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  1. KC10Chief

    False bottom or steel braid for mash tun?

    Just curious what you guys are using in your mash tuns? I have a 10G Rubbermaid cooler that I'm using for my mash tun. I had originally bought a false bottom for it from Northern Brewer I believe. It's okay, but still seems to let a lot of stuff through. Recently, I just bought a stainless...
  2. KC10Chief

    How do I end up with 6.5 gallons?

    I've been doing all grain for a while now. I have a couple of Rubbermaid coolers that I'm using as a mash tun and a hot liquor tank. I have a 10 gallon Polarware brew pot. For example, tonight, I'm making a Fat Tire clone. I mash the grains in my mash tun and then use the HLT and a sparge...
  3. KC10Chief

    Keg left outside over a month. Beer still good?

    Back in March, I made a 5 gallon batch of Hefeweizen for a guy I work with that retired. I had to go out of town, so I gave a friend instructions on what to do with the keg. I have the CO2 cartridge thing. They just put the keg on ice to keep it cool. The party was at the end of May. They...
  4. KC10Chief

    How long can I leave beer in secondary?

    I am working on trying to keep the supply up with the demand around my house. I have a 4 tap kegerator and am always struggling to keep it full. I travel a lot and being away from home can put a damper in the beer brewing. I have two 6 gallon carboys and three 5 gallon carboys. I was away...
  5. KC10Chief

    CO2 bottle. Outside kegerator or in the freezer?

    I have a standard size fridge that is converted into a kegerator with four corny kegs and four taps. It works great but when there are four kegs in there, it's really crowded with the CO2 bottle in there as well. It's a real PITA to jam all of the lines and kegs and bottle and regulator in...
  6. KC10Chief

    I squeezed the bag. Did I ruin my beer?

    I've been brewing for about a year now. Ever since my first batch, I've done it right and made good beer. I recently moved to all grain brewing and was using a mash tun. That's when I read about brew in a bag (BIAB). My first BIAB was a Hefeweizen. It tastes HORRIBLE. I've given it a few...
  7. KC10Chief

    Irish Moss with a false bottom?

    I bought some Irish moss to try and clarify my beers. I am brewing all grain beers and have a Polarware pot with a false bottom. If I add it to the boil, is it okay that my false bottom will filter it out as it goes into the fermenter? Should the Irish moss also go into the fermenter?
  8. KC10Chief

    CO2 Pressure question

    I have a couple of kegs in my new kegerator that I started carbonating last night. This is the first time I've kegged beer. I got the 5# bottle from my LHBS. The guy there told me that the pressure should be around 1,500 psi in the bottle. The gauge goes up to like 3,000 psi. I also realize...
  9. KC10Chief

    Question about PH level. Can I use my tap water?

    I'm going to brew my first AG batch of beer today. I bought all of the gear. 10 gallon Polarware pot, mash tun, chemicals, everything. When I've brewed extract beer, I've always used the tap water at my house as it tastes really good to me. But I've read about the importance of PH levels...
  10. KC10Chief

    Alaskan brewers! Who ships to Alaska for cheap?

    I know that Keg Cowboy ships to Alaska for cheap on request as long as the items will fit into a USPS flat rate box. But some places don't, like Northern Brewer. I really like Northern Brewer and I understand that big items like brew pots are expensive to ship to Alaska because they have to be...
  11. KC10Chief

    Questions about BIAB and first AG brew!

    I just ordered everything I'll need to start brewing AG beer. 10 gallon Polarware brew kettle with ball valve, thermometer, false bottom, and all of the parts to build a mash tun. Shortly after, I read about BIAB! HA! Anyways, I've been reading about BIAB and watching a couple of videos on...
  12. KC10Chief

    Can I use one pot for brew pot and mash tun?

    I am planning at ordering one of those 10 gallon Megapot brew kettles and moving up to all grain brewing. Can I use this pot as a mash tun as well? I would buy the false bottom for it. If I did that, what would I do with the wort while I'm cleaning the grain out of the pot to get ready to...
  13. KC10Chief

    Two+ kegs, one regulator?

    I want to build a kegerator out of an upright fridge. Nothing too fancy. It will be in my garage. Anyways, I have three pin lock kegs. All of the kits I see online only have one regulator. Can I pressurize all three kegs with one regulator? How would I keep different pressures on the...
  14. KC10Chief

    Can I leave beer in kegs for four months?

    I am in the Air Force and getting ready to deploy in a month. I still have time to brew some beer, and it would be nice to have some when I get back. Can I just make a couple of batches of beer and then leave them sealed up in the kegs in my garage until I get back? Normally, my beer doesn't...
  15. KC10Chief

    I witnessed something horrible yesterday.

    I am stationed up at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska and live on base. I am currently trying to sell my Ford Exploder on Craigslist. Since most people can't get on base, I have to go off base to meet them. So, I met this guy yesterday who just turned out to be a tire kicker. As I was coming back on...
  16. KC10Chief

    Question about Corny Kegs

    A friend of mine recently came across 15 corny kegs that some restaurant was just throwing away. He took them and gave me three of them. When I got them, they all had some sort of soda in them. They all had a lot of pressure on them, so they aren't leaking. I drained the pressure and opened...
  17. KC10Chief

    No carbonation in root beer! Help!

    I tried my hand at making some Saspirilla last week. I used an extract that I bought at the place I buy my beer brewing supplies. I also used some champagne yeast that the store recommended. I mixed it all up and filled two, two liter bottles with it. 6 days later, there is very little...
  18. KC10Chief

    April Fools Prank

    I decided to bring some treats to work tomorrow for my co-workers. My wife conjured this up in her evil woman brain. I bought some mint Oreo's and Crest toothpaste. I took the cookie apart, cut out the middle of the frosting, filled with toothpaste, and then reassembled. I'll just leave them...
  19. KC10Chief

    First brew a success!

    I tried one of my beers for the first time tonight. I made a hefeweizen for my first one. It's delicious! I'm pretty impressed, especially for my first try. It spent about two weeks in the bottles. I'm going to bottle my cherry wheat tomorrow afternoon! This is a fun new hobby!
  20. KC10Chief

    Any place to get free bottles?

    Where do you guys get your bottles from? I am currently brewing my first beer, a hefeweizen. I'm still about 9 or 10 days away from bottling, but am trying to collect enough bottles for it. I have about 25 now. The local brew shop wants $16 for 18 bottles. Wow. For that price, I just pay a...
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