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Last night I discovered my co2 tank was empty. My last draught beer was on Sunday night and everything was fine. Last night (Tues) I got no flow through the taps. I got my tank refilled this morning. Beer is flowing again though I am still trying to figure out if my regulator gauge is messed...

Quick question for my (potentially) paranoid mind. I read somewhere that you should never aerate hot wort. My mashing process consists of heating my mash in my brewpot till i hit my desired temp, transferring (dumping) it into an igloo cooler in order to hold the temp, transferring (again...

Here are some pics form my pumpkin brew day. I followed the advice of some members and roasted the canned pumpkin before mashing. I wish I had seen the posts about using rice hulls cause man that was one slow sparge - like an hours and a half. There are some good pics of the pumpkin sludge...

I made Northern Brewer's AG Cream Ale today. Admittedly, I bought the ingredients from my local HB store and not NB. All the cream ales I have ever had are light gold in color similar to Bud. This brew came out more like Yuengling. Anyone know what gives? The bill was 7lbs 2 row, .75 lbs honey...

Any insights on which brand of water is best for brewing? Poland Spring? Deer Park? etc. etc.

Just a paranoia question, I hope. I had my lager ferming nicely in my garage fridge on California Lager Yeat at 60 degrees. I went to the beach for the weekend and came home to find my fridge had been off for, I am guessing, around 24 hours. The electric company has come and fixed the faulty...

I am looking for something that goes well with the smell of burning leaves. Something that just screams - October!!! Of course I thought of an Octoberfest first, but my refrigeration capacity is at a max with my other pet projects. Can anyone suggest a good ale that makes you think it's time to...

My lager has been fermenting away for about a month now - slowly. My S.G. reading was 1.018. Is it time to rack in the secondary now? Or should I give it another week?

My new lager is approaching 3 weeks in the primary. The bubbling in the airlock has slowed to about once every 25-30 seconds. The S.G. is 1.030 (i didn't take an o.g. - i am still learning). Is this a good time to start diacetyl? Will gravity continue to rise during diacetyl and secondary till...

I am making a batch using California Lager Yeast. It has been fermenting away nicely at 60 F. I am getting ready to begin the diacetyl rest, but I am unsure about what temp. to let it rest at. 66? 70? 75? I appreciate the advice.

I am making an Irish Draught Ale with Honey in the recipe. Do I add the honey during the boil? And if so when during the boil? Or during fermentation? I am not looking for a lot of honey flavor in the beer, mabe a hint and, of course, the extra alcohol. Thank

I bought 10lbs. of grains at the homebrew store today, but forgot to get it crushed. My wife is away and dragging my 2 year old back across town is something I am avoiding like the plague.....plus the gas. Does anyone know a field-expedient way of crushing grains at home? I guess a kitchen...

I am not much of a chemist. Has anyone used Deer Park Spring Water to brew before? What adjustments need to be made to it? I appreciate any advice. Thanks

Hi, I am having some problems acheiving and maintaining temperature during the mash. Does anyone know where I could find a chart or some information on the best way to go about acheiving the desired temps? That is to say, X amount of water at X temp added to X amount of grain will yield a...

Making my first batch with Cal Lag Yeast (4th batch of beer overall). My big question is on clarity. I know I made my first mistake by dumping everything from the boil (solid remnants of hops) into the fermenter. The yeast seems to be thriving - a constant release of gas at 60 degrees F...