Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – July 2025
Tuesday, July 15th, 2025Most Discussed Topics
Floating Diptubes?
by Yooper with 16 posts this month
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 thi…
Low oxygenation, high diacetil
by Mastoras007 with 31 posts this month
Hello everyone A little disappointed again, trying to understand why i have a new diacetil bomb beer, After reading and research i saw something i haven't give it special intention until now, the…
Picnic tap issue question
by Sandy Feet with 30 posts this month
I think I probably need to buy a new quick connect. I hooked up the picnic tap, and it did not want to pour. The keg is carbed, and I can see a tiny, tiny amount of liquid in the line. I can see wh…
2025 Q3 Community brew
by Sunfire96 with 16 posts this month
Here's my recipe for this quarter's community brew. A session strength, hop forward golden ale. These are my favorite types of beers to drink: medium bitterness, hoppy but not juicy, and lower alco…
Return back to brewing
by woody200 with 13 posts this month
Hello guys just a quick post to say hi, after brewing for roughly 10 years with a constant keg or two on tap I then stopped due to other commitments…….but now 8 years on I'm back on it again an…
First time Pressure fermentation in the keg
by Simonpyman with 14 posts this month
Tomorrow i am brewing and will be doing my first pressure fermentation in a 5 gallon keg.Apart from ensuring I only fill to ~4.5 gallons (i also got some fermcap-c) should I attach a blowoff tube…
48 hours no activity (WLP-0002) in keg
by Simonpyman with 33 posts this month
Hi All, this is my first time fermenting in a keg and I am at 48 hours with no activity using the WLP-0002 English ale yeast. Temperature is 66-67 which is within the recommended temp range. I have…
Happy Independence Day
by Craigerrr with 16 posts this month
Happy Fourth of July to all of my American friends!
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Quick start
by Steve Ruch on Sat, 12 Jul 2025 with 3 posts so far
Pitched a pack of farmhouse dry yeast into 3.25 gallons at 1.052 this morning. 10 hours later it was burping through the airlock every 3.5 seconds.
Return back to brewing
by woody200 on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 with 13 posts so far
Hello guys just a quick post to say hi, after brewing for roughly 10 years with a constant keg or two on tap I then stopped due to other commitments…….but now 8 years on I'm back on it again an…
Stalled pressure Fermentation
by Simonpyman on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 with 10 posts so far
So i think the fermentation has stalled (in the last 2 days it went from 1.020 to 1.019 and finally is now at 1.018). I have tried jostling the keg and that seemed to help. This is the same brew as…
Free Wort in Minnesota 8/2/2025
by Saunassa on Thu, 10 Jul 2025 with 3 posts so far
I am posting so that if you want to see a small brewery in action, come and go home with free wort.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E3NMyrFR6/
Ginger Beer Bug.
by GFHomebrew on Tue, 08 Jul 2025 with 13 posts so far
Well I Finally feel I have something Worthy to contribute to the Forum after all!lately I've been getting back into brewing! hold on don't get too excited brewing ginger beer non alcoholic soda s…
$700 oops
by Minbari on Mon, 07 Jul 2025 with 9 posts so far
So, went about drilling my new fridge for co2 lines today. Carefully, cut the plastic, removed the insulation to see that there was no coolant lines in the side of the unit. Yay! There isn't. Pr…
Low oxygenation, high diacetil
by Mastoras007 on Sun, 06 Jul 2025 with 31 posts so far
Hello everyone A little disappointed again, trying to understand why i have a new diacetil bomb beer, After reading and research i saw something i haven't give it special intention until now, the…
Summer Ale suggestions
by Brew Cat on Sun, 06 Jul 2025 with 13 posts so far
Ok have a wheat with T58 planned. I have dried some lemons and orange also some mandarin. Probably set up a series and repitch each to a different fruit version. My plan is start with the lemon in…
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