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Make a yeast starter! I have made several HG brews and made the mistake of not make a starter, rather just pitching the yeast from the smack pack. If you're going to add a ton of fermentables, make sure to add some yeastie boys.

One of the first brews I made from my own crafted recipe had a strong taste of alcohol. I waited a couple weeks after trying my tester and now it is a regular brew of mine. I just make sure to let it condition in the bottle for a bit.

what BRAND of extract are you using. I have personally had similar issues with the first extract batches I made from kits. They were brewers best kits. i started using Northern Brewers extract and now the beer is tasting AWESOME.

Hmm, all great answers and I appreciate it. I recentley asked about glass vs BB and i got mixed review. I have a glass carboy I got as a gift when I turned 21 this past summer but I need to expand my fermentation ability as brewing has become my life passion!!! Sounds like it is just worth...

You know how you can buy big 5 gallon drums of water that you put on top of a cooler and can dispense water through the machine. Sometimes there is even home delivery of this or you can exchange them at grocery stores. Can those be used as a better bottle/ fermentation vessel safely? I...

Im looking for someone who is willing to help a new all grain brewer out. I want to get into AG but I don't want to lay down all the cash on brand new gear until I've got the methods down. Anyone have an old mash tun and a brew kettle they would be willing to part with for a fair price...

Alright. I am in a real pickle. I cannot decide how to upgrade my fermentors. Right now I am an Ale Brewer looking to get into some lager brewing. I have one glass carboy and a series of buckets. I have been putting my 'nicer' more craft brewed beers in the carboy for secondary while leaving my...

This way it releases the gas through the pin lock using the key, nail or whatever as if it were the pin in the disconnect?

Thanks everyone. That was very helpful!

Hey Folks. I just got my first kegging system. it is a pin lock. I know that with ball lock kegs you can burp the keg with a gas relief valve. It seems that the pin lock does not have one of these releases. How do people prevent air from getting in their kegs? Can you purge the keg...

Will you post the actual recipe to this? My father is glutard and I want to brew him up something real tasty!

I am trying to break into the AG scene on a limited budget. So far I have seen the big cooler type mash and lauder tuns for reasonable prices. Some day I will move to stainless but for now I think I will stay with the big coolers. Right now for extract brewing I have a propane burner and a nice...