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ok so built my fermentation chamber and made my first pilsner. OG 1.049 using wyeast 2124 been in primary for 5 days at 50F took a gravity reading today and it was 1.019 from reading some comments online they say you should start the rest at 1.020 but their also saying this after its been in...

Ok so I built my keezer a while ago and had no problem. I have 2 perlick taps one on 12' of line the other on 10. The only problem I had was moisture. I decided to install a eva dry 1100 and seal up the keezer better. Now every time I make my first pint I get a solid glass of foam then after...

I am having condensation issues in my keezer. So I recently ordered an eva dry 1100 and whole thinking of making the keezer more air tight I thought after I get my new holes drilled ext. I'm thinking of coating the collar with flex seal to seal it tight anyone have any thoughts?

Ok so basically I'm looking for a definitive answer. What I have been doing with my liquid yeast strains due to lack of a nearby supplier is I have been making a bigger starter than needed making it 1qt larger on my stir plate then when it's done I jar that quart and use tge rest of my yeast...

I have a friend who is giving me a couple free kegs but they are pin lock and all my gear is ball lock. My question is can I just buy ball lock posts and screw them on or are they a different thread?

I have a milk chocolate stout recipe that I really enjoy. I live in a area where they grow alot of mint and was thinking of adding this into the mix. My question is where and how much if anyone has any experience with this? I was thinking in the secondary but have no idea how much or how to...

picked up some citric acid at the LHBS the other day i usually use gypsum or lemon juice to adjust mash but have no clue about citric acid and if the small amount i would use will impart any flavor to the beer

so basically i am thinking of messing around a little on my next brew of an IPA and instead of doing a infusion mash out i was thinking of decocting some wort for the mash out. Mainly to up the amount of sparge water which with my recipe is never more than a gallon or two. My question is...

I'm new to keging i bought a kit with a hose that was too short 5'. so i bought a new hose 12' pourd great but after the first nite with the new hose on the beer froze in the ball lock. I checked the temp of the fridge it was 44 so was the beer temp the only place the beer iced was in the ball...

Ok just finished my 4th all grain brewing today was a hefe I have 2 10gal igloo style coolers and a fales bottom and I fly sparge. My question is does anyone know what typical efficency out of a set up like this should be? my first was 72% second was 75% 3 was a serious screw up and only got...

Where I live it is athe least a 7hr round trip to my nearest liquid yeast provider. So I have been salvaging yeast as much as I c a new but I came up with this idea and am trying it out now tell me if you all think it would work I don't see why not. I purchased smackpack and did a small...

So just recently switched to all grain brewing and my second batch was an ipa problem is I have no head here is the recipe roughly 8lb 2row 8oz crystal20 80z crystal40 Mash at 152 no mash out fly sparge with 170 degree water 60 min boil .75oz magnum @60 1oz Simcoe 1oz Amarillo @15...

Ok so I brewed a hefe from extract using wyeast 3333 figured i would try salvaging yeast so I poured my water into grub mixed and have so,much had to pour into several mason jars mixed up and waited a good long while I had only 2 layers not 3 1 yeast one trub did I do something wrong or can you...

So I started brewing about 3 months ago because my uncle bought me a brewcraft kit. I now can't stop thinking about brewing all day at work all nite while I'm trying to sleep. Thinking about new equipment hops styles. My wife says I've lost my mind! I just purchased a 16 gal kettle and will...

So this is my second batch of hefeweizen. the first I used 6lb dme and a pack of danstar munich. For this one due to lack of product I used 3lb dme and 3.3lb one and got my hands on a smack pack of 3333. I'm using a 6 gallon carboy and with the danstar I definitely needed a blow off tube...

brewed my first hefeweizen from dme today. i pitched yeast and 1/2 hr later the carboy is 1/2 full of sediment ive never had this happen with any other dme brews i made is it normal for this style or is something wrong