Today, I'm adding a new gas distributer to my kegerator. The old one seems ok, but I had a sneaky leak that I never did figure out, so I took everything apart and couldn't find it so I left off the distributer and just went with two taps (two different co2 tanks). I bought a new distributer...

I haven't used Fermcap in a long time, but I don't think it affects fermentation, although it could affect krausen I'd assume.

I like making my own things- and a couple of years ago I made my own tonic. I won't eat/drink anything with high fructose corn syrup, and Fever Tree tonic (my favorite) gets expensive! I bought chinchona bark, some lemons and limes, and I don't remember what else, and then used my carbonation...

Hmmm, if your SG is dropping even a little, I’d not worry about it. Maybe check it with the hydrometer to see if perhaps fermentation has started as usually it will drop a few points before you get a krausen.

Maybe- that is a clumpy yeast though. One time I used it, I swear some dumped cottage cheese in my wort! Before writing it off, I'd double check the SG and keep my fingers crossed, unless you happen to have a store nearby to buy a replacement yeast. If nothing by tomorrow, I'd probably pitch...

As you may have noticed, we have more and more users on the site and lots of questions get lumped into "General" as they don't fit anywhere else. This new section is for all equipment questions and advice. Fermenters, boil kettles, mash tuns, even faucet wrenches- ask and ask right here.

I am finally putting together a floating diptube for fermenting in a keg. I wish I had a 10 gallon keg so I could start with 5.5 gallons and then use the floating diptube to transfer. I have this one: Do you use one? Does it clog as easily as I expect? Any tips, tricks, words of advice?

Yes, I'd open it and check before assuming it wasn't fermenting.

That is so awesome! That is quite an achievement, and I'm excited for you.

Sorry, I can't. :( I wish I could. And you can copy/paste the recipe in our forum, but no links I'm afraid. While we welcome everyone to our forum, we are primarily hosting the forum for our Brewer's Friend support, and we do not accept advertisements so we are very greatful for our...

Either way.

I know. I’m disappointed too. My understanding from the developers that it has to do with some complexity and the ppg of grains and sugars, etc, and setting it up so that the recipe % comes from either the ppg OR the actual pounds, etc. I used to use it, and loved that feature.

Giggling? Heck, if you would have seen my old body naked, you would have laughed out loud.

I could just picture my husbands face with me and a ladder and pulley in our laundry room. I actually laughed out loud at what I think his reaction would be. Although he surprises me. One time, when I had that huge 1/2 barrel all-electric system in our laundry room, I was using some bleach...

It should be in equipment, but I just added mine as I have some specific boil off, etc. and it just pulls in the equipment, not the specifics of your own settings, including my refractometer wort correction factor. Here's what mine looks like:

Hi everyone. We have a quick update to run this evening and it should be less than about 15 minutes or so. You may not even notice, but I wanted you all to be aware. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Well, I do lift almost half my weight routinely- I have a big hairy dog who goes through pounds and pounds of dog food. It's not unusual to get 60 pounds of dog food to put in the bin. I also have a 60+ pound kayak that I haul up and in my truck. That said, I do NOT enjoy it! :)

I'm doing 5 gallon batches now- and I cannot have a hoist in my laundry room. I thought I could lift the grain bag- but in the Brewzilla on the casters I added, my 5'5" body has to lift it up past my shoulders. I know the older version had a second set of 'feet' midway- and I might have been...

https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1568770/furiously-hoppy-ipa This was a request from Bob- a strong malt backbone, copper colored, with a boatload of hops and firm bitterness and old school hops. The man knows what he likes, and we love having two IPAs on tap. Right now we...

You'd have to make sure the recipe folder is moved to the 'group' so it's shared with the group you created. Here's an example of mine: As you can see, I have just three formed groups, but only 2 recipes in the 'testing group'. That means anyone in my testing group can see those recipes...