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Title says it all. Since someone asked about Hawaii how about Kauai? My wife and I are going there this sept for our anniversary. Beer related or not just want to get a game plan going. Any Hawaii locals have some must see sights on Kauai?

I have to move my co2 cylinders out of the fridge to make room for another keg. I currently have three kegs in there and a hefe on deck for a fourth. Two co2 cylinders in there as well. I want to mount the cylinders on the outside of the fridge and I need to pop some holes in the sides. I can't...

I've done some research here on the board and googled it but can't find a reference for keg pressure from priming a keg. I primed with half the sugar and hit it with 30 PSI to set the seal. Over the last couple of days the pressure has dropped to around 11 PSI. I have a gauge on the IN line...

I didn't have time to boil some sugar/water yesterday when I racked my scottish 60 to the keg as a friend stopped by with his baby. I want to add some priming sugar now can I just boil it up, let it cool a bit and dump it in? 1/2 the amount of sugar I know. Should I stir/shake up the keg a bit...

did you ever brew up a beer and think it went ok and then after you put it in the fermenter and oxygenate/pitch yeast, seal it up, look at it with a satisfied smile....and come back after the foam has settled and say "What the heII is that floating in my beer? Wife got me an extract ESB and...

Haven't posted here in a while laid off and depression and all but here is a story and a question at the same time. Last Christmas my inlaws gave me some kit beers. I have an all grain set up but you know how inlaws are..."he's into beer let's get him some kits" So around the end of january...

I found the restaurant supply store in San diego to be a great place to find my brew paddle. while HBstores sell theirs for 30 bucks or so I got a sweet one for 12 dollars from the restaurant supply store. I even had to cut off a foot and a half of the handle to get it to fit in my garage (while...

Busted the membrane on the new system yesterday. It was a Pale Ale (Haus Pale Ale) it was a little disorganized but it was my first time. Lessons learned. 1) Mash tun takes a long time to stabilize at strike temp. 2) A little high on the mash temp, wanted 152 but got 154 and the mash...

Forgive me. I'm new to the mashing thing but I have a question If you hold the temperature of a steep at 155F for one hour wouldn't this be the same thing as a partial mash? I understand that it would be a bit dilute in there but the concept is the same right? Sometimes I see instructions...

I work at a biotech that is downsizing and moving out a lot of stuff. They used to hold water (with TFA) in 13 gallon pyrex carboys and are moving to kegs cause it is cheaper. I asked my boss if I could have a couple of the carboys and he said take em! Now I'm well on the way to 10 gallon batch...

I recently had holes drilled, couplings welded, in a couple of old kegs I ended up with. The stainless guy said I should wash the inside of the keg with acid to "seal the stainless" has anyone heard of this? Of course I'm gonna wash it out as it had nasty stale beer in it for a while before...

My wife, Love her, got me a gift certificate from Morebeer for a wort chiller. 100 bucks. I'm making a keggle and have the stuff to do it so I would like to go to 10 gallon batches soon. I will also probably throw out some 5 gallon batches as well. Researching the wort chillers online I see they...

I've been there before and have trouble finding good brew. Inlaws live right outside Newark (Kearny) and all you can get in the area is some bud products. Not surprising as there is a huge bud factory within sight of their house. Most of the people there prefer bud light and such. I packed a few...

Who's going to the stone brewing 11th anniversary bash this weekend? http://www.stonebrew.com/11th/ San Diego of course. The only time left open is 11am to2pm but I'm going anyway. Food and beer.

Well, If you all remember I had brewed a double chocolate stout from AHS that had some troubles I won't go into here. I chilled it down last night after 10 days in the bottle and O MY GOD! is it a wonderful beer. I can't recommend this beer enough. It's a young's double chocolate stout recipe...

I brewed a choc stout (ale) from AHS about 3 weeks ago. At first I didn't hold much hope for it here's why: 1) First box from AHS came and the lid had come off the LME bucket a bit. There was LME/styrofoam balls all over the box and bucket. I weighed it and it was supposed to have 7 lbs in...

Follow up to the "how long does it take you to brew" thread. It takes me a while to do a 5gal batch including sanitizing bottles (52ish of them if it's 12 oz), other sanitizing, bucket, spigot, hose, cane, wand...say maybe 2.5 hours. (just a guess, never timed myself.) Wife and I did two...

Suppose it makes me a beginner still but damn that's some good beer. After not getting carbonation in my double IPA I went and added a packet of nottingham's to my esb cause I was a little scared. Been two weeks since the bottle and gotta say it was an awesome beer. floored me with one 22 oz...

So a friend of mine works at the local college (UCSD) and he has scored me two 15 gallon kegs. Straight sided with handles at the top along with a ball type valve for the tap. Don't know what kind it is. Anyone got a name? So, with two of these kegs I should be set to get started on a AG...