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Some more info would help a lot. What was your recipe? Did you check the viability of your yeast? What temp did you mash at? Did you verify the accuracy of the thermometer you used to check the mash temps? Did you do anything to keep tabs on your mash pH?

I have 5 gallons bubbling away with Conan right now, I am hoping it is a good one!

I dry hopped 5 days before kegging.

NM, I'm an idiot.

What is the PSI for "half full?" That high pressure gauge really only tells you when you are empty. The best way is to weigh your tank. The empty weight should be stamped on the bottle. Just subtract the measured weight from the stamped weight and you will know how much gas you have left.

+5 gallons of citra ipa =1889

A yeast starter is just a little extract batch...you are already an expert!

1567 5 gallons NEIPA 5 gallons Black IPA + 5 gallons Robust Porter =1582 gallons

You should be fine transferring right to the keg. First of all, kegs can handle a lot of pressure. Second of all, that shouldn't matter because you shouldn't transfer until your fermentation is complete anyway. If any yeast falls out of suspension in your keg when you chill it, the yeast will...

I am brewing some small (1-2 gallon) test batches using liquid yeast. I am trying to figure out the best way to get the required number of cells. I am looking for 40-80 billion cells. I know that I don't need to make a starter based on cell counts, but I like to use my yeast a few times. What...

I don't think you have to necessarily boil for shorter or longer. That being said, take some notes and see if it changes your boil off rate at all. You might have to adjust your process a little to keep your numbers where you want them.

I cover about 90% to no ill effect.

Try to share as much about your process as possible. What kind of equipment are you using? How do you control fermentation temps? Are you making any additions for clear beer? How do you determine when your fermentation is complete? So on and so forth. The first thing I would say before you...

Do you cold crash? Recipe would help. Do you ever taste something similar in commercial NEIPAs?

I use it the same way. Just set it up my tilt with an old phone. Even when the readings are terrible, they still show trends. My last two beers have shown a gravity that is about 20 points low the entire time. I don't really care because I know what my OG is from my hydrometer reading. Once my...

FWIW I took some outside grains to my homebrew shop the other day that were pre-milled very poorly. I was overly apologetic about how I always buy my grains there and the one time I didn't...yada yada. The owner looked at me like I was an idiot and told me to feel free to use their mill whenever...

I use blue painter's tape and a koozie on my kegs. The only issue I ever have is when the kegs cool the first time, they get sweaty. Once you dry them off, you shouldn't have any problems with moisture. If you do, maybe get a fan and/or some damp-rid.

Add me to the don't bother with hop bags camp. They crash out just great, and I have read enough about hop bags restricting extraction to feel good about just tossing them in commando.

Your system will always try to equalize. It really just depends on how much gas you have in solution and the pressure in the headspace. If you have a lot of CO2 in solution, then sure, some of that gas will come out of solution if your headspace pressure is lower. I have never overcarbed a keg...

My understanding is that you can carb to whatever the chart says for your current temp. When you switch temps, vent your pressure and set the reg to whatever the chart says for the new temp. If you are worried about that not working out, I would set the pressure the lower pressure of the two...