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Hey All! I've been brewing for the last several years and, until recently, have been bottling all my batches. I recently started kegging and am noticing that I am not getting the head formation/retention from my faucet pours that I was previously getting from bottles. All the kegged...

About a month and a half ago, I grew up a yeast culture from yeast harvested from the bottom of a commercial beer. It was a slow start initially because the starting quantity of yeast was so small, I worried about contamination outrunning the yeast in the smallest starter. Somehow...

I've been brewing for the last few years and starting to get a collection of recipies that I really like. I also give away half (or more) of the beer I brew to friends in trade for honest critique of those beers. My goal, like most on here, is to brew better beers. Enter the problem... most...

I purchased the plans for the Brutus 10 and have the majority of the build sorted out but lacking a little understanding on the kettle set-up and the plans are a bit vague in this area. I'll be using 15.5 gal SS pots and planning to stick with weldless fittings. I like the idea of plumbing the...

Hi all, Not too long ago, I built a manifold for a 60qt Ice Cube Cooler (see here) but before my first AG brew, I scored a 10 gallong Rubbermaid round cooler and pieced together a manifild for this one as well. Does the manifold design seem appropriate? Is it too near or too far from the...

I'm in the process of making the jump to all grain. I purchased a 60 qt Igloo "Ice Cube" cooler for my MLT conversion and plan to fly sparge. Below is a pic of my initial design for the manifold (minus the slots or holes in the bottom of the tubing). Ultimately, I will have a stainless valve...

I just had a 6'er of Cown Valley Brewing's Antique Amber Lager and loved it! I'm new enough at homebrew that I'd be a mess trying to deconstruct this myself and their website doesn't list this specific brew except on the tasting menu so no help there either. Does anyone have a clone recipe...

I just did 3 extract brews on my last weekend (7 days ago). One was a Pumpkin Ale, one was an Eggnog Stout and one was a basic cream ale. Everything that went into the fermenters had been boiled (nothing added to any at flameout) and I was meticulous about sanitation. I transfer from the...

Hey All! I'm about 8 brews into the hobby now and had my first 'off' batch. This was one of the first I purchased (but just brewed it a few weeks ago) as an extract kit with steeping grains. It was Midwest's Apple Ale kit. The short of it is, it starts off with a 6 lb pilsen LME...

Hey all! I spent a few months lurking and more recently registered. I've managed to make it through 6 fairly painless brew days, crediting all the info and experience on here. Thanks to all those who contribute! I'm still doing mostly extract boils with small grain additions but have have...

Hi All, still very much a noob but starting to get things figured out on my 3rd brew. I do have a question I couldn't find an exact answer for though. 3 weeks ago I brewed an extract American Wheat with steeping grains and kicked off the ferment with a starter I made from Wyeast 1010. I had...

I'm quite new to homebrewing and after my first batch, decided to convert my chest freezer to a temp-controlled fermentation chamber. I purchased the pre-wired (since I have very limited electronic/wiring experience) Johnson Control A419 (A419ABG-3C). It's set to cooling, cut-in and I did some...