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I'm at 5 days in the primary fermenter bucket. My indoor/outdoor thermometer says it's 99 Degrees F in the bucket (probe is in the liquid), while the ambient temperature of the house is 68 F. I know fermenting increases the temp, but 30 degrees? Sounds impossible? Replaced the battery, same...

Used a Belgian Wit kit that had DME and LME, Blue Moon clone. (thread about adding the peach flavoring of this batch below) https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/adding-fruit-flavored-syrup-before-bottling.646806/#post-8247547 I attempted using BSG fuit flavoring to a 5 gallon batch of...

I attempted using BSG fuit flavoring to a 5 gallon batch of Belgian Ale (blue moon clone), poured 75% in 9 days into the first fermenting bucket, then poured the last 25% in the day of bottling. Did not taste any flavoring beyond the normal bitter orange peel that came with the kit. Now I'm...

Ok, so it's been 2 years since I used Wyeast and I didn't know they had an "internal nutrient packet" in their liquid yeast. I brewed a batch, pitched the Wyeast liquid yeast, fermented, secondary fermented and bottled already, it's now in the second week of bottle conditioning. Does this mean...

Ok, so it's been 2 years since I used Wyeast and I didn't know they had an "internal nutrient packet" in their liquid yeast. I brewed a batch, pitched the Wyeast liquid yeast, fermented, secondary fermented and bottled already, it's now in the second week of bottle conditioning. Does this...

Hadn't brewed for about a year, used a Belgian Wit Brewer's Best clone kit. Wasn't paying attention and I poured in the liquid DME into the hot water when it was actually time to steep the grains. No way to fix it at that point, so I continued the rest of the recipe as usual, steeping the...

Attempting to add BSG peach flavoring to a 5 gallons of Belgian Wit ale today, we are 6 days into fermenting. Anyone know how much to add to get a medium/strong flavor in the beer? I like the strength of the Blue Moon Apricot flavor, so I'm looking for something similar. I tried adding...

Yes, I have read most of the posts about slow forced carbing (set it and forget it), fast forced carbing (30 PSI for 48 hours), and also the 12 PSI rock the keg back and forth like a big ol' beer-baby (LOL) threads. What about this method? Set the keg at 20 PSI for 48 hours, do not vent the...

I have only been brewing extract, and have focused on Belgian Wheat Ales (Wits) like Shock-Top, Blue Moon and Hoegaarden clones. I want my brew to be more citrus tasting than it is (even compared to the originals). I noticed some recipes call for adding the spices (coriander seeds, bitter...

Dumb question I know. Got the Perlick Flow Control (pics below) chrome version. So it is just a matter of choosing how much head you want in your pint? Or does it actually change the amount of CO2 in your pint? I started with the lever towards me (glass 40% head), then moved it to straight...

I have a dumb question. I am new to force carbonating 2 kegs at once. I used the slow-force carbonation method (set it and forget it - - - no corn sugar). Placed two (5-gallon Cornelius kegs) at 10 PSI for 4 weeks (Belgian Wheat Ales) at 39 F in a kegerator. Taprite double regulator is shown...

I literally ordered 2 separate Shock Top tap handles from Amazon and got the wrong thing twice. Really? Come on. I wanted the regular shock top handle, but if anyone wants a ST lemon shandy and/or ST pumpkin ale here you go. New out of the package, not used even once, but they didn't...

Just got the Bevlex glass lined barrier lines from Birdman Brewing because I was getting vinyl taste from my pvc lines. It worked from the very 1st pour, no taste at all. Here's the problem. My beer out ball lock, quick-disconnects have 1/4" diameter barbs while the Bevlex is 3/16" ID...

FREE SHIPPING I just switched to glass lined tubing, but if you don't mind the vinyl then I have 3 separate sets of vinyl beer line tubing (bought from HomebrewStuff and Midwest) All the lines are stamped with: "Superflex PVC Tubing NSF-61 Max Temp 140 (but one says max temp 212) both say...

It sounds like a good idea at first, but now I think that nearly everyone can DIY a kegerator and wouldn't want to pay labor. Shipping would be a giant hassle with the draft tower assembled and everything too. Then I thought about Craigslist, but you don't really want strangers just walking...

I have 2 Cornelius kegs in a kegerator, one Hoegaarden clone, and one Shock-Top clone. I'm force carbonating each keg in a kegerator at 40-44 degrees F. After 1 week one beer tasted like plastic. After 1.5 weeks, both beers taste like plastic (slightly different tastes since the beer flavors...

I just ordered one, but the Amazon details say that the probe is gas, and is not waterproof? Isn't the sensor supposed to be placed in a glass (other container) or water or "blue ice" for consistent temperature readings inside the kegerator? Some of the Amazon questions/answers say that you...

9 days after brewing a Belgian Wheat Ale (Whitelabs WLP400 liquid yeast), my primary fermenter temp accidentally went out of the suggested range of 70-75 F. It got up to 83.5 F for about 7 hours, but now is back down to 78 F. Sometimes it gets as low as 67 F when it's really cold. I had a...

I accidentally ordered this Danby model# DCR122BLDD 4.3 cubic foot mini-fridge when I was trying to order the Danby model # 440BL 4.4 cubic foot mini-frdige (which I have already converted into a kegerator). Below is the link for my step by step Danby model 440BL kegerator conversion...

Doh! I ordered the wrong model of Danby mini-fridge for a kegerator conversion. Does anyone know just judging from the photo below if this freezer thing can be cut out? Sounds like a nightmare, and also a long-shot if anyone on here would know just from the pic and the model #, but wanted to...