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I've got 4 cornelius 19L kegs - three are the standard tall/thin ones and one is a Coke corny which is slightly shorter and a little fatter (22" x 9" to be exact versus the 25" x 8.5"). I'm looking for a small bar fridge that will fit all of them. I'm limited to about 35" height and about...

Yah, but I've read some posts about well expired kits, and most replies said they will be fine if new yeast is used. And still, my first batch that only had 1032 OG was a new kit. So, I'm not sure the age of this kit is the issue. Should I just continue to wait - I know 9 days is not that...

Ok, my 2nd batch has been fermeting now for about 9 days so I thought I'd check the FG - it is only at 1020 and as I stated above it only started at 1034??? I also did not notice that much head on the top of the primary (almost like the yeast wasn't doing much). Should I be concerned...

Total newb here (but hooked). I recently bought a 4-tap beer tower for my bar and now have 4 kegs. I plan to have one beer, one wine (sparkling of course due to the co2), one cooler, and now one Coke for mixed drinks. I got a bud that works for Coke, and I was able to buy a new and full Coke...

When I picked up some of my used equipment, I got three beer kits that were 9 years old. I posted the same question here and got a few mixed replies, but most said go for it except you obviously need new yeats. So I actually started one of these 9 year old kits just this last Friday (with...

Thanks guys for the quick reply. I guess the OG can be off, though I'm filling the hydrometer from the spout at the bottom of the primary - so it really isn't being pulled from the top where more water may be present extract - actually since I'm pulling from the bottom I should be getting more...

I just started my 2nd batch. I took the OG at 1034 and the kit says it will be done when FG is at approx 1010. Based on my OG, I estimate that the beer will be about 3%. For my first beer that I made a few weeks ago, its OG was 1032 and also ended at about the same FG and thus was 3%. So...

I just bought all my home beer equipment including home-making kits, various 19L kegs, co2, taps, etc. Currently I'm making beer, but I want to make some wine too. Can I put a batch of wine into a keg and carb it at 10psi so it pours nice out of my taps? Will the wine last in the keg? Will...

To pour I have it at 10psi. Prior to pouring I have it at 30psi as I was told this pressure is good to create carbination. But when I'm about to pour, I shutoff the co2 then release the pressure from the keg and then turn the co2 back on at 10psi and fill the keg at that pressure. I find that...

My first batrch was done last week. I went with the full keg and co2 setup. Was told that I could either carb it by introducing 50-60psi then disconnect co2 and leave for a few days or introduce 30psi and leave it connected for 2 to 3 days OR add 65pis and disconnect from co2 and shake for 30...

I just bought all my brew equipment including 20 pound co2 bottle, various kegs and taps. I'm about to keg my first batch and read that I should leave the co2 on at 25-30psi for 2-3 days for proper carbonation. I was at the local ubrew earlier this week, and they said NOT to ever leave the...

But I'm gonna be kegging with CO2, so no extra 0.5% for bottling. So my final beer will be 2.95%. At that level, I might as well give it to my kids for dinner since it is practically alcohol free. Maybe I just made a mistake with my first OG reading. Guess there is no way to tell but to...

The beer was one of those kits in a can with a pouch of yeast on top - it was an India Pale Ale I think. I added 1.1kg of dextrose and took the OG once the extract was all mixed up with the dextose and 23L water. I posted a question on the forum whehter 1032 sounded low, and I got replies...

Just started my first batch last Sunday, which had a OG of 1032. It had a lot of krausen for the first 4 days - I tested the FG at that time at 1016. Now after seven it has very little krausen so I decided to transfer to my secondary carboy and airlock and test FG again - this time it was...

In the future I will use my glass carboy with airlock for primary. Though now that I have started with my plastic jug with only plastic wrap as a lid (with an elastic holding it), will that be an issue as the plastic wrap actually creates a somewhat air tight seal. I guess if the pressure got...

Actually, pritty close. The only extra is that I added 1.1KG of dextrose (sugar) to the mixture and then added the yeast. Is this not the corrct method? The instructions on the can/kit basically gave these extra directions - they never said anything about boiling. In the future, am I...

Thanks for the reply. Just to clarify, I did clean and somehwat sanitize all equipment before I started. I had some of that pink powder and used it to clean the plastic fermenter with the spout on bottom. Sounds like I should have concentrated more on cleaning the spout, but hopefully I did...

I just got into homebrewing and kegging over the holidays. Was at one of my in-laws and he had the whole keg and tap setup which got me excited to do the same. He however makes his brew at the local u-brew (actually the u-brew makes it, he just fills up his keg). I though want to make my own...