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This is the kegerator I bought off Craigslist This is my Simpson's themed kegerator

I didn't see any topics about this, so I'm probably just overthinking it, but I have a question. I was going to buy a wall mount bottle opener and screw it directly into the kegerator (mini-fridge) door. Will the force of opening bottles pull the screws out of the door? Do I need to do...

+1 to blowoff tube idea. I don't really see a downside to using it, and if you leave the airlock in you are taking a chance if its still fermenting hard.

This the text from the "This vs. That" thread that is stickied at the top of the Beginner Brewing forum. (which is what tchuklobrau is referencing, I believe) Plastic Water Bottles: Pros: * You can find them anywhere * Cheap * Less expensive than glass carboys * Translucent...

That's what I use for my fermenter as well and I have had no problems. Some will say the bottles are the wrong sort of plastic and intended for water only, but I think it makes a good beginner fermenter.

I'll do that. I'll probably order the ingredients sometime next week and I'll let you know how it turns out!

Yeah, I've been thinking about it as well and I think I've settled on a combination of different people's ideas (thanks for all the advice btw). Here's what I got: 7# Pale Malt 2# Rye Malt .5# Caramel 60 .25# CaraPils .25 Honey Malt Nottingham Yeast 1 oz Cascade @ 60 " @ 30 " @ 2

So, if I made this recipe as I have it written, would the proper name for this beer be a Rye Pale Ale?

Yeah, I was kind of planning on one dimensional. I got the idea from the SMaSH threads, so it was kind of a SMaSH +1 thing. I have never brewed with rye before so I figured it would help give me a feel for the flavor rye adds. What do you think of the hops amounts/times?

I've never created my own recipe, but I wanted a simple rye beer and I was wondering how this sounded. Any advice is appreciated. Here's what I got. 8# Pale Malt 2# Rye Malt 1 oz Cascade @ 60 1 oz Cascade @ 30 1 oz Cascade @ 2 1 oz Cascade dry hopped 1 pack Nottingham yeast Thanks!

I have a used steel 20 lb CO2 tank (empty) for sale. I have 2 and only need one. I am in South Carolina. $60.

Yeah, thanks for the great info guys!

When I read the guides, they instruct to take a hydrometer reading before you start your boil so you know if you need to make any adjustments. Since your boil volume will be significantly higher than your volume after boil wouldn't it be an inaccurate reading? Or is the SG expressed in recipes...

Thanks for the info, guys!

So if a recipe calls for XHops 12% AA, I can substitute any other hops as long as they are ~12% AA and I can expect a comparable end result?

Ok so in my first (and only) brewing I put the hops the strainer bag that I had previously used for my grains and let them boil, then removed them when the 60 mins was up. If I did a hops addition when I removed it from the heat how long should I let it sit in the pot?

Awesome, Thanks!

Total newbie question here, When I am reading a recipe and get to the hops portion it says something like this: 1 ounce XHops @60 mins 1 ounce YHops @30 mins 1 ounce ZHops @2 mins So I would add XHops when I had 60 mins remaining in my boil, Y when I had 30 mins remaining, and Z near...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

Hey everyone, Just started brewing about a week ago. I've been on the verge of starting to brew for about a year now (I tried to gather my own equipment piece by piece rather than buy a kit), but I finally got all my stuff and jumped right in. I started with partial mash (using...