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    Bad brew Day :(

    Well I never thought id have a bad brew day but I just did over the weekend. I spent all day Sunday cleaning all of my equipment to include my plate chiller which has given me problems before. So I boiled water added some PBW to it and ran it thru my pump and plate chiller and my oh my so much...
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    Using a keg to ferment

    Just got a keg from a cousin and I was wondering if I can use it to ferment beer in? The SABICO keg fermentors that you see on like looks exactly he same minus the tap portion. I figure if I cause the keg to either ferment or even pour from it's a win for me and him. (He drinks my beer). If this...
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    Keggle Wrap

    So I see on some others people threads and Pictures that their Keggle is wrapped in some metal pillow or something. I can take a guess and only think its for insulation for the mash rest. What are people using? Where can you buy it? I was almost tempted in buying a sun shade for like a car and...
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    Harbor freight pumps

    So I was at my local harbor freight the other day killing time and I came across this pump that looks like a chugger pump it says stainless steel head ( but then again it's harbor freight) Has anyone had any luck with these? I'm just asking because the more I can save, the more I can brew.
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    Great day! Bad keg!

    Well yesterday/ early this morning I had my third son and could not be happier. Now my oldest thought it was cool to play in the kegorator and pulled my gas line off and re-attached it back on, not before spinning the gas line and losing all my CO2 so, my question is, is my beer ruined? I was...
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    best way to understand recipie building

    So I want to making my own recipes don't get me wrong extract and kit brewing is a total blast. But being a mechanic makes me want to take things apart and put those back together. So my wife and I want to start with Pale Ales. Is the easiest recipe to start with? And is Lager-ing needed for...
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    High desert Home brew Barstow Are

    So anyone brew this far out? me I am located on FT Irwin, and was just wondering if anyone else brews on base? just looking to chat and b/s :ban:
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    Small batches

    So my wife and I are totally in love with brewing. We have started with extract kits and now want to make the move to all grain. So next year 2016 we are going for it. Now she found these small conical fermenters from Brew demon on amazon and was wondering if we do a ten gal batch can we just...
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    How do you know

    I'm trying to Carb a stout and how do I k ow when it's done? I'm drinking a lot of beer for science lol but after your pour how long does your head last ? After head, how long does carb last? I'm kinda drunk lol hope this makes sense lol
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    Pressure fell off???

    So I'm totally new to keging and this is my first batch ever keging. Well on Thursday I sent my batch to the keg and pressured it at 14psi. After I came home today Sunday I checked my pressure and it was at zero. Brand new tank, btw and I know that sometimes the cold will make the over all tank...
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    Turkey fryer

    Well like most in using a 7gal turkey fryer to brew my beer in. Now not sure where to put this post but is figure why not here. So my bucket has a spout on the side and I want to put a full port ball value eaiser draining. Has anyone done this? If so pics and discripion please 😁. Or the...
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    Fast fermentor

    So my question is, if home brewing takes three weeks to a month to properly ferment your beer, how do big breweries ferment their beer so fast? I was at my local brew house and he was saying it takes them roughly three to five days to ferment their 7bbl batch. SO what is the difference? Why and...
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    More beer sweet stout EXtract kit

    Hello all, well long time drinker and fan of the craft scene so, like most why not make my own. So I went to more beer store and bought a kit (sweet stout) and went home cooked it to the directions but I made a bunch of mistakes. 1: did not take any reading although had my hydrometer near by...
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