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Hey all! Just started kegging. Why didn't u start earlier? I'm curious how long most of you keep your output hose attached? I have the picnic style dispenser. Seems like your beer could get infected If you leave it on for days? What do you all do?

Hey all - I'm new to kegging and following instructions from the homebrew shop I put my c02, keg and regulator in the freezer. The condensation from the freezer builds up on the regulator and I just wanted to ensure that isn't a problem? Also, the c02 gauge reads about 450-500psi and says...

I bought a corny keg from a homebrew store and when I filled it with hot water to clean, it had almost a roundup-y smell. I rinsed it with hot water another few times and star saned it. While the star San was in I didn't smell anything. My question is: is this leg safe to use? Wanted to ensure...

Hello, I'm fermenting a cider and made a swamp cooler a little different than normal. I only filled the water up about 3 inches in a large tub. I then places the fermenter in there with a wet towel wrapped around it. I've been putting an ice bottle in there each day as well. I have a stick on...

Hello, I made a great sweet cider by fermenting to dry and back sweetening with concentrate. After bottling, I let the cider carb for 3 days and pasteurized them (ended up with about 40 pasteurization units). Anyway, I cracked one open and it was delicious ( a bit hazy since I didn't use pectic...

Hello all, I bought a bunch of apple varieties to try my hand at making a cider from scratch. I juiced them and made a one gallon batch. The question I have is regarding how I washed them...without thinking, I washed each apple with a sponge and liquid dish washing detergent. I didn't think...

Hi All, I'm curious how Budweiser bottles their chelada (Beer, tomato juice, and clam juice) without settling? I wanted to make a clone and bottle it, but when mixing a home brewed lager or ale with the tomato juice I get separation within 20 mins or so. Obviously we don't want to be...

Hey All, I plan on making a few fruit beers that I'm going to add to secondary. Most of the fruits I was unable to find organic. Is it safe to use the non-organic store bought fresh fruit? I just want to make sure nothing strange happens during secondary fermentation to the pesticides or...

Hey All, I'm new to brewing and had a question about the wet t-shirt/towel trick. Below is a picture of the setup I've done. I've used 1/2 ounce of starsan in 2.5 gallons of water, hoping to keep mold, mildew and bacteria off of the towels. The fermenters are better bottles...