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For some reason on my corny keg purchased used from AIH long ago, there is not a metal to metal connection between the keg and the poppet. The poppet screws directly on to the black rubber top. It seems unscrewing the poppet this time caused some of it to tear and now there is no way to get any...

I have a Spike conical setup. I cold crashed and I was just about to carb before I thought of this. I really don’t want to go through the hassle of dumping/collecting the yeast but now I am concerned that pressure carbing with the stone is going to distribute all the yeast and trub...

I'm about 90% sure something like this happened to me just today. It ruined my batch. I couldn't get the beer to flow from my pressurized conical to my 0 PSI, purged keg. It was dry hopped without a bag.

This batch was pretty much ruined. It went perfectly until all the new things I have never done. First, I didn't realize I had to tighten the lid until it feels like it's about to break, super tight according to Spike. So at some point during carbonation I had a leak from the lid. After that it...

Yes I have the gas post (in) connection to a ball lock and bare end in blow off bucket.

I know how to do it in general, it is not my first time CPT, but it is my first time doing all of these extra bits like actual glycol temp control, cold crash, force carb with a carb stone, pressurizing my conical... all of that seems to have done something to where I cannot get a flow from my...

I am just finishing my first carb-stone force carbonation. My beer is at 40F. I purge the corny of oxygen after pumping it with CO2, it is at 0 PSI. I attach all the proper hosing and ball locks, pressurize my conical to 5PSI, open the racking port and nothing happens... I mean nothing. Nothing...

I am pressure carbonating in my Spike conical for the first time. I did it at 38F and ran out of CO2 due to a leak, didn’t tighten lid enough. I switched it off and unhooked the tank until I get a refill. The conical is at about 5 PSI. The problem is the temperature is now rising and won’t...

Thanks everything seems to work and it was clear, I misread which made it confusing, sorry. Hopefully it doesn't start an electrical fire with some other goof I've overlooked... Really though I rarely work with electronics beyond a PC. Any suggestions on cooler size? right now I have a...

Anyone? I’d really like to finish this up tomorrow. Edit; misread the advice… did not even mention two red wires. Apologies. Do I cut the black and red wire at the thermostat end, or where those wires lead?

I understand that now. I have the Spike conical setup. I suppose it assumes you have a standard glycol chiller with its own controller. Will have to purchase a cool only controller if they exist, I will never need heating in Florida. I simply have to be thorough because I know nothing about...

I understand there’s a number of threads on this but personalized feedback is preferred with electric bits submerged in liquids. Anyway, I found this for $50. Maybe I should’ve purchased new because it’s older, kind of gross and a bit of a pain. Oh well, too far in now. Here’s all the info I...

Any sort of link? Nothing specific comes up when I look that up. There's a Florida classifieds, but no general home brewing equipment exchange, I'm sure I'm just missing it.

Let me know of any online deals as well.

Just ordered from Northern Brewer, my second organic beer recipe. Decided on 12 lbs 2-row, 2lbs Munich, and I am going to flake some oats at home for a hoppy beer. Imperial Yeast A44 Kveiking. The only hops I can find organic are on Etsy, Willamette and Cascade. Haven't decided how much hops to...

Hello all, A while ago I asked for some help devising a darker beer for winter using the organic grains available. It came out as a classic brown ale. My temps got a little high so there was some rubbing alcohol on the back end that has mellowed out greatly over time. Very nice and I thank all...

At least 2 weeks. I believe it was 16 days. I know by now I should know but my recipe focused brain always reads in the recipe to take OG and FG… this I had no papers to follow. I will not make the mistake next time.

I used IYA10 Darkness Imperial Organic Yeast. Being my own first recipe I misjudged how dark it'd be, I needed at least another 6-8lbs of base grain plus another 1-2lbs of darker grain for an extremely dark beer. It looks pretty close to a standard Newcastle Brown Ale.

Hello, Good brew day : I just finished what I felt was my best brew experience so far. I would call it a brown ale, but it's my own recipe, somewhat similar though. It's not too dark, not too light, but leaning towards dark. Best brew day by far, perfect calculations, no kinks, and a completely...

The "major" appliances I use are Ankarsrum and Vitamix. The vast majority of things are 100% a gamble. The Ankarsrum stand mixer hasn't changed in design since the 1940s and is made in house in Sweden with a 7 year standard warranty... Vitamix, US made, 10 year warranty... Technology updates so...