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I have been doing this on a few batches; not sure how effective it is. Basically it is a paint stirred that is chucked into a drill. It creates a lot of foam and mixes everything really well. I run it towards the top and it seems to whip a lot of air into the wort. Of course, it is sanitized...

Only brewed a few batches, but still confused about the "trub." My extract beer kits say, "don't strain the wort while pouring it into the fermenter." John Palmer says it's OK to strain, or whirl up the wort and decant it off the "trub." There seems to be a LOT of stuff in the wort. Decanting...

Is there a way to seal these common buckets better, so the air-locks would work? I tried some package tape, but that didn't help.

Wine maker, but new to beer. Uncertain if my fermentation is OK. Making 2 extract recipes: a stout and a pale ale. They are being fermented in common type 6 gal buckets with lids. Each has a blow-off tube. The pale ale showed very quick activity, then stopped bubbling entirely. The stout never...

thx for all the input! I can't do the cold stabilize thing...to warm where I live and no refrigerator space available. This batch is now in the keg and I have a 1 oz dry hop bag of Cascade in. The result was pretty clear, but I think Yooper is right, this beer was too hazy for a medium...

Extract IPA 3 weeks in primary, then racked to keg. It was cloudy/hazy, so I decided to filter it using a round plate filter between 2 kegs. I had only "polish" level pads (the mid-level), so I used those. I filter white wine this way using about 3-5psi and it runs through smoothly in about 40...

I'm a newbie brewer on my 3rd batch...an extract American IPA kit. It's being fermented entirely in the primary for 3 weeks total; it'll be done next week. I have corny kegs and a plate filter that I use in wine-making to filter my whites and fruit wines. I'm thinking of using it on the IPA...

I'm fermenting an IPA now and would like to do this. But where do you attach the floss inside the keg? Secondary question: this IPA is specifically for a Thanksgiving gathering. When is the best time to add the dry hop bag to the keg?

Thx BM, I'll give it some more time. Are there other things that might help too? Increasing to 15+psi or a longer line perhaps? Also, I was a bit concerned by how loosely my #2 stopper fit. It went into the mouth of the bottle almost "all the way" with only about 1/16" sticking out. That was...

After reading about 10 pages, I made the BMBG and test bottled 12 of stout. Opened the first last night and it had very little head, and was a bit less carbonated than ideal (but definitely not flat). Also no satisfying CO2 cloud when popping the cap. So something is not right. Here's what I...

I made a temporary keg cooler to serve beer around the holidays. It is set up for 7-10 days. It consists of a rectangular insulated cooler with detachable lid for the bottom section and 1.5" rigid insulation (glued together) for the top. It fits 2 corny kegs. The issue is effeciently cooling...

OK, you've forced me out...I'm really a wine-maker who does a beer occasionally. So do one now and another later is sensible to you (regular beer-makers), but isn't in the cards for me now. My real choices are either store it in the fridge until October or return and rebuy.

Agree that sweetening with frozen concentrate is best. But first, stabilize the dry cider with k-sorbate, and probably some k-meta to prevent re-fermentation. You will end up with uncarbonated cider which you could either serve that way, or if you wanted to carb, do it in a keg with CO2. I don't...

Got an IPA kit from my local brew shop and plan to serve it at a big Thanksgiving gathering. Now, I'm reading that an IPA can lose it's hoppy nose/taste over time and that it might be better to make it just a few weeks in advance. That's fine with me, but will the LME get stale in 3 months? I've...

OK guys, thx. Sounds like everyone agrees. btw, that never happens on the wine forums...

Great info, thx. I knew some beers needed time to "come together" but I didn't realize an IPA would lose it's zing! I'll do the stout now and hold off with the IPA.

I understand the theory and practice here, but have a question. If corn sugar is used for carbonation and the beer is bottled, will the taste/alcohol be different than if the same beer is force carbonated in a corny keg and NO corn sugar is added. It just seems that it would have a somewhat...

I'm a novice brewer (only one batch so far). I want to brew 2 batches (an IRA and a Stout) for a family gathering at Thanksgiving. I have some corny kegs that I use for wine-making, so I would like to store and dispense the beer from these. So I have all the equipment, except a refrigerator to...

I was able to find a gauge locally and replace the existing one w/o problem. BUT, the original gauge has a nipple on the end and the replacement I found did not. Even though I used teflon tape and screwed it in firmly, it did not seal correctly. I checked for leaks, but evidently not well...

Thx! I found an earlier thread here that discusses this regulator from Harbor Freight. It is for welding, but has a dial gauge showing the "flow." Evidently, the gauge can be replaced with a 0-60 psi one. Now if only I can find a cheap one locally.