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No, I've never had Apfelwein before. I decided to make it based upon the rave reviews in the recipe subforums. There isn't any signs of an infection that I can tell in the bottles or what not... ugh :-\

It's actually getting worse. Decided to crack another bottle to share with the wife, to see if it's getting any better... She actually gagged :( Have you ever had really BAD mixed wine (aka Kitchen Sink wine)? This is what it tasted like.

Have you looked up the water quality report for Tampa? Use that information in one of the Water-Brew calculators that are occasionally posted on the site. It should tell you whether or not the water is the issue. You can get the water quality report from your city/county water site usually.

I know lots of people on here have opinions on tap water, and the advice I've read mostly says "Bad tasting tap water = bad tasting beer". In the case of my tap water, it's absolutely horrid, but it makes damn fine beer. San Antonio's water is excessively hard and is some of the worst tap...

I thought the same thing on my first brew... which was also a Witbier. Please don't rack it to a secondary. I left it in Primary until most of the krausen fell, and then just bottled it. It turned out excellent.

Thanks for the advice. I had already factored in using 1/4" foam insulation, since that's the only type carried at the Depot and Lowes down here. I'll look into some thicker stuff though.

Thanks for the advice. I had already factored in using 1/4" foam insulation, since that's the only type carried at the Depot and Lowes down here. I'll look into some thicker stuff though.

Well I'm not terribly concerned about the support, since it will only be supporting the lid. I'm going to attack the collar to the freezer, and have the lid just open. I don't mind lifting the kegs over the collar.

Question about the wood for the collar - Is 1x8 too thin? The 1" diameter? I found some really nice Red Oak today, but it's only 1 inch thick. How wide should I be looking at? 2x6 or 2x8? I priced everything out today at the Depot... purchasing everything next Friday when the bonus comes in.

I would toss it in first, then rack onto it.

I took the coffee grounds and put them in with 5 minutes left in the boil. Since you're already past that point, honestly, if you haven't been sticking your nose or hands into the grounds, you'll be ok. One thing I've learned so far is that beer is much more resilient then some people make...

I would like to ship some bottles to a few friends. What is the best method for this? I was thinking USPS flat rate boxes with popcorn?

Keg Connection is currently backordered on 5# CO2 tanks. They wont ship until next week... but yes, the 525's are what to go with from what everyone has said.

Check out the DIY forum, and look at the numerous threads there for building Keezers.

Ehhh oh well, I only have 6 bottles left... I didn't realize how quick I had killed my first home brew. Anyway, I'll be kegging two fully fermented beers still in their primaries.

Can I Keg beer that has been previously bottled? Basically I have about a case left of beer, that I'd like to have on tap for my Superbowl party. Is this possible? Im totally new to kegging so, please excuse the noobness. My kegs arrive next week supposedly :)

I'll be honest, I just threw my fresh ground cofee grounds into the primary. About 1.5oz. The flavor is a bit strong, but I expect that to go down after time. I used Chocolate and Unsweetened dark chocolate. It is delicious.

Yooper helped me out on this thread a lot. Hope t helps you... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/partial-mash-vice-steeping-whats-difference-213677/

Well, the hose length comes with the keg package from Keg Connection. I guess I could call them up and see if I can get 10' lines instead of the stock 5.

Yeah, I mistyped that. I'm using a Chest freezer.