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Hey hows it going, I just kegged 10 gallons of a red ale and looked inside the conical and notices a film on top which isn't normally there. Is this lactose? A thin white film with bubbles here and there. note the specs you see on the left are just pieces of hops floating. This beer fermented...

Hey hows it going, I'm in the market to replace my tubing. I saw this stuff http://www.freshwatersystems.com/p-9013-silcon-silicone-tubing-12-id-x-58-od-x-1.aspx 1/2" ID 5/8" OD (Compared to the 3/4" offered on most brew sites) I'm wondering if this will work, the pricing is great...

Hey hows it going. I bottled an imperial IPA, I used 5 ounces of priming sugar boiled and added to the bottling bucket. 2 weeks later there is little carbonation. I was wondering if temperature effects the priming of the botttles. The bottles are being stored at around 45-50 degrees in a closet...

Hey hows it going, I'm going to be brewing a Belgian Imperial IPA and here's what I came up with for a recipe. Any feedback would be great. My two concerns, am I adding to much malt for a belgian recipe? Is WLP400 (belgian wit) a good yeast to use or should I be using WLP550? Thanks...

Hi there I followed the instructions for a sake kit and I've been going by the sake kit instructions which is basically this page printed out http://www.tibbs-vision.com/sake/moto1.html I am making my moto right now which is the yeast starter. I put it in my refridgerator because that...

So I have been reading lately and looks like I have been doing it all wrong, I am currently brewing 10 gallon batches in a blichman conical fermenter. I have been buying 2 vials of yeast per batch and dumping. I never read into doing a starter and after reading I think this is my issue with not...

Hi guys, Just bought a 14 gallon blichman conical fermenter from someone on craiglist. I just put my first beer (11 gallons belgian wit) into it last night. Everything is fermenting great as of now. I just had a few questions. 1. How long do you normally wait until you dump the trub? 2...

whats happen? I just got a plate chiller to add to my system. My current system is 2 x 20 gallon boil pots with a pump, Just tried to use the plate chiller and sent the wort through the plate chiller with the pump. Worked great at first but it became clogged up and tere was only a trickle...

I'm building a 3 pot system with the use of gravity and one pump, just wondering if you guys think im missing something? My main concern is, will the pump reach the boil pot if the mash tun is on the bottom? Thanks for any input

Hi there, I just bought this new system:http://www.midwestsupplies.com/20-gallon-all-grain-commercial-quality-kettle-kit.html from midwest supplies and had a few questions. I just unpackaged it and noticed that the false bottom is not completely round and there is a few notches where the grain...

Hi there, my wife got me a mini brew conical fermenter for xmas and just tried it out last night. It didnt come with any clamps so i had to buy some at lowes and seems to do the trick. I put a batch of double IPA 1.080 in there last night and thought I would wake up to some action but there is...

Hi there I have found root beer recipes that dont contain any alcohol but is it possible to make root beer with the same alcohol content as regular beer? I have yet to find a recipe online, any help would be appreciated. Thanks :ban:

I want to send a growler of my homebrew to my buddy in Denmark, is it legal to ship it? Anyone ever have any experience with it?

Hi guys, I just started cooking my wart outside due to the smell it leaves inside the house, I started brewing and noticed allot of bees drawn to my beer immediatley they were flying all over the place probally becuase of the sweet smell. I thought to myself man what if one landed inside my...

Greetings, I am getting sick of going back and forth from commercial to corney taps, the commercial tap is such a tight fit it takes me like 30 minutes just to put it on! lol I am wondering if there is a splitter out there that will allow me to just convert from commercial tap to corney...

Hi there, I brewed a batch of oktoberfest last night, I woke up to check out the action and nothing! I inspect the airlock closer on the fermenter and noticed a crack in the airlock before it gets to the water. Im thinking that oxygen got into the beer all night, would this cause heavy...

I am brewing with a kegging system, I'm just wondering the importance of secondary fermentation. Does it do anything else besides make the beer clear? Thanks

Hello everyone, My name is Tony Just started brewing myself and saw some great information here. Cant wait to start talking shop! :rockin: