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    Keezer build questions

    I have a used 5 cft keezer with a 2 tap tower that I bought from a friend. I want to upgrade to a wood collar with 4 taps. I plan to keep the co2 outside and need to fix the tower hole in the lid and remove the tower (gets in the way when opening) Also want to put the entire unit on heavy...
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    When to step up from Extract to All Grain?

    Still new at brewing. 9 months in, a dozen extract brews and 10 of the 12 have worked out well. Very simple setup - Gigawort kettle, plastic fermenters and korny kegs with a 2 tap keezer. Happy but itching to jump to the next level. Question is - does All Grain brewing make a better beer or...
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    Beer gun - pressure question

    Using a Beer Gun for first time. The keg currently has about 14 PSI. I want to set the pressure on the Beer Gun to 2 PSI. I have a double regulator and a single but only 1 cylinder. Do i keep the 14 PSI and not worry about pressure to the Keg during bottling, or do i need to keep a line to...
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    Cleaning a Copper Wort Chiller

    A friend gave me a much improved Wort Chiller, however it is older and "tarnished". I have boiled it clean a couple of times but still not shiny. Is there something or a trick to cleaning a copper Wort Chiller? Do I really need to clean it I put it in the wort while still before Flame Out...
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    I want to increase the ABV of an extract brew

    I will be brewing a Brown English Ale from a kit this weekend. Half LME and half DME. expected ABV is only a 4.5. Any thoughts on how to increase for a 5 gallon batch? More LME?? Right now it calls for a 3lb can of Light Malt, and 2.5 lbs of DME. This is an experimental batch so willing to...
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    SA-04 Yeast in a very hoppy Pale Ale??

    Friend gave me several liquid yeast 6 oz containers. One of his favorite is an SA-04 but he only used it on English beers. My son in law wants to brew an extract Zombie Dust Pale next week when he visits. Any harm in using the SA-04?
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    No Fermentation bubbles

    New to brewing, so a couple of questions. On batch 5 and 6 from this weekend. #5 is an extract Oatmeal Porter. The steep and boil seemed to go well. Using a 6 gallon fermentation bucket with about 4.5 gallons. Kit came with a Dry Yeast that had instructions to dissolve in 4 oz's of warm...
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