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Friends, Because I can, I decided to do a lunch and learn at my work on "getting started with homebrewing". I plan to discuss the basic overall concepts, equipment, very basic chemistry behind the process, and doing your first extract recipe. I'll probably touch on minimash and all-grain, but...

I bought two 10G converted rubbermaid coolers off craigslist in preparation for my foray into AG brewing. I have done my fair share of reading online, books, and watching youtube videos of fly sparging so I have a good idea of what my brewday should look like. However, I figure nothing beats...

Yesterday I was loading up a beer into a keg, and I sealed the lid with ~30 PSI. Normally at this point, I lower the pressure and purge the keg of oxygen. What I noticed was that as I was purging the keg, as the pressure dropped low (almost emptied of CO2), I would start getting some bubbling...

I am doing my first lager recipe, and typically my LHBS's recipes tell you to rack to a secondary, which I normally skip unless I'm dry hopping. Well for the lager, since it has been fermenting for about 2 weeks and it'll condition another 3-4 weeks in cold temperatures, is it important to rack...

I found a deal on someone's old AG equipment (2 10G coolers fully converted with valve/false bottom and fly sparge). I am planning on using this to transition into AG brewing. However, after reading some stuff here, maybe people recommend BIAB and batch sparge because they're easier and...

I have been using a fermentation chamber since I started brewing, because it's just too damn hot in Texas. So I figure a lager, while a bit more work, shouldn't be a huge deal. I have setup the fermentation chamber at 70*F, and it says that once it starts to ferment (I will be checking in 24...

Just curious what my expectations should be on a stout/porter pour without a stout/creamer faucet? I have the reg set low according to the chart, and so now I'm having trouble determining if the carbonation is right or not, because I would normally judge it by the head size. The carbonation...

My very first recipe was a 1G BIAB that I got as a gift. It wasn't too bad at all. After that, I did 5G extract recipes. Is there any value in moving to partial first? Since you're mashing both ways, is there anything "easier" about partial?

As I worked through my keezer build, I found myself questioning whether my insulation was good enough, if my keezer was cycling too often, etc. I'm sure you saw my plentiful threads on the subject I thought it might be beneficial for others to have a thread compiling information of people's...

I didn't think far enough in advance. The chest freezer's handle is in the way of one of my tap handles! I was originally thinking it was glued down, but it appears to be screwed into place. I'm not aware of how to take apart a lid, but I imagine it can be done? I don't want to totally screw...

I've seen the popular equation that helps you calculate line length, and generally it is calculated to leave a residual pressure of 1 at the faucet. Is this extra 1 psi what helps generate the foam and resultant head? If you equalized it at 0psi, does that mean that there would be no extra...

Today I kegged my first batch of homebrew. I did all the steps laid out by my previous post and got it all setup and put it in the keezer. Using a Johnson A419, I set it for 40F, +/- 1* differential, with an anti-cycle timeout of 10 min. I set the probe dangling in the keezer about 1 foot up...

I put my kegging setup together today to give it a dry run with cleaning solution (run it through the lines) and I could hear CO2 leaking from the tank/regulator fitting. I took it off and found that the mating piece had broken from over torquing or god knows what. Is this the main seal for...

I have been using my LHBS's recipes to make beer with extract and speciality grains, and almost everytime my OG/FG have been right on the money with the recipes. I decided to download the trial of BeerSmith and play with it so I could learn more about how various ingredients impact the beer...

I just finished building my keezer last night, and look forward to kegging my beer this weekend. I have done a lot of "research" (reading forum posts) and generally the whole process seems pretty easy and straightforward. My LHBS gave me 7 foot lines and said that should be plenty - guess I'll...