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A friend of mine is kegging two different ipa's. He has both of them in a keezer and they have been under pressure for four days now and still are not carbonated. Anyone have an idea as to why? I've never heard of force carbonation not working.

Are there any negative effects of soaking bottles in PBW for long periods of time, a couple of weeks, as long as you rinse them properly afterwards? I'm trying to nail down the problem I've had with the last two batches carbonating slowly.

I'm making my first IPA. Today is the mark for dry hopping. I was planning on just dumping them in loose, then using a grain bag over my siphon on bottling day. I've heard of people putting the hops in small bags but that sounds like it would restrict them too much. Your thoughts?

I'm now waiting yet again for these Coopers Carbonation drops to work. I hesitated to use them again after they took forever to carb my last batch. Now I'm on week five since bottling day and there is just barely any sign of the beginning of carbonation. Just a little post so that maybe someone...

Recently brewed Northern Brewer's Caribou Slobber. (which tastes great btw) I used Cooper's Carbonation Drops bc I had some already. The beer is carbonated but there isn't a head when you pour it. Any ideas as to why so I can remedy what's wrong for next time?

I tried Coopers Carbonation Tabs for the first time with a batch of pumpkin ale I just bottled. As per the instructions I used two tabs per 12 oz long neck. After two weeks I have a pop when the lid is cracked but absolutely no other signs of carbonation. As I have done some investigating online...

Well, tomorrow is bottling day. I still haven't decided if I want to add more spices before bottling. I've never done this beer before and I'm wondering if the risk is worth the possible reward. I like spiced pumpkin ales with very pronounced flavors and I've heard this beer only has a slight...

This will be my first time giving a personal touch to an extract kit. I wanted to get a few batches under my belt before changing things up. I'm doing a pumpkin ale and I've been told that it has a slight pumpkin taste to it. Well, my friends and I are fond of the "holy crap this tastes like a...

I am about to brew an extract kit from Northern Brewer, the Smashing Pumpkin Ale. I haven't tried it before so I'm a bit leery as to how much flavor it has. I was thinking about dry spicing it a little. Has anyone made this kit? If so how did it turn out? And to those reading this that haven't...

So, I have found myself ready to start my next batch of beer, a pumpkin ale. As I took inventory of my supplies I came to the realization that I have let myself get lazy in regards to cleaning labels off bottles as I buy them. It would be an understatement to say that I have quite a few. I...

I was in the process of sanitizing my equipment when I noticed that when my new Carboy stopper is pushed down into the carboy it slowly slides up then falls off. Am I missing something or did I relieve the wrong size "universal" stopper.

Someone recently told me that it was ok to clean bottles by running them in the dish washer with dishwashing detergent. I know using dish soap is a no no. I've never heard anything about detergent so I figured I would see what you kids think/know.

I'm new to the home brewing world and I'm still acquiring my equipment. Is there a big difference between using an universal Carboy bung and using a stopper?

I recently bottled my first attempt at a high gravity beer , a Belgian dark. It's been a week so I opened one for a carbonation test. Not too much going on, there was a slight hint of carbonation but not much. Am I just not being patient enough? Any thoughts?