serving PSI wayyyy down, but otherwise, it...

I guess I just didnt appreciate how much higher a PSI you would use when dispensing carbonated water vs beer. It doesnt seem like it's three times as fizzy, although I am not a carbonation wiz. In fact, this post may confirm that. Could I also just set it to 30 and wait a few days, then start...

Glad to see your response! What do you usually serve your seltzer at? Also, wouldn't cold beer at 12 or so PSI be carbed in under a week? Or is that you are cranking it up to 20 something and that takes a bit longer? I myself would still be tempted to use a bit of star san, although I am...

More than blowing the circuit, which is not my goal certainly, I just want to make sure that using the splitter does not put in me in danger of some electrical fire. My thoughts drift to the christmas light setup in a christmas story

You don't get in there with a brush? How many scoops of oxy will you do?

I have a new kegerator on a Johnson thermostat that I recently put in. It's my first kegerator. However, the nearest outlet is already being used by a washing machine and a tankless water heater. Would it be safe to get a grounded splitter for the kegerator and the washing machine to share...

I am leaving for a weekend trip, and I realized that I will have enough time to keg my beer, but I am guessing that I won't be able to clean out the carboy as thoroughly as I want, same goes for my air lock etc. Would be be possible to just fill the carboy back up with water, and maybe a...

I was just thinking of carbing some water with a bit of flavor (not sure how much lime essence or whatever I would need) and put it in a keg with a clean line and tap. I probably wouldnt even bother with bottling. The most I would do is simply put some water in a glass swingtop that is run...

I have my fingers crossed. My paranoid self keeps returning to the fan in the chiller blowing god knows what. I think this is definitely a 'Relax. Don't Worry. Have a home-brew' moment.

Did my first brewing for the first time in 3 years. Got all the old the old supplies out and had a **perfect** brew session. Nothing went wrong, no spillovers, no nada. Finally got the carboy settled in the hallway closet when I decide to bust out the old Son of Fermentation Chiller in the...

I too would like to make some carbonated water. Is there some health concern with water since the environment is not as caustic to outside bacteria as beer or wine is? If I made sparkling water like they sell at Trader Joes, I'd be my wife's hero.

Good to hear. Well I will give it a shot! Now all I need to do is figure out if I can salvage my old picnic tap.

I have a corny keg that I brewed in 2009 — then I moved cities and everything sat in a garage until I finally got my chest freezer up and running last night. I put the old corny in there, and I think I might try it. Is that too big a risk? I am not sure if I purged it, since I dont know...

I am currently brewing Kombucha in between beer brews (I heard it easy and the timeline seems great too). The scoby seems to create a fair amount of little organic matter that seem pretty gross. In a week or so I will be taking the Kombucha out for bottling, and I wondered whether or not I...