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Cleaned out two spend corny kegs - an English Brown Ale called Squirrel Nut, and a Blonde 4.9% ale. Back ups already hooked up and carbed. English Brown had corny 2 of the same batch and Blondie was replaced by corny # 2 of the Louie The Lip Lager, which tastes better than #1 due to aging for 5...

A German HB Pilsner - in a new glass. Hard to see, but etched Milwaukee Brewers logo/text.

I have a few scales - one for pounds of grain, and one for less than a pound. I also have another scale for pounds so I can double check on the larger weights. The scales are all good and work fine but it's easy to have a stray pencil or something under the scale that can mess it up. (Sometimes...

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A Very Pale Ale, HB alchemy delight. Mosaic late addition is snappy. Sadly, only about a dozen more pours.

Don't really have a name for mine yet. Hmmm. Just calling Keezer but perhaps I should give him/her a name.

It has been almost 2 years since I ditched bottles and went to a Draft Beer solution. There was lots of help available on HBT forums but it took a lot of hunting to address specific questions. So I thought I would briefly share some things I learned and hope others freely add suggestions based...

Doing a Guiness stout - my "A" ... In most A/B comparisons of Stouts. Really goes down easy. I credit Guiness for my decision to make my HB Irish Stouts at ~4% ... They go down easy.

I like the smoke taste, but not in large amounts. So, when I got a smoker, I went with an inexpensive model from Cuisinart - about $200, that has a very powerful heating element that goes to about 400°F if you want. It offers two "bowls, one is for water, one is for wood chips. More water and...

Brewing now... Tracking time on BrewFather, tracking mash/boil temps on the Rapt.io, and tracking gravity with an EasyDens. Using an old "el cheapo" pH meter to track that. All is well and within +/- 1% of where it is supposed to be. No sparge. On a six gal batch (to fermenter)... I start...

Doing an emergency beer day tomorrow - British Brown Ale. The keg kicked last night and I have another corny from the same batch already swapped, chilled and carbed - but no back up for that. So... Tomorrow, a 6 gal batch is ready to go. Grains all weighed out but not milled. (I do that when I...

Loving a 3 month old HB Mocha Stout on 37 psi beer gas. Jumping Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas gas.

I usually enjoy my beer outside. It's really hot here and enough evaporates to offset the ice cube. Besides, it takes longer to drink with that extra ice cube, so my alcohol update is reduced by the time it takes for that last sip or two. Haha.

Made a trip to Arc3 and replaced the spent CO2 tank. I got lovely red Kegco tank - looks quite snappy. I keep 2 tanks each of beergas and CO2 so I don't need to race to keep everything all bubbly. I just swap it out and get a replacement soon, at my leisure vs a dire need. Ha. Later, I have...

A new summer T-shirt ready for brew day on Friday.

1) i also use the ~ 15 min interval mash stir in the bag. My method is to "fluff" from the bottom and stir upwards. (Increase circ, keep O2 out). 2) vorlauf is optional I believe. (I would have to look it up. Bwahahaha) 3) I gave up squeezing with my hands. I now use a ratchet strap - wind it...

Busy day for beer! Packaged up 10 gallons of HB Mocha Stout in 2 corny kegs. The previous stout was over half finished, so I feel much better to have the next batch conditioning with some beer gas on top. I will do all I can to have some stout on tap. Important! Measured the final gravity with...

HB German Pilsner , mostly mittelfru with some saaz because I can.

Best places to check (from experience)... gasket on the corny lid PRV on the corny Posts for beer or gas Less likely but possible U didn't push the duotight in all the way.p Good luck.

@mac_1103 Doesn't everybody sanitize their past? Yes. With starsan, bleach and oxyclean followed by a heated saltwater bath with PBW. Followed by more starsan. That is why history is clean.