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New to kegging and having a couple of questions and problems. 1. Does overcarbonated beer have anything to do with foaming while using a beergun? The main issue now is that when I try to fill the bottles after two weeks at the correct temperature / psi, I get bottles full of foam. Only foam...

So I tried to modify Bell's Two Hearted IPA to something with malts I can get my hands on. The recipe is now as follows: Centennial IPA (5 gallons) 19 Liters Water (bottled) 4.5kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) 0.75 kg Vienna Malt (Weyermann) (3.0 SRM) 188g Caramel/Crystal Malt (20.0 SRM)...

My basement has a small separate bathroom with toilet and sink, but I want to get an industrial sink for cleaning purposes. The problem is getting water to- and from that industrial sink. I could install an y-adapter under the existing sink and run a hose from that to the industrial sink...

I have a mash tun of 6.6 gallons and my recipe (batch sparge) consists of a 14 lbs grain bill, which with a ratio of 1.25/1 comes down to adding 17.50 qt of strike water and then sparging in two steps of 2.56 gal and 2.56 gal. I am afraid the strike water won't fit in my mash tun.. What are...

Hi all, I am planning to brew multiple batches of the infamous Bell's Two Hearted IPA clone. I have a 25 kg (55.11 pounds) bag of pale malt that I would like to use optimally. The recipe asks for 12 lbs (5.44 kg) per batch, and I would like to give the recipe a minor tweak, ending up at 5.00...

I bought a gallon of freshly pressed apple cider, but it is very thick to my taste. The bottom part is really in between a drink and a paste, so I am not sure if I will get a nice cider out of this. Could I dilute the cider with some water? What would be the consequences? I have one gallon...

Hi all, Like many here, I experience some problems in keeping my fermentation temperature low enough in summer. I brew in a basement, but with current outside temperatures of close to 30C (86F), the basement temperature is just under 20C (68F). Temperatures will rise up to 40C (104F), so I am...