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I gave it a couple shots of 30psi and got the same thing. Haven't tried keg lube yet, but I guess that should help?

This is my first time kegging and the kegs I bought are used and tested to hold pressure, but not reconditioned. I filled up my keg with my cleaning solution and put co2 in. After I filled it up I disconnected the gas line and shook it around, turned it upside down, etc. When I put it back down...

This looks like a pretty good deal on a set of 4 kegs that are used and hold pressure... http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/home_brew/homebrew_keg/4X-KEG-C5-BL-HV.shtml Has anyone ordered kegs from Beverage Factory before? :mug:

No airlock activity, that stopped after 5 days in primary. I'll just check it less and get back to work on my kegerator. Thanks!

I brewed an AHS extract kit for a Troegs Hopback Amber Ale about 10 days ago and still have a pretty hefty layer of krauzen in my primary. The recipe calls for dry hopping and I was wondering what to do if the krauzen just will not go down. How long should I wait before racking to secondary and...

My Puggle loves these treats. She was a little hesitant when I first made them, but goes crazy every time I whip the bag out now. Tonight she drug the bag from the kitchen to where I was watching TV because she wanted one... haha. I'll be making a batch every time I brew!

Thanks so much! will definitely take pics on the progress... have to find a fridge first the one I checked out tonight was almost the right shape, just not wide enough for 2 kegs. Kev

Thanks guys, any tips on a good (inexpensive) temp controller?

Has anyone made a kegerator out of a mini fridge with a freezer in it? My buddy has a like new fridge he is going to sell me for really cheap, but it has a small freezer in it. I would hate to pass this deal up and I've read a few articles that this is possible, but if it's a huge pain I'd...

I'm brewing a beer tonight that I'll be using a blow off tube for the first time. My question is how often do you find yourself changing the water/star-san? I might not be around everyday to watch the beer over the holidays, but I just want to make sure it isn't something that needs to be...

Check out my recent home brew blog post: http://howimountain.blogspot.com/2010/11/art-of-homebrewing.html Also, I started this blog for a marketing job in Utah. The title of the job is the Ultimate Mountain Gig and I had to create a 2 minute video explaining "How I Mountain." Here is a...

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So I entered myself into this home brew contest at a local bar on my College campus. It's in the beginning December (12/7), but I'm trying to find some threads about general guidelines of what a brewmaster will be looking for in the contest. Do most HB contests look for the same thing? Any...

Just tried my first home brew last week and it came out way better then I thought it was going to. I can't wait to try out my English Brown Ale that is in the bottles right now.

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Should I stir the yeast after I add it to the wort or is this unecessary? Thanks!

after adding the yeast should you stir up the wort? Or just let it sit on top and then cover it up?

Sorry it was 1.010 the past few days. As for the secondary I guess that's another question I have. If I just leave the beer in the primary then won't all the sediment collect at the bottom of the Fermentor and transfer into the bottles when I am ready to bottle?? Or can you rack out from the...

wow I REALLY appreciate the quick responses! So I guess it's ok to if my sanitizer is still in the carboy when I rack? I just obviously don't want puddles of sanitizer. I'm using Starsan by the way... haha thanks Mikeysab... I've been doing my research and understand how much you have to wait...

Hey so my first beer is 10 days into Primary right now and I'm about to rack to into a Carboy for secondary, but had a few questions. 1. If I sanitize my carboy tomorrow night (Wednesday) would it be ok to rack on Thursday or should you sanitize immediately before racking? 2. I did get a...