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Yeah. Plus it is a dual draft tower and both drafts are doing it. I clean and disassemble the kegs before every batch. I also take apart and clean the faucets, etc... Man, i'm not very handy. Are there threads on here that explain how other people have dealt with this issue? I imagine there...

It's not just the first one of the day. It's just the first one of each pouring session, if that makes sense. Say i pour 2 or 3 pints. The first one is basically all head. The next two are perfectly fine. I guess i misunderstood when previously describing this. I tried the suggestion of...

Damn home brew guy recommended the 5 ft. Why i ought ta!?!?!?!? (shaking my hand in the air) Ok, i will give that a try. Thanks for the recommendation. Follow up question. Why would longer beer lines have an effect on the foaming of the beer?

both the beer & gas lines are 5 ft long and i want to say the beer line is 3/16. Yes, running outside in the tower. I have a standard beer meister that i converted from commercial to corny kegs. Not sure if my regulator is accurate. How would i be able to tell?

So I have been force carbing my kegs, setting them at about 12 – 13 psi. The IPA I currently have tapped has been kegged for 3+ weeks. Tastes great and is fully carbed. My problem is that my first pour always produces about 4 – 5 inches of head. What is causing this? I thought 12 psi is about...

Can someone provide you technique when you intend on force carbing a keg, but bottle conditioning a six pack or so to age for later? I am wondering how much to leave behind to bottle a 6 pack (do I just eyeball it?). Then how much dextrose do you use (which I know is directly related to how much...

Follow up. How long could it last by doing it this way? Would you recommend drinking ASAP? or could they wait a few days without affecting the flavor or carb?

Is it possible to bottle from the faucet just a single bottle, so that i could have my friend try it? What are your thoughts? I would have to bring it in to work with me and throw it in the fridge to keep cool. And then just have him drink it that night when he gets home. Would it be 1) still...

So, in most kit instructions it says to drop the wort temperature to say 100 degrees, as quickly as possible before transferring to the primary. Then top off with cold water to reach 5 gallons. If i am doing a partial 3 gallon boil, and i put 2 gallons of water in the freezer while boiling...

Dumb question, but do i put the paint strainer bag on the inflow portion, or the outflow portion of my auto siphon

I have been dry hopping with amarillo pellets in my secondary for 2 weeks now. I was planning on bottling/kegging (depends on if i get the kegging equipment) this weekend. I just tossed the pellets on top, so there has been about an inch of green foam on the top of my batch for the entire two...

Anyone have any tips or advice on cleaning a bunch of recycled bottles for the first time. My plan was to let them soak a batch of PBW for a few hours. Then take a bottle brush to them. Followed by a rinse out. I'd follow that up with a star san soak just prior to bottling.

Does anyone have any experience with this priming sugar? I purchased from northern brewer. It seemed like a simple way of adding priming sugar to each bottle. Also, it seemed like a way of getting accurate carbonation. I just searched online, and it seems like a lot of people have complaints...

I got it now. Thanks for all of the explanations.

Oh man... so now i have to ask the rookie question - What is the difference between bittering and flavoring?

So my instructions for my first brew, a belgian tripple ipa extract kit, were pretty generic. I was wondering if someone could shed a little light on the effect some of the steps had on the finished product. I added any of my understanding of the boil process, so please correct me where i am...

My friend tipped me off to the spray bottle approach and i have to admit, it made everything pretty easy (1st batch so i can't say it made things easier). Anyway, thanks for all of your advice/opinions.

Yeah, i'm not concerned with cloudiness. If it is a sign of ineffectiveness, or not. I will rely on ph readings. I only brought up the hard water aspect because i wanted to know if that will play a part in the longevity for reusing purposes. Question to those that do not make the full 5...

Question to my star san users - What do you store your solution in? I know that it is reusuable, as long as the PH is 3 or under (please correct me if i am wrong). I just don't know how to store it. I just brewed my first batch and used gallons of spring water for the wort. Afterwards, i...

Because of my paranoia with infecting the beer, i will probably let it ride in the primary for the rest of the week. Question: Why is everyone suggesting that i not rack into secondary? To prevent further risk of damaging the batch? I am just wondering because the instructions, people who...