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Hey homebrewers - I have a small air compressor with a rather small tank (1.5 gal), but it mostly fits my needs for light duty. Though, every now and then I encounter a slightly more demanding job and wish I had a larger tank so that the compressor isn't cutting in so often. Given that I often...

I didn't dry hop directly in the keg, but nonetheless, a large amount of loose pellet hop sediment made its way from my carboy. I primed and hooked up to gas and dispenser two days ago. So, I was excited to try my new beer and was able to get a few ounces out when it stopped. After clearing the...

In some hypothetical world, a hypothetical inattentive brewer has two hydrometers and breaks the newer one. So, the hypothetical brew uses his old hypothetical hydrometer for the next three batches. The hypothetical numbers baffle him after kegging one, racking the second, and pitching the...

I've never had much luck with getting very clear wort after the boil. Nonetheless, I've always been happy with the brews. This is a picture of today's batch, unfiltered using a turkey baster, straight from the kettle after chilling to ~75F. The only addition that could help with clarity at this...

I'm trying to figure out what caused this so that I'm familiar with it next time. This is (to my knowlege) my first infection. I forced myself to drink more than I enjoyed hoping that I'd immediately recognize it next time. Though, now I have to put a name to it. This was from a bottle that...

I'm in Cobb County, GA (Smyrna) and received this from Ward Labs last night. This is after a common activated carbon filter. I'll be taking my first steps in adding salts to the water this weekend, so I wanted to make sure nothing here is a concern. The first thing that jumped out at me is...

I've been brewing about seven months now, and today finished my third AG. I created the entire recipe on paper using these forums, wiki, and calculations from 'How to Brew' and 'Designing Great Beers'. I'm proud to say that even with a stuck sparge that cost me a while to resolve, I hit my...

Hi All, I finished my second AG batch Sunday evening. Aside from having poor extraction, the only new/different item was that I'd made a starter that was pitched at almost exactly 24 hours. The yeast strain was White Labs California Ale (WLP001) with 3/4 pound of pale DME to make about a 2/3...

Hi all, I've been brewing with extract for about six months and just completed my first all-grain this past weekend. This site is a GREAT help. I selected what looked to be the simplest (and least expensive) recipe to start and am reading more about the science of mashing. My target gravity was...