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I've got a 20lb tank for a 4 tap setup, and I'm debating whether to put the manifold on the inside or the outside. The obvious benefit of having the manifold inside the keezer is that I only need one gas line in, and all lines and manifold stay cold. I'm thinking about putting the manifold...

So I made a plain oaked mead that I began on March 24, 2012 with an OG of 1.096. By July 13, 2012 I had an SG of 1.004, after I re-pitched yeast in April after a stalled fermentation early on. I fermented until it stopped. I filtered it on February 1, 2013 onto 1/4 tsp of Potassium...

Tomorrow I am going to rack a stabilized red(Merlot) and white(Gerwerz) over into another glass carboy to do some bulk aging. I am 3 weeks past stabilazation and fining, and want to get it off the sediment. Should i add 1/4 tsp of sulphites now, and then some more when I bottle in about 5...

First, so you know what I'm asking about: This is a 1L bottle that has a swing-top available for use, but comes with a standard crown cap on it. The swing-top is not ceramic as many are, but a very hard molded plastic by the look and feel of it. Seems to me that if I were to use these...

I've done 4 batches of beer now. Three from malt extract kits, and one that was simply a wort kit(That was WAAYY to easy). I'm just not sure what the next logical step is in becoming a better home-brewer. I want to take a little more control over my product, but not so much that I'm over my...

I've got my 3rd ever batch on right now. It is a Red Ale; fairly simple malt extract kit. On Apirl 24th, I got it started in the primary(for some reason, my airlocks never bubble much during primary, although i've tried different styles; it just appears like the water in the airlock becomes...