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I completed my first closed pressure transfer today. I experienced an issue I have a question about. From the regulator about 6” down the gas line froze nearly solid and I lost way more CO2 than expected. Everything else went to plan. This regulator did not previously have a leak and it is used...

We just had an earthquake centered in the area of Bobby’s shop. You ok out there?

I wasn't sure where to put this one... here goes. My newest wacky idea: I want to open a port between the top freezer portion of my fermentation refrigerator to take advantage of the much colder air coming from that area to achieve a lower temperature in the fridge portion where my...

I'm going to start paying far more attention to my kegs than I have in the past. I am standardizing the keg posts across my collection, and dismantling them after every use instead of once or twice per year. What do you guys use on the post threads? Pipe Dope? Tape? Something else? I have both...

Since switching to a Brewzilla around Christmastime, I have experienced wild swings in efficiency. At first I attributed this to two base malts purchased during a club trip. Everyone from the club has had issues with them, but as my use progressed, I learned that my numbers are noticeably lower...

Anyone out there doing closed transfers from the Anvil bucket fermenter? How do you do it? I am considering ordering extra gaskets to double up, hopefully increasing the seal. Then using a drilled stopper to push CO2. But I was hoping there is a better way and google hasn’t been much help so far.

I recently made friends with the head brewer at my local brewery. Hung out for 5 hours today while they he brew his first New Zealand pilsner. I got there towards the end of the mash, unfortunately missing the decoctions. I’ll fix that next time! Anyway as I was leaving he told me to take as...

Has anyone used this malt? Seems interesting. I’d like to make a lager with it. I’m thinking somewhat a munich replacement? https://bsgcraftbrewing.com/weyermann-floor-malted-bohemian-dark-malt/

Someone (I’m sorry, I forgot who) posted a link yesterday to an old thread where someone else (again, forgot who) combined two immersion chillers that fit one inside the other. Well having recently tried every which way and being on the brink of dropping $200 on an exchillerator, I figured I’d...

I registered my Atonement Brown Porter for a local competition before learning that my LHBS is out of brown malt. The recipe has not changed for 12 or 13 years. It calls for 2.5lbs of brown malt which is 24% of the grist...

My second wacky idea since getting this thing. I have a 5lb rib roast that I was planning to smoke tomorrow. Unfortunately, the timing doesn't really work out for me between work and errands. It is still vacuum sealed from the store, awesome since I don't have any large bags. I can't think...

I’m not usually one for the wacky ideas but here we go… I recently purchased a Brewzilla and will use it for the first time next week. I will be using the included immersion chiller. I bought a separate camlock fitting so I can pump the wort through the chiller. I am considering freezing the...

I'm on the fence whether or not I truly "need" to pick up an RO system. I get amazon gift card bonuses from one of my jobs. I am considering using my built-up rewards to purchase an RO system. My water tastes good, and has low, easily adjustable numbers, including PH. I pre-filter with an RV...

I harvested my hops two weeks ago and brewed my homegrown hops beer that day. All three plants are growing back! One of them, hallertau, are already high enough to string up. What should I do? Lol

This was pretty cool. One of the members of my club organized a group buy from an upstate NY craft maltster who contracts with a sailboat delivery company. They cruise down the Hudson River making stops at bunch of breweries along the way. We were one of two homebrew clubs on this trip. From...

I’m going with this one...

I have a 2.5 gal keg full of ginger beer that was fermented in said keg. After a few days of burping, I put it on tap and it was serving but extremely over-carbed. I took it off tap, cleared the headspace completely, shook it, then re-connected it. Now it won’t serve at all. I took apart and...

A few hours ago my cousin sent me this picture: …he says he can’t fit them in his car. Thankfully my friend who lives on that very block was just about to leave to come to my house! Score!!! 3 pin lock and 3 ball lock kegs!

I just got my Ward's Lab report back. So it looks like my Calcium is low, total hardness is a little high, PH is high, and sodium is low. Am I correct on those? What would you all recommend I do to fix these numbers?

My first keezer was a typical fridge with the freezer on top. I’m about to get my hands on a fridge that will be used mostly for fermentation, but I want to use the freezer. I can’t recall if there was a way to keep the freezer running while controlling the temp of the fridge portion. Is there...