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Hey all, I just brewed my third batch ever a few days ago. I woke up this morning to find the bubbler cap had blown off and the krausen had foamed over. Is this going to hurt my beer? I cleaned up the mess with star San and replaced with the bubbler with a sanitized one. The recipe...

Hey all, New secondary regulators were installed today at the restaurant where I cook. I snagged the old ones and some other miscellaneous stuff they were done with, figuring I can use them for my keezer build. Here's what I got: So my questions are these: How should I clean...

MrFoodScientist: Good advice. I took it. Glugglug: that's just bad luck with those craigslist finds. I'm mainly looking to accommodate homebrews, so the 7-8cu ft. size range works for me. Pumpkinman: I hope my magic chef runs as well as yours! I ended up buying one yesterday (Model mccf7wbx)...

Standard ball lock.

How's the build coming along? Man that oak looks great even without stain.

Try adding the spices and one quart of your finished beer with the priming sugar right before bottling. Boil for a minute as you normally would, then steep the spices, effectively making a tea. Cool, filter the spices out, add the primer to the bottling bucket, and away you go!

^^ This is good info thanks. The 2 inch wide boards fill more surface area on the top of my freezer, but I already picked up a 1x10 piece of pine today at HD. I've seen a couple builds with the one inch wood, namely this one: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/keezer-build-cedar-collar-415093/...

That helps a ton, thanks. I would love to see any photos you might have of your setup. I picked up a 1x10 board today and some foamboard, but I'm still trying to decide whether or not to use it. I suppose I can always return it and get something a bit wider. In any case, how did you deal...

Just thought I'd post a few before/after photos of my chest freezer that I painted today using rustoleum appliance epoxy. I just like the look of the black freezers better. The paint was only $3.97 at HD! It took two cans to paint my 7 cu. foot freezer. If any of you are interested in seeing...

Do you think I could get away with a 1 x 10 board for the collar or should i try to find something wider?

Looks great! What size is your collar? What wood did you use? I've read that super magnets work well for drip trays. They're available at the hardware store and have the upside of removability for cleaning.

Hello all, Just picked up a 7.2 cubic foot freezer for my keezer build. I'm having a lot of trouble trying to figure out just how big to build my collar. From the top of the hump to the lid measures 19". How big does my collar need to be to accommodate standard ball lack kegs and the fittings...

Good. That makes me feel more confident. Just took a gravity reading and sample, I'm at 1.012 and the beer tastes great! So my ABV is about 7.5%. Might give it a day or two to see if it drops a couple more points. I Definitely want to get it in the bottle by Monday so that it will have at...

Thanks for the info. I brewed the 11th and am going to check the FG to see where I'm at today, potentially cold crash and bottle tomorrow like you did. I've been fermenting a little higher than most. I used wlp051 an fermented at ~68. Got the spices today. Wound up with sweet orange peel as...

Just out of curiosity, how long did you ferment? Did you cold crash or anything? If memory serves, I believe I brewed a few days after you, and I'm only at day 8. I'm trying to get this into the bottle as quick as possible, so any information would be useful. This is only my second brew.

I just brewed a spiced winter ale using this recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f78/holly-christmas-ale-145580/ . It uses 13 lbs 2 row, 8oz uk crystal 65, 8 oz special B, 4 ounces red wheat, 3.2 oz choco malt, and a lb honey. My OG came in at 1.070, but the target for the recipe is higher. So...

anyone..? Bueller..?

+1 on this ^^^^ @sBarnard80 let us know how the final product comes out!

I've been looking for a used chest freezer for my keezer build. Came across this one about a day ago: http://baltimore.craigslist.org/app/4188408873.html The reviews don't look so hot...

Would you recommend it? I'm very intrigued by the idea of a strong scotch ale as the base for a spiced Christmas beer. A bit wary of the dried cherries, however. Not a fan of mad elf...