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Have a festbier in a 5 gallon corny keg with a spunding valve. I got the wort down to about 68F with my Grainfather counterflow chiller, added about 10 psi with my CO2 from the kegerator to prevent suckback, and put it in fermentation chamber at 55F. Let it come down to temp overnight and...

I ordered an all grain kit from MoreBeer and since one of their options for yeast was US-05, I declined to order yeast since I had some on hand. I’m now at brew day and read some comments that US-05 will make a Kolsch taste pretty much like a blonde ale (which is ok but not preferable). I have...

I bought three used kegs along with a bunch of used brewing equipment. When I started cleaning/sanitizing the new kegs, I didn’t pay much attention to the poppet valves, assuming (incorrectly I now realize) that they were all the same. After a lot of cussing and frustration I now realize they...

Finally figured out that my tap water was the culprit to my underwhelming brews and have switched to distilled water which made a vast improvement. Trying to play with Brewfather and water profiles. Just wondering where to get the minerals to add, and if anyone had any suggestions about doing...

Bought a used T500 that I’ve brewed a few extract kits with. I’m ready to step up to all grain but feeling a little overwhelmed and would like to see some YouTube videos to get ready but all the videos are with newer units. I realize this isn’t a big deal, it’s same process, but was wondering...

I just floated my very first kegged homebrew which was an extract kit Saison which I fermented and served from the same keg with a floating dip tube (it’s the first one I’ve ever brewed that I couldn’t wait to get a refill!). I opened it up and there was surprisingly very little yeast cake or...