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Im getting ready to bottle my 5th batch.yes I know, not the most by any standards but enough to know my way around my bottling set up. I keep reading all these "bottling sucks" threads, but it doesn't have to be that way. Make it enjoyable for you. When I bottle, I grab the iPod and headphones...

So I've finally got a half barrel keg that will soon be converted into my new brew kettle. After some research I have a few questions and I'm looking for input. I haven't made the step to all grain yet but this is my starting point. Inside the keg what has worked best for you guys to drain the...

So a good buddy of mine managed to score a 1/2 BBL keg of Yuengling! Seeing as how we live in CA you can imagine our excitement! My question is, if he just uses the regularly supplied keg hand pump, do we run the risk of oxidation after a few days, ie is our time limited on the beer using this...

Ok folks its coming close to my birthday and naturally my bday list has all my brewing wishes from big to small. Here in lies my question. I have put on my list a 15gal/60qt brew kettle from morebeer.com specifically product code BE315. AS of current I'm doing extract, partial boil with top up...

So brewed my first batch back in November. Fast forward through primary and secondary, all went well. Bottling day, was well, bottling day. Couldve gone better but the beer got into the bottles. Then my Noob impatience started. Three weeks of agony!!! 21 days of daily staring at my lovely...

I'm looking to see what you guys do to sanitize your beer thief/ turkey baster prior to taking a hydrometer reading. And of course I know star San, iodophor. I don't mean the obvious. What I mean is instead of making sone huge batch of starsan, what could be done to quickly sanitize to take a...

OK so i just finished my second brew and by the title im sure you have figured out IM a NOOB freaking out. I have a Irish Red Ale Extract kit with speciality grains from Northern Brewer. I followed the directions to the "T." The recipe calls for an OG of 1.044. When I took my measurement, and i...

So, I'm currently in the middle of my second brew. I'm loving brewing. But during a brew, I don't leave my brew pot unless I'm about to piss my pants lol. Does anyone else do this or am I crazy, also will this subside with time? Or is it a good habit to keep?

SO quick question, i have a friend who said he could get me a few 15.5 gal sanke kegs(i think sanke is right, they are the commercial kegs) for $40 a piece. Is that a fair price to pay? I wanted to get a few to build a keggle, maybe a fermentor.

Ok guys I need some advice. Made my first batch last Sunday the 13th. No issues with the brew. Pitched the yeast and same thing all went well. She started bubbling away by Monday morning and went strong all the way through Wednesday!!! Perfect right? Here is my question. I was able to hold my...

Ok I'm sure you guys see this all the time. I ordered my starter equipment kit through NorthernBrewer today!!!! I have been pouring over this site for well over a year! Got hooked up with a good buddy that has a couple of brews under his belt. Then finally convinced Momma (wife) that I needed to...

OK guys I absolutely love this site. I am on it everyday and have been for months. My wife has finally given me the green light on my starter kit!!! Any ways thats besides the point. Here is my question. I am buy a kit from NorthernBrewer that comes with everything save for a brew pot and...