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I have a 5 tap keezer that is run off a 5lb co2 tank and a stc-1000. I get intermittent leaks. it will be fine for a few months then all the co2 just disappears. goes from 900psi to 5psi. I'm thinking that the cold cycles may have an effect on it. maybe ice crystals form and loosen the nuts, i...

so i made some beer today and everything went smoothly and everything looks fine. what did I do wrong? this has never happened before so I don't know what to do. dump it maybe?

not sure where to post this but I was wondering where i might be able to get a box of Safale S-05 http://www.hobbybrauerversand.de/bilder/produkte/gross/SAFALE-US-05-obergaerige-Trockenhefe-115g.jpg the box not just the packet. not looking for the 500 g block :drunk:

I'm getting pretty close to harvesting. withing a week I think some hops will be ready. but I have a spider mite problem about a third the hop plant has spider mites. looks like this (obviously not my hops but it's just like this) the other part is fine but there spreading. i sprayed them with...

when i measure the ph of my wort from 2 different test strips i get to different readings. my first reading from Precision Labs, Inc says I'm at 5.1. I also measured it with test strips from Whatman that says I'm at 5.7. what one am i suppose to believe? Precision Labs test strips are suppose to...

i'v built my keezer and it works great so far. I have 5 corny kegs and 3 regs. (also a pop water bottle fill station) anyone know where I can get a 5 way manifold and a 3 way manifold? i'v been looking and there all like $50 plus...

you guys have help me a lot with getting faucets so maybe you can help me with getting secondary air regs. I need two of them or a 2-way regulator. i'v only been able to find these...

building a keezer and it's about time to buy some faucets and shanks. I need 5 of them and and it looks pretty expensive. cheapest I've found was $31. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00829HM98/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 it that a good deal or could i do better somewhere else?

I don't know what to do, I'v planted 3 hops and have been watching them grow. one has grown almost a foot but the 2 others are no more than an inch. I'v noticed that the plants are starting to yellow and the 2 smaller plants have not grown at all in the last 10 days and are almost brown. i'v...

need 6 ball lock kegs, must be 8" I can't use converted. $250 also need this stuff 3 regulators, individual or manifold faucets co2 tank 5 or 10 lbs stc-1000 or similar unit

I've been thinking about the best way to harvest yeast. I have read that the krausen has the most healthy yeast but you run into contaminating the beer that your making. I propose something like this. you put a copper 1/4inch tube where you would normally put the bubbler. when the krausen is...

I'm looking for a flow meter to get a consistent amount of o2 in my wort every time. I've seen a few before but I can't find them now. would like it to measure 1L/min this may do: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C2LZGRC/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

i can't seam to find and any sulfate or chloride in the water report, can someone look at it and see if i'm missing something? if you could help me even more could someone double check to make sure i have my numbers right. to put into beersmith. Ca 3.6 Mg .7 Na 6 HCO3 19.5 water...

made a copper ale to a few week ago , actually a lagunitas censored. when i opened it up today i could taste something like red wine, i think i under pitched it but not sure if that's what i'm tasting it's not fruity/nail polish remover. what could be the cause? it never was fermented hot. 70max...

i have an aquarium heater to keep my brew warm while it's in the secondary fermenter but it doesn't keep the temps at a steady 68deg like i want it. will be 70 during the day and 60 at night. i turn off the heat at night so that's when i need it the most. while its in the primary the heat is...

so I made a bunch of plans to brew in the shed and made tables to do it. the only thing I had to do was buy the wire and subpanal. $140 for 150feet of wire!!!!!!:drunk: anyone able to get me 3 6gadge wires 50'each for cheap? can't be 3-6 (rolex?) has to be separate wires.

I got some ph test strips to try out, tested my wort, per instructions on label, and it was off the chart acidic. below 4.6ph. tested again, same results. tested the water coming out of the faucet and it measured 4.8ish ph. mixed in baking soda with some water and the striped changed to over...

would have thought i would find this answer in a search, but i couldn't find it. I have a 4500w 240v heatstick that i'm trying to modulate. just need a dial, don't need to get all fancy. would i use something like what this guy suggested work? and hook it up to this SSR...

need help, i dragged a aluminum pot across the tub and now there's marks on the tub. how can i get these marks out?

I'm planing on using a 4500W 240V heating element to heat my kettle. I'm handy but when it comes to 120v and 240v I really don't know what I'm looking at. my house is from the 60s but it just got upgraded to 200A and has a brand new fuse panel (within the last 6 months) the outlet to the dryer...