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I am currently sitting in a beach house @ the Outer Banks sipping on a Brown Ale that I transferred from my keg using two 2 litre Pepsi bottles and the "carbonator" caps. I have a "portable" carb thingy to keep the rest from going flat. The first bottle is gone and we are half way through the...

I recently bought the Midwest Dual Tap setup and love it. The dual manifolds have actually come in handy. As far as the price, They were more than competetive. I just bought four kegs from pedalbiker at what I can only see as the best deal. The kegs are resealed and tested. Most others for the...

I finally received my Carbonators yesterday. I set up a two litre bottle of my kegged brown ale for a party tonight. It's already carbed so I don't want to "over" carb the beer. I filled the bottle to 15psi with about three inches of head space. The bottle still feels a bit squishy. Who uses...

The family and freinds are going to the outer banks for a week. I have some beer that is bottled but I have some in kegs as well. I would like to take some of my kegged beer but don't want to go through the hassle of building a "beer gun". Has anyone had any luck with the "Carbonator" from...

I just think the instructions are incorrect. As I sit here enjoying a beautiful June afternoon, brewing away, I am questioning the volume of wort I am currently bringing to a boil. Here's what we have: Midwest Simcoe Select IPA 10lbs Golden Promise 16oz Crystal 50/60 8oz Carapils 80z...

I have gotten into the habit of rinsing my bottles after pouring into a glass. This has really cut down on the "cleaning" time. I fill the sink and rinse each bottle in warm water to inspect for any nasties. They get loaded into the dishwasher with no soap and heated dry. I can get 48 bottles...

I used a six gallon Better Bottle as the primary for my Flat Tire. I kegged it last week. The ale sat in the primary for almost five weeks. I was reasonably successful cleaning it with the exception of a thin line of crusted krausen. The bottle has been soaking for a week in the sun as well as...

Early Brew set up.

Early Brew set up.

Early Brew set up.

I have successfully force carbed two batches. One of my kegs leaks when below about 15psi. As I am new to the keg, I did not use the keg lube on my seals. The kegs are recently purchased from Midwest and the seals are new. Without contaminating the beer, can I take apart the leaking parts (ball...

HBT Rocks. THanks everybody!

I did in fact start with a warm co2 tank. My pressure reading is @ 650psi. I started @ 1100 psi.

I cleaned and sanitized my corny's. I'm using a Midwest supplies dual draft system. I cannot find any leaks (soapy water on all fittings) and my kegs don't appear to be leaking either. When I set my pressure (force carb) to 30psi, I'm losin about 100 psi out of the tank per hour. Can I just load...

I haven't checked the water ph however (I know I'm a rookie) I used the BeerSmith water profiles for my area (DC suburbs). With that and the water filter from my fridge I figured I was alright but no I don't know the exact ph or sulfer levels of my water.

The extract was a partial boil (This was one of my first kits and I thought I was doing good by "sqeezing" the juices from the bag). The all grain was a full boil. Was I foolish to assume that an all grain kit with full boil water measurements would calculate the necessary hop...

I have brewed two pale ale kits. One was extract and the other all grain. Both have turned out okay but exceptionally bitter. The extract kit had steeping grains. I never exceeded 170 degrees with the water (no notes in front of me) but the gravities were on point both times (starting and...

I am currently brewing the all grain Exelciser Altbier From Midwest. Midwest recommends that the secondary be cooler than the primary to properly mimck the "traditional" way. There is no temp range as to place the secondary @ a lower temp. I have the eqiupment to ferment @lower temps. I just...

As I am a true believer now. The Sg was 1.046. I took a sample this evening. It was 1.012. Clearly something has been going on. Thanks for the help!!!!

Okay, I brewed my second all grain kit on Saturday. Everything went great. I was done in a reasonable time, everything remained clean and on point. Except: I forgot to "smack the pack". By the time I remebered, the wort was already aboil. I stalled as long as I thought I could without...