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I just rushed a batch to have done for an upcoming party. I typically use a secondary step fermentation, but for this batch I kegged it straight from the primary. In doing so I am finding a lot of sediment in the first few pours. If I allow this to cold crash in the kegerator for a few days...

I recently killed a mini fridge while modding for a friend. Seems awfully wasteful to throw in the landfill. What are your thoughts on using it as a warm fermentation chamber? I currently have no way to hit high fermenting temps, and figure since this is insulated, I could use it to warm and hit...

I have some buddies that are moving home and would like to have a big brew day upon their return. Cross country moving has caused them to ditch much of their brew ware. My hope is to brew a 15 gal batch for us all (3 of us) to have something to take home. I have a 20 gal kettle but only one...

Will all of the freon leak out even if the motor is not running? Is it worth trying to patch, or no?

I was trying to mod a mini fridge to make kegerator for a buddy. In the process of bending down the freezer section I pinched the freon line. It is at the end of the hose but dumped a lot of gas. Is there an easy fix for this? I cut power and tried to quickly seal it, but am unsure of the...

So if I did 2.5 gal it would be just over 1/4cup? If it's closer to 3 gal I could do about 1/3 cup dextrose/corn sugar.

I recently made a batch of cider - about 2.5-3 gallon batch. It's currently in a secondary and I plan to let it go for a couple weeks. How much dextrose should I use to carbonate? About 1/3 of a cup? I will add the same as I would beer before bottling, correct?

I am not a great lover of hard cider, but being from Vermont I love Apple cider. Being a homebrewer I am interested in taking a stab at cider making, more specifically hard cider making. As a newbie to this endeavor I'm curious if I can use a food processor or Osterizer to mill up my apples if...

Yes. In my test I added some slurry to the boil to kill the yeast and provide some nutrient. I will cool my wort and add to the remaining cake.

I made a cup of wort with table sugar and a bit of the slurry in the boil for yeast nutrient. Once cooled I added slurry to see what happens. Depending on the results I am to pitch the next batch on the whole cake of slurry. Is this a bad idea? I expect it to go fine. I have pitched on cakes...

What is best way to activate this as a starter?

Here is my slurry- queasy 1056 American pale. You can see the volume and it is probable approaching two months. What is my best approach to a starter? Or should I pour off the beer and pitch as is?

If I have captured yeast and there is a healthy amount of beer left on it, how long is it viable in the fridge? How long is lme good in the fridge? I bought fresh in bulk at lhbs.

*homebrew not Hebrew

It was fermenting 10 days and yes I did take a reading. Started at 1.080 finished at 1.012. The head is nice with froth (lots of it) that once it recedes a bit has a foamy yeasty look to it. Has a yeasty Hebrew taste. Hasn't stopped me from drinking all I have poured. A fair amount of sediment...

It seems pretty good now. I think the current issue is residual yeast that is contributing to excessive head. There is certainly a lot of yeast taste.

I left the keg on the porch today while at work. Should be no warmer than 42 today. Cooler temps should crash the yeast and hopefully chill more than the basement, allowing the co2 to absorb more. Hopefully...

I'm trying to force carbonate a keg for the first time. I racked to keg and cranked co2 to 30 psi and did the rolling method for about 20 minutes. I then moved the keg to my basement where it is around 46 degrees and have had the co2 at 30 for about two days. It is still flat. Should I turn co2...

Alright. The batch finished and everything tastes good. I have racked to the keg and I am working on force carbonation. I cranked up the psi to 30 overnight. I just tested it and it's not quite carbonated. I need some tips please. I'm new to kegging and I need some help