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Do you not understand the compressor is small home type and no oil. Anyway, if I use it will invite friends and drink the whole keg in one day! Most likely will just use small tankless 12 volt one (tailgate party) My 2.5 gallon corny keg is ball lock type so will small CO2 setup connect directly...

I am currently using 3 gallon glass carboy... a bit easier to deal with (and a 2.5 gallon corney keg) By the way, I didn't mean to offend anyone who was injured by broken glass. I don't like buckets for primary because I like to see what's happening during fermentation, including clearing. PET...

I got lucky! Most of the crud settled to the bottom. Racked to secondary and added a small amount of cranberry juice coctail (juice, corn syrup, citric/malic acid and ascorbic acid) just to bring the level up and provide some extra sugar. Tastes good, with a hint of cinnamon, but fairly...

Fermenter has settled down. Starting to clear (had hope for another day of activity) Will transfer to secondary soon (and try small sample) Maybe a bust, but curious about the flavor.

Put in on something before filling so it's ready to siphon later. Be careful cleaning... wear rubber gloves for grip. Set it down gently on hard surfaces... once again, common sense (oh, I forgot... I'm old school... maybe people don't know what that is anymore) If the issue is cheap glass, then...

I used a good quality 5 gallon glass carboy for years with no problems. Of course, I never tried to move it when full and was careful about setting it down (empty) and even thermal shock. I still will use this type (if it's the same quality I had before) I lived in the mountains for years...

mongoose, I didn't have a dishwasher back then, but now I do. Might reconsider using bottles. It is nice to be able to sample a few bottles early on, then keep sampling as the weeks go by. My best batch (a dark german lager) was so much better after 6 weeks in the bottle. The idea with the 2.5...

Woops! Made something similar a few days ago in 1 gallon jug, but boiled the berries (raspberry, blueberry and blackberry) It has just slowed down activity and totally looks like thick jam-like muck. Won't boil fruit next time. After reading this post I realize it needs to be treated more like...

My 2.5 gallon keg is soda type. What kind of fitting is used for CO2? If I use the small CO2 do I need a hose and adapter?

I have a bunch of dried cranberries (craisens) I want to try with apple juice. Any suggestions? Boil or just soak in warm water? Blender? Pectic enzyme? Acid blend? Lots of questions.

Years ago, when I still bottled my beer, I was an auto mechanic. I like to make my own equipment so I made a bottle capper using a hydraulic bottle jack, a wood frame, some return springs and a brass cap fitting. Worked great, but very slow! I had issues with oxidation (doing 48 bottles)

Fermenter is going strong (keep in mind my last batch with low gravity was very slow using the same champagne yeast) Must be very high starting gravity. When I blended and strained the berries, some seeds and pulp got through. Will the seeds add tannins? I will try this again, but without...

It was only the juice from 1 orange. Hey, did I mess up boiling the berries? Also, can I still add pectic enzyme (just made it last night) I really don't mind if it's cloudy if it tastes OK. I actually wanted the "cooked fruit taste" (like in a pie) and over half of the ingredients is apple...

I am so excited! I have a 2.5 gallon keg and my friend just told me he has a 3 gallon glass carboy I can use. I also have a decent kettle so all I need now is ingredients (and a few small items) I gave up homebrewing years ago because I got tired of cleaning and capping bottles (5 gallon batch)...

Yes, more alcohol and flavor. My last batch was very weak and bland. Just made another batch (see my post... Apple Berry Pie Cider) Got a bit crazy and overdid it. My point was it makes more sense to use FAJC with regular apple juice than to use FAJC with water (if you have crappy water like me)...

I was temporarily out of funds, but wanted to make a 1 gallon batch of apple cider. I had 1/2 gallon of apple juice and 1 can of frozen concentrate apple juice. Not enough... but I also had some frozen berries and brown sugar so I took a chance and this is what I did. I have no campden tabs, so...

blacksmith, you must be kidding! Like anything else, swamp coolers require regular cleaning and replacing pads. In the winter you cut off water supply, drain and cover. In the spring, replace pads, clean/flush, ect. During the summer, use bleach and then drain/flush... all common sense. The...

Good to know my idea wasn't "crazy" after all. Will try doing 1 gallon batches first, but also want to try making beer in 5 gallon batch... will rig small pump for that. Biggest issue is the house is already cooled with a "swamp" cooler, but my room is far away so not too much humidity I hope.

I hope I didn't overwhelm you with my response. Please come back and tell us how it's going.

I thought of this idea years ago for making beer in a 5 gallon carboy. Also considered adding a small pump to keep the towel wet (don't think I need that for 1 gallon jug)