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I just picked up a couple of pin lock kegs from a friend that apparently came straight from coke. They still have sprite and coke in them anyway. I'm trying to drain them as quickly as possible without dumping it. Okay I dumped a little bit of it. But anyway a couple of questions. 1. I...

So I've been reading on here trying to find out more about cider making. There is quite a bit to process, so forgive me if this is a noob question. I was thinking about making a batch that looked something like this. 5 gallons of Apple Cider from Kroger (If it says cider it doesn't have...

So the title is a slight misnomer, but I wasn't entirely sure how to phrase this. On one of my bottles I interpreted starsan foam coming out of the top of the bottle as the bottle was filling up, and went on to the next one while in reality it only had about 8 oz or so in there. I just saw it...

Got my first KBS today. :ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban: Age it or drink it?

So I was about ready to give up brewing. My first batch was very good, but I wasn't really satisfied with my next three. In the interim I did a wine and a mead which right now are both very good. I thought I would just concentrate on those, but somehow or another I really got back into brewing...

So I was about ready to give up brewing. My first batch was very good, but I wasn't really satisfied with my next three. In the interim I did a wine and a mead which right now are both very good. I thought I would just concentrate on those, but somehow or another I really got back into...

I have some beer in a secondary that I want to give to a friend to keg. Chance of oxidizing on the way? Its only a 10 minute or so drive. Any suggestions?

Are there any advantages to partial mash brewing that I am not thinking of? I had a friend let me have his mash tun so I have been making 2.5-3 gallon AG batches. I suppose with Partial Mash I could add extract to my 3 gallon pot so that I could dilute into a 5 gallon batch. I'm certainly...

First let me say that I am very lucky I am still an avid brewer. I had been looking forward to starting for sometime, and I brewed my first batch a week after turning 21. It was a brewers best Irish Stout kit, and it was excellent. I also just finished making a HME stout which was actually...

I just finished making a Honey Nut Brown ale. I used raw clover honey as the recipe indicates. However, if/when I brew this again I am thinking about mixing some raw and store bought honey. My reason being that from my understanding, store bought honey won't ferment and will leave far more...

What exactly is happening during bottle conditioning? Obviously it needs to carbonate, but that only takes a couple of days. Is there really a difference in how a beer conditions in bulk vs in a bottle? Thanks!

So small story. I started brewing last June. My first beer was a Brewers Best Irish Stout kit. It was fantastic from the start. My second was an American Amber Brewers best kit. It came out mediocre to bad. My third was a spiced winter ale. It was just awful. Now this is a really bad...

So I brewed a ten gallon batch of Rye Pale Ale a couple of weeks ago, and spit them into two fermenters. (Top half into a plastic bucket, and bottom half in a glass carboy. I also pitched a vile of WLP 001 in each. The next morning I saw some activity in each. No head yet, but clearly the...

So I have some first generation WLP001 yeast that just got done fermenting a pale ale. (OG 1.052) I am about ready to brew a Bitter (OG 1.047 OG) Now obviously WLP002 would be a better yeast, and you are supposed to pitch up instead of down, but I'm just wondering on how minor the differences...

I feel slightly bad starting far more threads than what I comment in but I have far more questions than answers. That is my excuse and I'm sticking to it. In this case though I think I'm going to go ahead and write a review of what I experienced and see what thoughts you guys might have...

So I think I want to do my first all grain batch. I don't really have the full setup, but I think I can get a mash-tun pretty easily, and just do 3 gallon boils on the stove. From what I understand you are supposed to do the boil with the top off. If the top is on my stove can handle the 3...

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP 001 Yeast Starter: Yeast Cake Batch Size (Gallons): 2.5 Original Gravity: 1.077 Final Gravity: 1.017 IBU: 34.9 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 49.1 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10 days at 70 Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14...

4.25 lb American 2 Row 1.00 lb Caramel Malt 60L 1.00 lb Flaked Oats 0.50 lb Chocolate Malt 0.50 lb Roasted Barley 0.05 lb Victory Malt 1 oz fuggles 60 min 1 oz fuggles 5 min This will be my first recipe that I made myself and didn't didn't do with someone else. It will also be my first recipe...

I picked up an English Bitter kit because it is my sisters favorite style. Looking through the kit I noticed that it has a good bit of Amber DME. I haven't had good luck with Amber extract and was thinking about switching it to Light DME. Is there anything that I should consider that I might...

Hey guys, I've been brewing about 6 months, but mostly extract. I've only done 1ish all grain, and that was just because my friend let me use his brewery. Well now I just got the word that my sister is getting married, and I was asked if I would make the beer for the wedding. Thankfully I...