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  1. abrewhal

    Does vorlauf give clear worts?

    I have been running into issues of having really muddy wort since I started brewing biab, I been thinking about giving my grain a good vorlauf after mashing by pouring out of kettle onto a secondary container through the grain Do you think that will give me clearer wort?
  2. abrewhal

    CO2 from new kegs for pressurizing beer?

    I just bought a new keg and it came with over 40PSI of gas in it I don't know what gas it is, I just assumed it's CO2 and I'm about to use it to pressurize my other keg What could go wrong?
  3. abrewhal

    Rust in used keg, is this ok?

    I recently purchased a used keg and I noticed there is some surface rust on the inside of the keg and on the dip tube and at the bottom of the keg there is a decent amount of rust particles Is this keg good to keep or should this amount of rust be something I need to worry about? There might...
  4. abrewhal

    What is the size of a typical bung hole?

    I'm trying to look for a piece of adapter to stick into my bung hole so I don't have to keep using my 3 piece air lock for blow off I'm thinking maybe a 1/4 inch coupling like the ones below https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/duotight-stem-1-4-barb-8mm.html...
  5. abrewhal

    Which tap is better? Nuka or Taprite?

    I'm looking for a new faucet, which one would you recommend? https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/nukatap-ss-faucet.html https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/taprite-cp-faucet.html
  6. abrewhal

    Dual pressure guage for a single keg or a single pressure gauge?

    I'm planning ahead for the future and figured at some point I will be serving 2 kegs out a single CO2 tank. That being said, I haven't purchased a CO2 regulator yet and am wondering if it's better to purchase a pressure regulator with a single gauge like this one...
  7. abrewhal

    How to replace this beer line?

    I recently bought a used kegerator, I am looking for a potential replacement for the beer line, but I realized the faucet is not a standard barb but rather uses some type of compression fitting How can I replace the line? What kind of fitting will I need?
  8. abrewhal

    Loose tower, metal to metal connection?

    I recently bought a used kegerator, when I assembled it I realized the bottom washer part of the beer tower is a separate piece from the main "tower" and whenever I pull on the tap the entire tower comes loose from the base. Is there a way for me to "glue" the metals together? What would you...
  9. abrewhal

    How to convert a sanke kegerator to fit a ball lock keg?

    Disclaimer: I have no experience with kegging I purchased a kegerator because it was a great deal from facebook marketplace (200CAD) with everything included (Tower, 2.5lb CO2 tank, regulator, sanke coupler, beer and CO2 lines) and it was practically brand new The model of the kegerator is...
  10. abrewhal

    SG of mash vs SG of wort

    Does boiling mash increase SG? Some youtube videos I've been watching always take a SG measurement of the mash, is the SG measurement of mash the same measurement you get after boil? If not, why even take a SG measurement for the mash?
  11. abrewhal

    Lagering in Primary or Secondary?

    I read conflicting information on lagering in primary Some say better to transfer to secondary Others say it doesn't matter What are your experiences lagering your beer in primary, has this ever caused any haziness or off-flavors at the end of your lagering process?
  12. abrewhal

    Will FERMZILLA FLOATING DIP TUBE FILTER fit into 1/2 inch silicone tubing

    Tired of finding hop debris in bottled beer Looking for a way to filterout hop debris from wort when transfferring from kettle to primary AND from primary to bottle bucket Was gonna use a 6x8 nylon mesh bag tied to tubing with ss clamps but come across this guy here...
  13. abrewhal

    Sanitize or not sanitize?

    I'm looking to take a sample from my hefeweizen which is currently sitting in a secondary fermentation carboy, which I transfered after 1 week sitting in the primary It's currently 9 days in but FG was already hit by the second day OG: 1.051 FG: 1.016 Fermentation chamber: bucket (primary)...
  14. abrewhal

    Leaky fermenting bucket?

    I brewed a hefe 2 days ago and is currently fermenting in a bucket. I noticed there is no gas coming out of the blow off tube and realized the lid is not air tight and not fully sealed on the bucket. I heard hefeweizen can be open fermented and some people do it for up to 3 days I don't want to...
  15. abrewhal

    Perforated Pizza Pan for bag squeezing

    Hi all, abrewhal here I am new to brewing and in a coupld weeks I will be doing my first all grain batch and I am super excited. I saw in a couple videos people use oven racks on top of their 10 gallon for resting / squeezing out their brew bag Unfortunately, my oven rack is super oily and...
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