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So I've been using my 10# co2 tank for a few months now. I've force carbed and served around 6 five gallon cornies from it. I've also purged some kegs before filling, purged some carboys, used my carbonator cap to fizz up all kinds of random stuff, and just have generally been dinking around...

Pre-order time for hop rhizomes is coming up soon, and I think I'm going to try my hand at growing some next spring/summer. What would be the best "go-to" varieties to start out with? I'm thinking I have room for maybe 5 or 6 varieties for the first year, and I'd like to start with commonly...

OK, this recipe is going to piss a lot of people off, but I just really couldn't give a **** 'cuz I just bought a six pack of this swill and poured 5 and a half beers out on my driveway. here's the recipe. I guarantee it's a perfect clone. We start with a six-pack of Newcastle Brown Ale. Not...

I've got 3 kegs of outstanding homebrew in the fridge. All carbed and ready to go. Have two more batches sitting in fermenters, ready to keg, just wating for kegs to put them in. Unfortunately, these have all been earmarked for an event coming up at Thanksgiving, and SWMBO has forbidden me...

So Thanksgiving is coming up, and with it, good deals and sale prices on turkey fryers (especially right AFTER Thanksgiving). As such, I thought it might be handy to have a dedicated spot for people to post what they've seen as far as sales on these super-handy kits this year. Unfortunately...

What the hell... I posted about this issue in another thread, but I figured I'd start a new one rather than hijack the other guy's topic. Bought my initial kegging setup from kegconnection.com. Money was tight, so as much as I wanted to, I didn't go with the Taprite regulator, I went ahead...

My searching skills are failing me at the moment, but a few weeks ago I read a thread on this site about aerating wort by placing a venturi in the siphon tube from the BK to fermeter. Long story short, I tried it, and judging by the two batches I've used it on so far, I like it! The one I made...

We recently replaced our dishwasher and I need to schedule a pick up to get the old one hauled away. It occured to me that I may be able to scavenge some parts off of it before it goes. I'll obviously be grabbing the motors, but is there anything else that could be useful? Would the pumps be...

I just got an interesting response to my ad on craigslist looking for kegs. The guy says they're plastic and were used to hold flouride for adding to well water. They do have corrosive warning labels on them, which concentrated flouride would, but once emptied and rinsed well I can't imagine...

I have a Midwest Supplies Cream Stout in primary and when I checked on it tonight I noticed the beginnings of what I'm pretty sure is a lacto infection. When siphoning this one from the BK to the carboy the siphon tube came out and landed on the floor. Instead of stopping the siphon and...

I'm picking up a keg this weekend to convert to a BK, so now I need a burner to use with it. Cost is definitely an issue, but I also don't want to just waste money on something that's not up to the task. The plan is to be doing 10 gallon batches, although the rest of my equipment dictates...

I'm getting ready to pre-boil then pre-chill my top-off water tonight for the batch I'll be brewing this weekend. Not sure what made it pop into my head, but it occured to me that throwing the gallon jugs into the microwave for a short while might be a decent way of killing any nasties residing...

Anyone ever used this? I just priced out the parts at Lowes and I think I could put the same thing together for about half that price (albeit using stainless mesh instead of a false bottom). Significantly less than what I can put a cooler kit together for. I know it's far from ideal, but if I...

I have an event coming up which I'll be bringing (hopefully) 6 cornys of homebrew to serve. In order to get this all done in time my carboys are all going to be serving primary fermenter duties, so I'd like to age/condition in kegs. My concern is that after they sit and everything settles out...

Just recently made the jump to kegging, and haven't gotten around to buying a dedicated fridge yet (frickin' landlord, power company, etc... all seem to think they should come before brewing gear. What's wrong with these people? ;)). We do have a spare fridge in the basement that I can...

So I've finally made a firm decision to make the jump to all-grain. I have one 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler purchased, and was thinking about buying another this weekend, along with placing an order for the hardware to convert them to MT and HLT. Then it occured to me that they'd do me no good...

I've been asked to bring a variety of homebrew to a wedding that is taking place over Thanksgiving. As the plans start to come together, it's sounding like I'm going to be bringing along 6 kegs. I only have two at the moment, but this seems like a good way to get SWMBO to agree to the purchase...

Been watching for a good deal on a chest freezer to convert to a kegerator. Imagine my excitement when a 17 cubic footer showed up on the free section of craigslist today. But there's a bit of a catch.... I think I'll keep looking....

I just had an idea and was wondering if this would work. Since I've not read about it being done, I'm assuming there's a good reason for that. My stove can only keep 2 or so gallons at a good boil, which means my wort in the boil is at a much higher gravity than the finished wort in my...

I've got two empty fermenters sitting here and only one recipe kit on the way from Midwest. Given that I have a hard enough time keeping the pipeline full anyway, I decided to swing by the LHBS at lunch today and pick something out of their limited selection. Even though my intention was to...