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Almost all of the keezer builds I've seen involve making a collar and attaching the tap handles to the collar. I'm thinking of just putting a 2-tap tower through the lid. Is there a reason I don't want to do this? Will I be able to open the lid all the way, or do I need to keep my beer lines...

So far, I've been an "extract with steeping grains" brewer, but I'm planning my first partial mash using BeerSmith. For those with the book, I'm using the Cowboy Alt recipe from Brewing Classic Styles as my basis. I plan to mash the Munich malt and steep the Aromatic, CaraMunich, and Carafa...

I'm a beginner and have only brewed 3 batches so far. All have been extract batches; 2 from pre-packaged kits, and one was a recipe from Clone Brews. For my next batch, I'm planning to brew my first "original" recipe - which I'm calling a Double Milk Chocolate Stout. I love Young's Double...

I made my first yeast starter yesterday. I think I did everything right, except that I forgot to sterilize my Wyeast Propagator packet before emptying the contents into the starter wort (I've read in several places top sterilize the packet). I'm sure the chances of contamination are very...

So SWMBO and I came home last night from a Superbowl party to find a pound of crystal malt strewn all over dining room. One look at my Greyhound's face told me who the culprit was. Not only did he have that look of guilt and shame, but he also still had "evidence" stuck to his muzzle. It...

I got my brewing equipment this morning for Christmas and immediately proceeded to ignore my wife & family while I brewed my first extract kit. I'm sure I'll pay for that later, but that's for another day... Anyway, I did my best to follow the expert advice on these forums, in John Palmer's...

Hi all. I guess I consider myself a "pre-noob" since I haven't brewed my first batch yet. I've been interested in brewing for a while, but am finally getting a starter kit this Christmas. I've been reading this forum to be sure I really wanted to get into this hobby and have been...