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Brewed up a batch of Deaf Turtle last night and all went well. Placed the keg in my fermentation chamber that was set to 66 degrees Fahrenheit. Checked on it this morning and found that the lid had been sucked into the keg :( Lesson learned. Sanitized my hand/arm and dug it out. Guess I'll let...

Link to said mini regulator?

It should take 1 cartridge per keg to carbonate. I used mine twice then ditched them for regular corny kegs. Found the provided 5 liter kegs way too hard to clean.

If I had used the fast ferment adapter the first time I'll bet that the batch would have come out better. The 2nd and 3rd times, temps were too low so I'm not entirely sure that the adapter could have saved these batches. I've finally got a way to control my fermentation temps, so as soon as I...

All 3 batches so far have been at ambient temp. I'm in Los Angeles, so in my house that's...tough to say :) My house is over 100 years old and has absolutely no climate control. No AC or heat. We dont really have 'weather' so as long as you're not brewing it's not a huge deal. First batch...

Just tried a sample of the Plinius Maximus and it's....not so good. It's drinkable, but definitely not something that I would share with anyone else. Seems to have a good alcohol kick to it, I'm kinda buzzed ;) Has a lot of diacetyl aroma/flavor, and that same sourness that I detected on my...

When I was much younger I wanted to try and find a way to powderize (is that a word?) alcohol so that I could snort up some big rails and catch a buzzzzzzz.

Oly isn't all that bad for what it is. It's my 'go to' cheap beer if available.

True that. I just got my tank refilled, disassembled the gas system and then reassembled with new plumbers tape. Tests show no leaks. Hooked it back up and keeping my fingers crossed.

Grrr, brewed up the Plinius Maximus a few weeks ago and sunday I attached the co2 to get it carbed up and ready for drinking this weekend. I went to pull a sample last night and found that I have a leak in my co2 system...burned through 5 lbs of gas in 2 days :(

Sounds like a solution in search of a problem.

1. Like most things in home brewing there is more than one way to skin this cat. There is no 'best' way to carbonate. There are different methods, each with pros and cons. Read through this forum (sticky thread at the top should be where you start) and you'll find descriptions of all of them...

Made the regrettable mistake of ordering the "Hell or High Watermelon" from 21st Amendment brewing :( It didnt have a horrible taste so much as it just had no taste whatsoever. Complete waste of 5-6 bucks or whatever I paid for it. *edit* It was on tap, not canned.

I initially thought it was just me being overly sensitive to a particular smell but I had my wife take a whiff and she described it as being old beer and likened it to a local bar that she hates me dragging her to :P

18 hour soak in PBW followed by another scrubbing with dish soap and these ****ers still smell! Normally I wouldnt really care so much about a smell but my last 3 batches of beer have all had this same smell and taste to them. I dont know if the beer is picking up the off flavor and aroma from...

Thanks for the info. Guess I'll wait to pull the trigger on buying one of these. Did they happen to mention that after January all GFs sold will have the new controller? Or will it always be an upgrade/separate purchase?

Quick question for those of you that have recently purchased a GF: Is it coming with the new controller with bluetooth? Or is that a separate purchase?

You sure that's infected? It looks pretty normal to my untrained eyes.

Anybody else having trouble getting the silicone keg lid clean? I have two of them and they both have a sour/old beer smell to them. This is after multiple scrubbings with dish soap and a brush :confused:

Grainfather. I know it's not gonna happen, but a lad can dream...