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I am getting ready to brew a Brewer's Best Belgian Golden Ale kit. If you aren't familiar with those kits, they usually have you add all of the LME/DME for the entire boil. I am currently reading How To Brew by John Palmer, and his method is to boil half of the LME/DME, and add the other half...

I have done 6 extract kits now. Every kit I do, I love the hobby more. 1st batch was a gift - a one gallon IPA. Turned out good but I drank it in a weekend LOL. Then did 2 - 5 gallon kits. Had a baby, lost all of my time for a bit, and fell out of it. Now I have done 3 more extract kits. Every...

I was willing to put our differing opinions to the side until you threw in that last line 😂

I would say that is somewhat fair. I used to record a lot of music myself. I sang, played guitar, played bass, played keyboard... but couldn't play the drums. So I used a drum sampler. I would say the extract is a drum sampler. I guess my point is that it isn't so black and white as in "that's...

This line of thinking is really a never ending spiral though. I honestly don't think it is fair. Ok you brewed it all grain, but you probably, didn't come up with the recipe. And if it is your own recipe, its probably just a tweak of a different recipe. And even if you came up with the recipe...

I tracked it down to one of two places - Either the connection between the regulator and the line going to the keg, or the connector that latches onto the "air-in" post on the keg. I put on all new seals on the keg, redid the hose connections with new hose clamps, and it resolved the issue.

I wanted to thank you guys for all the help on this thread. I ended up getting my keg system working perfectly. I kept my peanut butter porter and it is absolutely delicious. The keg system took some work to get down and definitely was a learning experience, but I think it has only fed fuel on...

AWESOME!!!! This all makes sense. This entire time, i have been kind of troubleshooting from the keg back. But really, i think i needed to go from the tank out. Unfortunately, I'm down a couple tanks of co2 at this point, but oh well. I feel like I'm really close to getting this working...

Something is definitely not right. Before i left for work i turned it back on. I thought i would just let it run all day. I had my wife go check it and its out of co2. Its definitely leaking out somewhere and it isn't from the keg or connections there. The issue has to be somewhere on the...

Update: last night i got my tank filled. I replaced the o-rings on keg's ball lock connectors. Made all of my connections. Set my turned it on and set to 12 psi (34 degrees in my fridge). I sprayed all over the keg with StarSan - no bubbles! So I was thinking that i solved my issue. But i look...

Ok last question here... one my leaks are resolved. what PSI should i set this at if I want to just set it and forget it?

I have a feeling that my issue lies somewhere between the co2 tank and the ball lock connector, because the keg was holding air when i purchased it. The guy pulled the release valve and showed me that it was holding air. So i have a feeling my issue is either the O-ring on the ball lock...

Now, lets say I resolve my leak issue... i have read about 100 different ways to carbonate the keg at different PSI. What do you guys recommend? I'm okay with waiting a few days for sure so i really don't care to roll the keg around to try and speed up the process.

Awesome thanks! This is actually exactly what I wanted to hear

Just built a kegerator and you guys are right - there is a definite learning curve. The good: The kegerator is built successfully. I had a peanut butter porter brewed and ready to be bottled or kegged. The bad: I bought a used keg. I cleaned it out with oxyclean and sanitized with StarSan...

I have one bucket with a spigot that I use for my bottling bucket. In hindsight, I shouldn't have bought any buckets without a spigot. That will be a nice little upgrade for the next batch

Awesome thanks! So lifting the lid on my brew bucket isn't going to unleash the Dementors onto my beer? LOL

Newbie here - I've done 4 or 5 kits now and one small thing has always perplexed me. What is the best way to get samples out of the fermenter to test SG? I am using brew buckets and just want to make sure fermentation is completed before bottling. I have a friend that says he uses a sanitized...

My American Cream Ale from Brewer's Best will be ready on Saturday. I will let you know how it turned out. I drank a bit of the flat beer before bottling and I already like it like that... i can't wait to try it after bottle conditioning this weekend!

Ah that makes sense. The absolute hardest part of this hobby is waiting. But I think it will get better if I have multiple beers going. Once I have some to drink, some conditioning in bottles, and some in the fermenter, I think the waiting will be a little easier.