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Greetings from the 704; Charlotte area. I have always used a stainless whisk and elbow power to stir and froth the primary before I seal and airlock it. Id like your thoughts or wisdom on a couple ideas. First, and correct me if I'm wrong but, the oxygenation occurs on the liquid surface-...

Greetings all. I searched for this but didn't find so I made one. I am a stovetop extract brewer. Almost two years now. I'd like to hear other brewers thoughts on how the final product is impacted by boiling with the lid on. I think I've always done it because it wil boil sooner and sustain...

Greetings all. I started a 5g batch of Joes Ancient Orange last weekend. My third mead. Recipe and technique later. I used a three pack strip of Fleischmans. My first 1g batch of JAO, same yeast, was weak compared to the 5g batch I made using Lalvin champaign yeast. The Lalvin yielded a much...

Greetings I use a 2.5 gallon keg that has a small injector. It uses 16g (or modified 12g) cartridges. I found a REALLY good deal on CO2 cartridges but I wasn't sure if I could make them fit. So I bought a 5-pack first. The 12g worked without leaking but... OMG my keg smelled like a tire...

Coming up on my 1st anniversary as a home brewer. Myself and others are pleased with the results. I used to think I was gonna be good at this... Until now. I bought the 2.5 gallon mini keg system from Midwest. I filled the keg first then bottled the rest in ez-cap flip-top half little bottles...

Greetings. I boiled a dry Irish stout kit, (DME) w/ grains, from Alternative Beverage. It was in the bucket for two weeks, racked to Carboy two weeks ago. I see the foam in the neck but it's been like that since day four. I don't think there's any risk of blowout. But I look at the top area of...

Greetings all. I bought the 2.5g mini keg from Midwest. It uses the little cartridges like paintball to provide dispensing pressure. I'd like to get a CO2 bottle soon so that I can force carb. I need help knowing which parts I will need in addition to the gas bottle. So here's the link to...

Greetings all. My name is Andov (Anne Dahv) and I live like 20 minutes outside 485 on the Albemarle side. I'm new to home brewing. Since April 2014 I've made a mead, some ale I forget the name of, a chinook IPA, and an extra pale ale. The extra pale ale I modified slightly. I'm familiar...

Greetings all. My name is Andov and Ive been home brewing since April 2014. I live in the Charlotte area, East Coast USA. This is my first forum post :) I am interested in making some home brewing associates in my area. Feel free to share your contact info with me and write anytime...