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TL;DR: Use a long faucet shank as a heat sink to prevent foamy first pours when the kegerator is stored in a warm environment. For the past 4 years, I've kept my keezer in the garage due to limited space inside. Ever since, I've been struggling with foamy beer. It's not the usual culprits: my...

I want to spin up a starter today, but I'm running low on DME, and the homebrew store is closed today, so I was thinking of supplementing with sugar. I know that a 100% sugar starter is a bad idea (I've read the xBMT and heard others' bad experiences) but what about half and half and some yeast...

Has anyone had leaking and foaming trouble with the Picnic Tap 2.1? It's pretty frustrating that the thing I bought to avoid a certain problem is now causing that problem. The leak appears to be coming from the twist tap on the faucet. Would love to hear how anyone hear solved similar problems.

I built a keezer last year and it's been awesome, but I've had a persistent problem with foam during initial pours. I keep my keezer in the garage (no space for it inside and the wife wouldn't particularly care for it) and I live in Texas, so temps inside the garage regularly go into the 100s...

I've been curious about trying to make some homemade Baja Blast soda, but I haven't found much online about people doing the same. I see that there's a company in Canada that sells what is purportedly baja blast-esque syrup, but they don't ship to Texas. My friends are too impressed with my...

Howdy friends, I'm about to try brewing NB's summer shandy which a few friends are very excited about. However, the LHBS is fresh out of American wheat beer yeast, and I don't want to order liquid yeast because of the hellish heat here in Texas. While at the store I snagged a packet of WB-06...