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So, I was putting together a new cooler mash tun, and as I was cutting out the spout the cooler came with, I accidentally put a small slice in the bottom of the cooler. Not even sure if it went all the way through, but I would like to seal it up just in case. The cut is from an exacto knife and...

Hey all, I have a copy of Extreme Brewing by Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head). I am looking to trade this book for a different homebrew book if anyone is interested. NOTE: This book is all extract with no all grain equivalents. Howver if you do extract this is a very good book. I am interested in...

So I've been having parties where I get a keg or 2 and run them through my jockey box at about 45 psi (which keeps it from foaming up). I did so on a full tank last night and when I looked at it this morning the gauge said the tank was empty. I turned the tank off after the last keg was killed...

Hey all, I built a jockey box with 25' of copper coil, about 3' of 3/16 beverage line and 5' of 3/16 line between the copper coil and the shank (5" shank). I got a keg of National Bohemian from a local liqour store and hooked it up to a d coupler with a co2 tank set to 12 psi. I am having a big...

Bought two slap packs of american ale yeast one week ago, came home and brewed that day, used one pack then managed to forget to refrigerate the other one. Its been sitting in my living room at around 68 degrees for a week. Is this slap pack still good? I'd like to save the 6 or 7 bucks I spent...

Haven't kegged any batches before but I just got all of the equipment I need to start kegging in the half barrel sanke keg my dad had lying around. I had a batch that didn't carb when I put it in bottles (not sure why actually). So can I dump these 50 or so beers that add up to 5 gallons in my...

Trying to brew some hard lemonade this week. Only difference between my recipe and the ones I have seen on the forum is that I want to use real lemonade instead of concentrate. Here's the recipe: 4 gallons Simply Lemonade (Simply brand because it is all natural) 5 pounds of turbinado sugar...

Just wondering how long I should let my cider sit in secondary before bottling it. It has been in secondary for two weeks and it is still rather dark but not murky. I put some crystal 120 in it so I don't think it will get any lighter. Think I should go ahead and bottle this weekend? Also can...

I brewed 5 gallons of O'Graff's cider 3 weeks ago. Over the weekend I transferred it into secondary, and it looked and tasted pretty good, seems sweet enough. I just did a gravity reading and it is at 1.000. Should I go ahead and bottle now? I haven't seen any fermentation in a few days. Should...

I've been thinking about making a date ale. Not sure what I should use as a base though, something for spring but with a ABV around 7% or so. What percentage of my fermentables should be date sugar? I will most likely add chopped dates into secondary. Any ideas?

Accidentally left my Nottingham yeast and Saaz hops out of the fridge for 48 hours. Am I going to have any problems using them? They are in the fridge cooling down now but I figured I should ask before I use them tonight. Thanks

Hey, sorry for posting as another first timer but I was hoping you guys could take a look at my possible recipe and procedure and offer your sage advice. I am not looking for my cider to be extremely sweet or extremely dry, somewhere in the middle is good. Also the higher the alcohol content the...

Hello, me and my roommates are nubes but we want to try to make a Holiday Ale. We've got a Russian Imperial Stout in secondary and that is the first thing we've brewed so we are new to this. I have tried to do some research on Holiday Ale recipes and this is a combination of a lot of them but it...