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Here is my keg. Currently force carbonating my Ginger beer and noticed the lid handle is loose. Should I release all pressure and reseat/try a different lid? It’s currently not leaking.

so I don’t have Wort on hand. Can I brew the batch this yeast starter will be for and then leave the wort in my carboy without pitching yeast and let the yeast starter go for 1-2 days before pitching the yeast in that batch of wort? or is it bad to let the beer sit for a couple days before...

Anyone know of something I can use for a successful yeast starter without Dry Malt Extract? thanks, Lorne

Good to know thanks! I know it was hard to find in Colorado! Buying new is always possible at around $120 from what I found.

It’s not super simple by any means. But once you do it a few times you get the hang of it. Overall worth it since my beer is much better with this spunding process. Also 1/4 barrel kegs are hard to come by. It took months before one showed up on CraigsList. I had a notification set so it would...

So I needed to clean my fermentation keg and just walked through the steps. 1. Remove all CO2 in keg before removing spear and ring. 2. Use two small flat head screw drivers to pry ring out. Once it’s started it’s easy. I searched YouTube for it. 3. Remove spear and rinse all trub out. 4. I...

Whelp, nevermind. I went to get everything and ingredients and my liquid yeast was frozen! Bollocks! So I'll wait until next week. NB is sending me another pack. Sure was nice of them!

It's actually not that bad. Once you get the hang of using two small flat head screwdrivers, it's pretty quick and easy to take the ring out that holds the spear in (sorry I don't know the formal names). Then I usually soak it in PBW for a bit and rinse it out. Haven't had any problems. I...

The other option is I add first dry hop additions Thursday morning and I brew right now? Would you brew now or wait till next weekend?

I actually use a closed fermentation system. I ferment under low pressure in a 1/4 barrel (7.75 gal) keg with a spunding valve. I love it because the beer doesn’t see oxygen until it hits my pint glass from the serving keg. I can transfer kegs really easy by using CO2 and pushing from the...

Hello there, I have the fruit bazooka nE IPA from Northern Brewer and I wanted to brew today, but the instructions say to put first dry hop in 2-3 days after brew day when there is still foam...

Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll take a look at my options next batch. I just finished another batch and it’s currently on tap. Maybe I won’t bottle this batch.

It’s fresh queried lime juice. I typically squeeze 30 limes per 4 gallon batch. Maybe I need to just squeeze the lime juice and add to the boil. I’ll need to boil longer as well I think. Should i treat it like beer and boil a full hour? The recipe has always just called to bring to a boil then...

Hello all, I had an incident today of exploding Ginger Beer bottles. I brewed some Ginger Beer, which I have about 10-12 batches of this recipe before. I had it in a keg and carbonated it via the keg. I do not put any yeast in my Ginger Beer since it's a side and not a brew. Anyways, I...

Here's my GingerBeer label...let me know your thoughts!

I’m trying to learn how to pinpoint my psi for beer in my legs. Most the time it is over carbed. Right now I have 4 gallons of ginger beer I just tapped and 5 gallons of hazelnut coffee brown ale. The fridge is 36F. I usually crank it to 25Psi for a day or two. But I’m thinking i can slowly...

Thanks for the reply, I am going to try it with your recommendations now. Let’s keep our fingers crossed! Would you store the full bottle In fridge or room temp?

Thanks for the help that clears it up! I was getting confused with the words “all grain” in the conversion note. Replace “all the grains”. Not actually an all-grain recipe! Haha. Do you think this one is worth the effort to brew?

Great thanks!

Hmmm. Ok good to know thanks. Maybe I need to go to my brew store to find the proper extract. Not sure I’ll find it online. Do you think this recipe would be good even without any grains steeping?