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I had an extra ounce of cluster hops and felt like brewing something up. I went to my local store and grabbed a 10# bag of bohemian pilsner 2 row and a 1# bag of maris otter 2 row. I used safele us 05. I have no idea how to come up with a recipe. Just grabbed some ingredients and brewed it...

When I'm fly sparging and I know I'm getting close to pre boil volume I stop adding water and just let mash tun finish draining. If I don't have enough pre boil volume I just sparge a little more water till I get my desired volume. Is this the correct way to do this or should I keep my...

Just made an all grain Chinook IPA. My OG was supposed to be 1.053, I got 1.054. Tried to check my efficiency on said it was only 66percent. doestn't seem right to me. What yall think? :mug:

First time doing an all grain batch. I didn't take a pre-boil gravity reading. Is it to late to figure out efficiency? Thanks.

Scottish 60/- from NB I forgot to get the O.G. reading. Sat in carboy for 2 weeks. Checked gravity reading yesterday and it was at 1.014. It is an extract kit, so I think the O.G. should of been close to what it was supposed to be. "1.031" I going to wait a few days and check it...

I think ur supposed to use a 15/16 hole saw for the shanks on a tap. I could only find a 1". I wouldn't think it would matter but wanted to check before I done drilled two holes in my fridge. Thanks :mug:

I live in Yadkinville NC and need my 5lb co2 tank filled. Been calling around all day and nobody fills them! They will swap one out but mine is new and I dont really want to trade for an old beat up one. Does anyone know where to get it filled in this neck of the woods? Also, how much are...

Fixin to order a two tap fridge conversion. Anything I need to know? Anything else I need to order while getting their kit? Thanks a bunch! :mug:

#1 Ball lock or pin lock? The ball lock is more expensive, is it any better than the pin lock? #2 Thinking about getting a 2 or 3 tap fridge kegerator conversion kit from Keg connection. Do I need anything else when I order the kit? I want to be able to force carb and dispense beer at the...

I am fermenting my second batch. It's a two hearted extract clone. My ambient temp. is 70 degrees and my beer fermentation temp was 76-78 degrees. Way to warm, so I moved it into a swamp cooler. About 15 hours later the water temp of the swamp cooler is around 56-57 degrees! Holy $%*...

Hello everyone! I have yet another newb question. I will be starting my second batch this weekend. I have an Oktoberfest that has been in a 6.5 gallon carboy for 12 days. I planned on leaving it there for 21 days. I bought a NB three hearted extract kit and a 6 gal. better bottle that I...

I will be doing a NB Three Hearted extract kit this weekend. My question is, do I need to pick up a blow off tube or would a airlock be ok? Thanks guys! :mug:

When adding priming sugar for carbonation, does the yeast not also turn this into alcohol? Thanks. :confused:

I have a few questions concerning my instructions that came with my kit. It is a True Brew Oktoberfest kit. The instructions seem to be pretty cheesy. They tell me to boil 1.5 gallons of water then turn off the heat. Put the grains in the bag and steep for 20-30 minutes. It doesn't say...

Pete here from NC. I'll be starting my first batch in a few days! I'm pretty excited! :ban: