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So I recently brewed an extract ale recipe with a large amount of citrus added to the boil. I kegged a majority of it, but I bottled a few of them as well to give out. I tried both the kegged version and the bottled version, and the bottled version is significantly more citrusy than the...

I am driving my full corny keg about 4 hours this weekend and I want to make sure I'm not going to run into any problems. I was planning on taking the regulator off and just putting it in my trunk. I will let it sit a few hours before serving to let any sediment settle. Will I run into...

So I recently moved to a new apartment and my kitchen sink faucet does not have a standard garden hose attachment. The sink in question is this http://www.homedepot.com/p/American-Standard-Fairbury-Single-Handle-Pull-Down-Sprayer-Kitchen-Faucet-in-Chrome-4005F/100684612#specifications I...

So I recently moved and have sadly lost access to my beautiful giant freezer that I could store more than enough fermenting buckets and kegs in as I needed. Now that I am in my significantly smaller apartment I need some recommendations as to a mini fridge that I will be able to use as a...

So I recently purchased a keg off of craigslist and one of the keg post connectors was very slightly stripped. It took quite a while to remove the old post and now I can not attach a new one. Is there anything I can do to salvage this keg?

So I just purchased a Johnson controller and a used freezer to use as a fermentation chamber. My question is about how to properly use the Johnson controller with the freezer. Should I leave the probe in the open air in the freezer? Put it directly into the wort? Put it in a separate...

So I bottled my last batch about 2 weeks ago. When I opened one last night it was barely carbonated. I had left them in my pantry which was quite cold, probably around 40 degrees. So my question is this, would the cold temperatures stop the carbonation process? And if it does, can I just...

So the long and short of it is that I want to make better beer! So my girlfriend and I have done about 20 brews so far and we are going to make the switch to all grain very soon. However, before we make that huge monetary plunge we want to make sure that our process is as efficient as...

I have had issues with some of my OG's being much higher than they should have been. I'm talking about getting readings of 1.070 when it should have been around 1.050. To be quite honest I am bit unsure as to what the gravity readings tell you. I know the hydrometer measures the density of...

So I just added my white labs edinburg yeast to my scotch ale and when I opened the bottle it was carbonated and had a champagne smells. Does this mean that at some point the yeast started fermenting while in the white labs container? What does this mean for my beer that I just added the...

I have been using a swamp cooler for my past few brews, but it is very hot here now and I am starting work soon so I will not be able to add more frozen water bottles to keep the temperature where I need it. What other ways are there to keep my fermenting beer cool enough? I have a large...

So for my primary fermentation I have my bucket it a swamp cooler which is keeping it at a nice 65 degrees. I'm about to transfer half of it into a secondary and add some coffee to it and see what it does. Since I don't have enough room for the carboy and bucket in the cooler, would it be bad...

So this was my first batch where I had dry yeast. I brewed on thursday and it has already stopped bubbling. I'm just not sure whether I did not properly rehydrate the yeast (VERY possible) or if it just got the job done quickly because it is a few degrees above preferred temperature. I'm just...

So I'm doing my 4th batch today and I have a quick question. I've read a lot about the risks of boilovers but every time I brew I never get even close to that point. My wort gets to 212 (even a little higher) but it never vigorously boils to the point where lots of foam is being created...

So this is my third batch that I'm making and anout 24hours after starting the fermening process beer has started to come out of the top of my fermenter! The lid is securely on and I know the recipe is good. The beer has risen up and gone through airlock on the top. What do I do and is...