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SN Pale Ale Clone in the morning....then taking my 5yr old son to his 1st baseball game (I guess technically, he's takin me).

Hi everyone, I typically get my grain through the internet because there is no LHBS near me. However, I recently discovered that the Whole Foods in the Bowery section of NYC sells grains by the lb., and that's not too far from my work It doesn't make sense for me to always buy my grain...

Lets hope this was the problem because I was able to get some CO2 today and test all of the connections with the commercial leak test fluid. I didn't find any leaks.

Thanks everyone, I was afraid it was a leak. I did try soapy water both when setting up the keg and again when I saw the pressure dropping, but I guess it didn't work. I'll try the commercial leak detector. I replaced all of the gaskets before kegging - so I'm hoping it's something like a...

Hi Everyone, Another Newbie question, I kegged my first batch on Tuesday. I have a 5# CO2 tank which I was using the "set it and forget it" method. Checked for leaks-no problems. The tank pressure stayed pretty much constant until Friday night, where the tank pressure began dropping...

Problem solved. After messing with these posts for more than a day, I applied the "I really don't give a **** if I break these things" attachment to my ratchet. Works every time. Should have thought of it sooner.

Hi, I'm still working on getting my new "used" ball-type keg from Northern Brewer working. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting off posts that are frozen stuck. Those things won't budge even with a pipe extention on my ratchet. I was thinking abou trying some Liquid Wrench, but I...

You were right - changing the seal did the trick.

I bought my keg, a used Corny Keg from Northern Brewer, and I started cleaninig it today. When I was swirling around the PBW in the keg I noticed that the keg is leaking pretty bad near the lid seal. Is this keg destined not to hold pressure, or will pressurizing it create an air tight seal...

Hi, I'm brewing Jamil's American Wheat Ale from Brewing Classic Styles, so I made a 2 liter starter of WLP 320 (American Hefe) as Jamil suggested. I made the starter about 2 weeks ago and everything went well. On that Friday I put the starter in the fridge with the anticpation of brewing on...

Thanks. Sounds like a good plan and a good opportunity to cook some brats.

A couple steps, but they were all done the same way and roughly at the same time. First, I send them through a dishwasher cycle to get the bulk of the crud out (they're recycled from a previous batch), then I soak them in PBW for 45 minutes to an hour. When rinsing them, I run a bottle brush...

Hi, I brewed a northern brown ale back in September and bottled in October. When I bottle, I do a variety sizes, specifically 12 oz, 1 pint, and 750 ml. Overall, the beer turned out pretty good, with a pronounced biscuity flavor. One thing I do notice is that in the 750 ml bottles, there...

While I don't think its a small beer, I love Brooklyn's 55 Pennant Ale as a session beer. Many a summer's afternoon spent with a 6-pack of 55 PA, a 5lb bag of peanuts and a baseball game on the TV. Craig

Just bottled a batch of robust porter after two weeks in the secondary and 1 week in the primary. Not expecting too much. This is my first batch in about 4 years, and the Brewer's Best kit that I used was about that old. Figured what the heck though, I could make some mistakes, learn from...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. You read my mind about a Brew club in Northern NJ, but I don't think I can make your meetings. I typically don't get home from work until after 8. I'm curious, I use the Gaslight Brewery in South Orange as my local homebrew shop. Are there any other...

Hi from Parsippany, NJ. Back in the hobby after a 4 year hiatus. Right now, brewing some extract-speciality grain kits but looking to take the next step and become an all-grain brewer. Favorite styles to drink are Weisse, Lambic, and American Pale Ale. Best beer memory is going to...