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I have no idea how this happened but somehow the gas post became cross threaded or otherwise stuck on the threads of my Draft Brewer keg. I had no options but to try and crank it off with a ratchet and socket. Of course the threaded post snapped off of the keg instead. Does anybody know if this...

I couldn't find a post on this so I thought I'd start one. Occasionally I will order a fairly prolific go to craft beer I know and like on tap and I am unexpectedly disappointed. It might have off favors or be completely dead and flat with no head. This is usually at bars/restaurants that...

I bought some ball bearings to weigh down and sink my dry hop bag. They were advertised as SS. But when I soaked them overnight in Oxyclean they had these black splotches on them. I'm thinking the marks are from where they were touching each other. This shouldn't happen if they're really SS, right?

My chugger pump worked fine all of last year. After a winter of not brewing I just set up my equipment to run some water through and test for leaks before doing my first brew. When I kick on the power the pump motor runs and sounds just like it always had but it doesn't actually move any water...

Has anyone done anything like this or have any suggestions or concerns? I have a Fast Ferment conical fermenter. I'm thinking building of a setup with a hose running from the bottom valve of the fermenter to my chugger pump then up to a bracket with a sprayer...

I've got 6 plants that are just now about ready to harvest and I was planning on picking over the next couple weekends. However in Minnesota here we may be getting an unseasonably early frost tonight. Will it harm the cones? Trying to cover the plants growing up the side of my garage sounds...

I'm doing my first pilsner (OG .056, FG .01). It has been lagering for 6 weeks and I was planning on bottling this weekend. Looks clear, tastes good, but now I'm debating dry-hopping to add some more aroma. Should I just add the hops and continue lagering another week or warm it up to dry-hop...

So I planted 2 hop plants (Cascade & Willamette) that I purchased in planters late in the season last year. This year they took off like crazy. I planted them on the south side of my garage using rope that runs straight up then angles in to the peak of the roof. I see now that I should have...

I have have a Nucool mini fridge (no freezer compartment and 2 fans) and a STC-1000 I use for ale fermentation. I would like to do lagering but it I can't get it to go lower than about about 38F. I'm wondering if this is all the fridge has got or if the internal thermostat is preventing it from...

I'm planning on attempting my first aroma steep and whirlpool, but I'm a little confused on the logistics. My setup is like this - BK (with valve and bazooka screen)>pump>hop rocket>plate chiller>fermenter. I plan on removing the hop rocket and steeping hops after the boil to add aroma. After...

I have done batch sparging on a few all grain brews so far but I still feel sort of confused. Hopefully someone can give me a better understanding of what is going on. John Palmer mentions performing a mashout by raising the mash temp to 170 before draining and sparging. Does this temp...

I just got a Hoprocket for xmas and will soon purchase a plate chiller (probably Therminator). I may invest in a pump in the future, but would like to get by without for now. Will elevating my brew kettle and using gravity be enough to move all the wort through this setup? Also, I typically use...

I've looked through other posts and photos but haven't seen anything that looks quite like this. I made a triple, left it in the primary for 3 weeks and noticed no problems when I racked it into my glass carboy 2 days ago (sanitize with Star San). Now today I notice this small cobweb looking...

I'm brewing an all grain Belgian triple that had an OG of 1.080. After nearly 2 weeks in the primary it is at 1.011. I'm debating adding some candy sugar (.5 lb or so) to boost the ABV nearer to 10%. Is it too late to add sugar after initial fermentation has stopped? Will my FG end up close to...

I've recently taken the leap into all grain and began educating myself on brewing water. My water report from the city shows I am going to have major problems using water straight from the garden hose. The readings in mg/L 208 Calcium 149 Magnesium 42.1 Sodium 297 Alkalinity 80.5...

I went through my regular routine of cleaning bottles in bleach water and hanging on the bottle tree overnight before then sanitizing the bottles in the dishwasher the next morning and bottling several hours later. A few days later I discovered my sanitize function on the dishwasher is no longer...