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Temps are getting very warm here in California, so I have a crazy idea to keep my fermenter cool (1 gallon jug) Just like a "swamp cooler" (evaporative cooler) I'm going to wrap my fermenter in a towel and set in container of water. Maybe also use a fan for more evaporation. Anyone tried...

I just realized that it doesn't make sense to just use frozen concentrate and water. The water here is not very good, so I realized I should use regular juice and frozen concentrate, just working out the ratios.

OK, I get it... drink it all in one day (was hoping for two) Compressor is small portable and drained with every use (also have 12volt tankless one for car) I'll check into the little CO2 setup. Also, for the rest of the 5 gal batch, can I use quart beer bottles with screw caps? Trying to avoid...

I have a 2.5 gallon keg. Don't really need CO2 to dispense beer because it will all get used up quickly. Can I change CO2 adapter to simple air valve (like a bike tire)? I have an air compressor. I will be using priming sugar to carbonate keg. If I keep air pressure will the beer stay carbonated...

ATR, could you be more specific about what happened? By the way, the reason I stopped making homebrew (for a few years) was because bottling is such a hassle. Decided to wait until I got a keg setup (or at least "mini-kegs") There are some simple tricks to siphoning. Make sure the tubing is held...

Hello, make cider years ago from frozen apple juice concentrate (all of my experience is with making beer so total rookie with cider) Made a 1 gallon batch recently and had issues getting it going. Mixed FAJC too weak and dry yeast (red star champagne) forgot to rehydrate and might have been...

Tech Fan, yes I agree! Evil chlorine... now I use vodka in airlock. Thanks for the tip on sanitizer.

Hello, I have also made a comeback after years... just got tired of bottling so waited till I got a small keg. Making cider now, then diving right back to making beer.

Hello, I get really onto making beer years ago, but gave up on bottling (too much hassle) so waited until I got a keg setup. Now I have a small keg so ready to start again! In the past, made about a dozen batches. A few went down the drain (learning curve) and one batch of brown ale the yeast...