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Four kegs, all set to ~25 PSI to force-carbonate. Days later, carbonation achieved, reduce to ~8 PSI...Mmmm...beer. Just because kegs don't leak at 25 PSI, doesn't mean they won't leak with only 8 PSI pushing against the seal...recheck your keg's lid seals after reducing pressure, *******...

I learned something about controlling dry vs. sweetness. My AG results have been consistently good, including Irish Stout, RyePA, OctoberFAST, Centennial Blonde Ale, etc. Yet they all tended toward the sweet side. Not so sweet that it seemed “off”, but leaned in that direction. Also, while I...

After fermenting nearly 5 weeks, my Helles Boch Lager seemed ready to go. I decided to bottle 2 six-packs, keg the rest, because keg is convenient for home, bottle is portable to share. Plus I want to compare flavor of forced carbonation in keg to natural carbonation in bottle. This is only my...

“Son-of-Fermenter” chiller made: works great! Love it. But need more space and want to lager, so… Bought Ranco controller, currently cruising Craigslist for a fridge. Thought/question: Since Ranco turns entire unit on/off, doesn’t seem like both freezer and fridge sections would maintain...

To know when to transfer to secondary, or bottle, most say, "check the SG 3 days in a row...if it doesn't move, fermentation is done, and you can move to secondary (if thats your thing) or to bottle". My secondary is a glass carbory, but I'm still using a plastic bucket for my primary and...

Hi all - great msg board! 1st post ( read Palmer, sticky posts here. Starting w/DME ales, then lagers, then maybe AG.) P background: 1st batch (DME/steeping grains)wort was too warm...79 degreees, yeast took off like a bat outta hell, done in 3 days. (I let stay in pri. for 6 days, sec. for 7...