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I would definately culture some Coopers yeast. I used a fresh wort kit with recultured coopers yeast. The yeast really gives you the coopers taste. I added cascade - aroma and flavour. Looking at doing the same but using Amarillo. When first tasted I was concerned with teh clash of the cooper...

Guys, I recently brewed a pale ale with cultured coopers yeast an used some Cascade hops for flavour and aroma. I am going to put sown another brew and wanted to use Amarillo hops. My brew books I have don't have any info on Amarillo - but have seen a lot of posts for pale ales using Amarillo...

I am on the slope to BIAB - great article. I noticed the comments on having a finer grain in BIAB - Are there dangers in using normally cracked grain - E.g - not extract enough sugars??

I have seen Star San at the brew shop. When I asked for a sanitiser they advise me to get another one - in a white bottle. It seemed good stuff but advised to rince thoroughly. I really wanted a gneral sanitiser that I could use daily - E.g. If I diconnected a line - give the connector a qucik...

Cheers - I asked because I used liquid hand soap to start with and it was crap.

Guys, Whats the best stuff to make soapy water - to check for leaks. My system has been pretty good but recently lost my gas - want to do a thourough check - but wondered what soapy substance is best for checking leaks - E.g, hand soap, washing detergent???

I had issues with my keg setup with foaming. I have resolved the issues but when I was tring first - I had chilled and carbed my keg - My first time pouring I had just installed my tap and lines - got heaps of foaming. Seems to been resolved - and I think the difference was that my lines to my...

I brewed a wheat with Liquid extract - I was trying to replicate an Erdinger 3.70 kgWheat Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM)Extract100.0 % 9.00 gmPearle [8.00%] (90 min)Hops8.5 IBU 12.00 gmTettnang [4.50%] (90 min)Hops6.4 IBU 12.00 gmTettnang [4.50%] (45 min)Hops5.5 IBU 7.00 gmTettnang [4.50%] (15...

Great suggestion on the Kegerator plug - probelm solved. How good are the JG connectors regarding leakage? - When youy diconnect a line from a connector - do they seal themselves or do you need to plug them?

Anyone with a kegerator - the hole to feed the gas line is reasonable small but is it advisabel to plug and gaps with something - eg - silocon sealer - or as the gap is only small is loss of temp from fridge negligable?

Great comments. I could of gome for manifold - but last time I popped to the brew shop the minister for finance asked if I had shares in the company now - Have been spending a fair bit getting new kegs etc. Will definately be getting a non return valve and a couple of splitters. When I first...

I think I will get to having a proper mainifold as you have. May start with the JG splitters. So - do you just disconnect beer line from keg when not in use and leave with beer in the line? Thanks for the comments - very helpful.

Guys, After getting back into brewing - now have 3 full kegs of great beer. Have a Kegerator - initially had issues with carbonation - but thanks to help through forum - finally have beer pouring as it should. I have 2 question:- 1. I currently have a kegerator with 2 gas lines connected to...

Thanks for the input. I have a Wit beer that is major foaming - tried my Wiess Beer with a bit more success - this was from a Pluto Gun with a 3m line - nit sure if it is 3 or 4 mm. My plan is to vent both kegs - shake a few times - vent - then connect gas at 12psi and leave for a week. This...

Thanks - understand the 2.5 volumes. I have two wheat beers that suggest a higher CO2 volume (4.0) - working on the chart at 4deg - suggests carbing at 27psi. I always assumed that serving pressure should be about 8-10psi - If you have a beer with higher Co2 volumes - should it be dispensed at...

My kegs are at 4 deg. I worked at my volumes of CO2 and was gassing them at 22psi - I had forced car a bit before hand - then connected at 22psi and left for about 5 days. I was dispensing at 8-10 psi

Guys, I have read the extended threads on carbonation. I have recently got back into brewing after aquiring all the equipment for kegging. I tried some forced carbonation methods - but feared over carbonating. I then after reading infop in articles - worked out the CO2 volume and temp of beer...

Cheers - I have another keg - I will compare. I got it from Grain and Grape - could swap it but full of beer at present ?

Guys, I have had an issue with the black beer connector when I got a new keg. First one got stuck on the out line - I ended up having to destroy it to get it off. Is the CO and beer outlets different sizes. The grey connector fits OK on both the in and out connectors on the keg. But if I try...

I have just been carbing my first keg. I had a similar issue with foaming and little carbonation. I thought I had over carbonated. I found that if I vented the keg and then only had about 5 psi applied - the fist pour was foaming again - but the second pour was fine. I was originally applying...