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I have a quick question about fermentation. I followed the recipe exactly and had no troubles with the brewing process. I skipped hydrating my yeast and just pitched the bag of safale-05 when temps were 68 F. I have 5 gallons total in a 6 1/2 gallon carboy. Fermentation wasn't obvious for...

Thank you all very much for the information! That was very helpful and I'm going to do the work tonight.

Ahh, those are what they are called. I have a rigged one that I can explain pretty easy. It's basically a crescent shaped copper tube with many slits in it that comes down from the valve and sits on the bottom. I cover the tube with stainless steel mesh. It works great for keeping particles...

I was wondering how much space people have in the bottom of their converted kegs. I can put two gallons of water in my keg before it gets to the ball valve and starts to gravity feed at all. This seems like an awful lot to me and I was wondering if it's normal or if the valve should have...

If I go this way would I use different ratios for different types of beer? Lighter beers maybe a ratio of 1 part tap water to 2 parts RO and for darker beers just 1/2 of each?

I've been browsing these forums for the past month diving into every new topic I see. If I had this much enthusiasm about my major I would have long been done with college and know those texts inside out, but alas that isn't the case. Anyway, on to my questions: I have had that metal tang...