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Wait... when did science get into homebrewing? Is nothing sacred!

You should be fine. Just figure out how many gallons will occupy the dead space. Once you figure that then you will add that volume to the water added when mashing so you get the total volume for your boil. E.G. let's say the dead space is = 2 gallons. Normally you need 8 gallons of total...

I do not have an ass beard! I have an ass stache! Want an ass stache ride?

I agree. The only time I ever do a secondary is when I dry hop or add fruit. Just remember when you do do a secondary that is another possible place a beer can get an infection.

I just clenched my buttocks... I pooped a little.

Do you want to be friends? J/K... no really!

No one was discouraging. People said they either did or did not brew a light lager. The ones who said no said it was cheaper to buy one. If the op wants the challenge of brewing a clean light lager than go for it. It he succeeds then it will only help him in future brews, especially a kolsch...

They look like yeast rafts. How long has it been in the primary? If you are going to age it in the carboy I would rack it off the yeast. Use a secondary for long conditioning periods.

Either you have a brew pub or you have lots and lots of friends! Getting back to the original question. I don't know for sure but I've been thinking about it. It would seem to me the pump would cause a certain amount of agitation that would alter the amount of co2 in the beer. After thinking...

Just be sure to cover the liquid in the sauce pan with some foil. Don't need any bad things getting into the starter that you worked hard on.

Nope... that would work. After it finishes fermenting just decant the liquid off and pitch the yeast.

Why don't you get or make a counter pressure filler. They are designed for exactly that purpose. A blickman beer gun costs $125 and you could make one for cheaper than that.

What you need is a couple of 2-liter flasks. You make 1 2-liter starter. Once that is done cold crash it so all the yeast is caked on the bottom. Decant as much of the liquid as possible. At this point the second flask should be ready with 2-liters of starter. Dump the yeast from the first...

1. I always use a strainer when dumping into the primary. To me it makes sense even if you do a partial mash and everything is in a bag that getting as much of the things that get into your beer out will make for a better beer. 2. I just made a pumpkin spiced beer last weekend. I put the...

I'm pretty sure most of this is standard equipment. Of course you could be working with an odd ball regulator but I would assume you have a standard regulator. Check out the websites that I told you about and see what they have. I'm sure you will be fine for what ever you need.

You will definitely need plumbers tape to wrap your threads or your new connections will leak. You can pick up plumbers tape at any home depot or lowes.

I like going to northernbrewer.com or midwest brewing supplies. They have everything you need. As far as the settings of the first regulator goes it can be anything you want. The first regulator does not affect the second. Think of the regulators as a co2 pass through.

Normally I use the airlock that looks like a bent worm vs the 3-piece airlock. I put water in the airlock and fill it below the max line. If it does get suction back into the carboy the siphon will break itself because there isn't enough water to make it over the hump in the airlock to get...

I went to my LHBS and asked the same question. They told me I couldn't because the manufacturer said that everything has to be put together precisely. I told them I wanted to remove the high pressure gauge add a nipple and then reattach the high pressure gauge. After hearing their explanation...

Uh... no. I have 3 taps and I have a cali common beer on tap at all times cause my wife loves that beer. The other two taps are reserved for what I feel like brewing. I have friends that love bud lite so when they come over they bring a 12 pack for themselves. The only time a light lager is...