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Anybody in the Dayton, Ohio area interested in going in 50/50 on a deal for 5 gal ball lock kegs? 4 recon kegs for $179. Split the cost right down the middle for 2 each? I can't justify buying 4 but I could use a couple more. PM me if interested.

I recently bought this to store grain. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002H3S5K/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 There is a plastic off-gassing smell in the container despite scrubbing the heck out of it. Anybody else have this problem? Did you find a solution? I'd hate to stash my grain...

I've been considering adding a valve and false bottom to one of my boil kettles to make it easier to transfer wort to the fermenter and filter out leaf hops when i use them.. Other than having to use a stand with a hole in the center, is there any reason I couldn't put the valve on the bottom of...

Brewed for the first time in my DIY 10 gallon Rubbermaid mash tun yesterday and I am really glad I made the decision to buy and build it. For the most part I followed FlyGuy's procedure located here:https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/cheap-easy-10-gallon-rubbermaid-mlt-conversion-23008/...

So I built myself a MLT out of a Rubbermaid 10 gal Home Depot cooler and brewed my first batch in it last night. I was very impressed. Not a degree lost. We brewed an oatmeal stout. This was my 5th time brewing and since we just ran out of the oatmeal stout I made the first time I brewed...

Made a 2L starter a couple days ago with an older vial of yeast. Today (brew day) I went to get the starter and apparently it vigorously fermented last night and the foil came off the flask. Now I am kinda sketchy as to whether I should use it or not. Any opinions? JB

I am experiencing an odd aftertaste in my first attempt at a dunkel. I wish I could describe it better but the only way I can think to describe it is to say that it has a very sour aftertaste. Its not bad up front but that first exhale out of the nose after taking a drink is very overpowering...

I calculated my strike temp then added a couple degrees because of the nature of my set up and the fact that I am mashing in the garage. Long story short, The 1st 20 mins of my mash was spent falling from 160 to my desired 155. Other than a little more unfermentable sugars, should I expect...

I just transferred a Christmas Ale over to secondary and gave it a sample. Holy ginger! I don't even taste the cinnamon, lol. I know I used too much but I didn't think it was that much. Can I expect the ginger taste to fade over some time as it ages? Is there a possibility I just taste the...

I am on my third brew day and am still using the same standard propane tank. How many brews do you usually get out of a tank?

I know its a little late but I am brewing a GLCA clone. I figure everybody will be running to me after running out, lol. Nightmarish and disastrous start. My mash pot (BIAB) sprung two minor leaks so I had to use my sparge pot which doesn't fit the strainer bag. I feel like my efficiency might...

Just finished bottling my first brew. Went really well thanks to all the advice given on the forums. Thanks all! Now the wait for carbing and maturing. JB

I'm posting updates like I actually have followers of my brewing experience eagerly awaiting my words, lol. I'm excited, what can I say? Just took a SG reading from the oatmeal stout I made last week. OG was 1.065 and it is currently at 1.023. I know oatmeal stouts mellow with age but DAMN I...

So I just finished up my second brew day. Some improvements made on my process but also a couple problems I did not have my first go-round. I started to worry I was going to get horrible efficiency because for some reason I just could not keep my mash temp where I wanted it. I wanted to mash...

Picked up my grains from the LHBS about 2 hours ago and I am about 40 minutes into my first brew day. Yes my very first brew is all grain. I am jumping right in. Very excited! The dough-in went well and it smells delicious! My sparge water is heating up and my airlock, funnel and huge syringe...

Hey gang, As some you may have read, I made my first starter Fri night. It occurs to me that I should be able to save some of my starter in the vial the yeast originally came in and use it to make another starter the next time I brew (given I want to use the same yeast). Any reason that isn't...

Well I made it home from Afghanistan. :ban: Day one back at home included a trip to my LHBS to pick up the supplies that I ordered before I even left Kabul. Just finished my pitching my first starter about 5 hours ago and I already see activity. Can't wait until Sunday when I will brew my...

Hello all, I'm new to the forums and to brewing. I am deployed in Afghanistan right now but will be home shortly and really look forward to getting my first brew under my belt. I already have my kit picked out and ordered. I have been reading fervently on the process. I hold a BS in Molecular...