Of the 4 used kegs I purchased recently, one was not holding pressure when it arrived. I replaced all the gaskets, pressurized it and it still doesn't hold pressure. I could hear CO2 leaking from the post as soon as I remove the gas connection. Should I replace just the poppit or the post...

This weekend I will be bottling 7 gallons (26 L) of Bunyip 2.0. Before that can happen I have to clean 6+ dozen beer bottles :(. Cleaning bottles hasn't really bothered me for most of my homebrewing career but, in the past year or so my wrists have been trying hard to convince me that it was...

Need to start thinking about putting in an order for the next few brews. One is going to be my Bitter Barbarian ESB. The other is what I am not sure of. I've been off my schedule for the past year so I have 5 quarterly brews to pick from and they all look awesome. So, I'm taking a poll to...

I've always known I have been very spoiled by having a local home brew store (Northern Brewer) 15 minutes from my house. I always relied on being able to decide on a recipe today and brew it tomorrow. Or, as happened with my current batch, if I come to realize I really don't have a necessary...

Sophie did an a great job in her first duty as the Official Selector of the Quarterly Brewer! @Trialben Ben, realizing you haven't had time to work on any gluten-free beer recipes (but you could still submit one of your tried-and-true barley recipes) we had Sophie pull a runner-up in case...

Just found out that one of my favorite local-ish craft brewers (Ale Asylum in Madison Wisconsin) just closed. They made some of the most awesome beers I've ever tasted. Ambergedden and Hopalicious were two of my favorites. I wasn't (and still aren't really) a hop-head. But those two beers...

My next brew is an ESB based on David Heath's video. I've brewed it a few times and really like it. But I keep thinking about how he recommends using the Burton-on-Trent water profile. I certainly don't want to go that far (40g Gypsum, 12g Baking (bicarb) Soda, etc.) but I'm wondering whether...

The battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), the last of the Iowa class battleships built during WWII, was nicknamed "WisKy". On May 6, 1956, the Wisconsin collided with the destroyer Eaton during a man overboard search in heavy fog. The Wisconsin's bow was severely damaged and it was decided it...

A local brewery (Raised Grain Brewing) has an awesome Belgian Stout called Black Walnut. I don't want to clone this beer but rather create a porter version of it. So, I created this recipe: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1244597/dark-walnut-porter. I want to have the full...

Just thought I'd share a picture of how I label my bottles now. I use Avery brand Presta 94500 labels. These are 1" (25.4 mm). I downloaded the a Microsoft Word template for it from the Avery website. It's far more legible than hand writing on each cap. Plus I can get a little more info on...

Remember when you were a kid and you put more food on your plate than you could possibly eat, your parents would say: "Your eyes are bigger than your stomach"? Well, the home brewer version may be "Your eyes are bigger than your mash tun"! I'm making a W00t Stout today and knew 29 pounds of...

Normally I don't but, in this case I might make an exception! https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/total-loss-wisconsin-semi-truck-full-of-leinenkugels-topples-over Fortunately the driver is ok.

Shortly after we started the monthly BF Zoom meetings we moved the start time a couple hours earlier so it wouldn't be too late for @Zambezi Special to join. But a poor internet connection has kept her from being able to join. So, with apologies to Anne Marie I think we should move our time...

I've used the standard black wing capper from NB for years and never had a problem capping bottles. Of course, early on in my home brewing career I broke a few bottles but for the past few years the breaks were few and far between. However, with this past batch I had two bottles break off at...

@Yooper, can you make this a sticky post and lock it? Current information for the next Brewer's Friend Monthly Zoom Meeting can be found under the Community Zoom Meeting topic or click here.

@Yooper, please make this a sticky and lock it. This post is intended to be the single source of truth for the monthly Brewer's Friend Zoom meeting. The meeting is held on the last Saturday of each month at 20:00 (8:00 pm) GMT/UTC/Zulu time. Join Zoom Meeting...

I noticed a 1/2 inch dark spot near the bottom of my 5 year old kettle. It didn't come off after applying some elbow grease. Other than a small ridge I couldn't feel anything by touch. So I used my smartphone camera to take a picture of it. Imagine my dismay when I saw this... I am further...

When a new brewer asks for advice on what equipment he or she should buy or what method (extract, all-grain, etc.) they should use, we rarely ask what they want to get out of brewing beer. What's their personality & preferences? This was discussed in an article by Drew Beechum & Denny Conn in...

Our monthly Brewer's Friend Zoom meetings are wonderful! It is great to put faces and names to Forum names. I really encourage all to join if you are able to. A thread now exists at the top of the Forum page with the meeting information. The meetings have standardized to be...

A couple months ago I brewed a cream ale with Omega Hothead yeast for the first time. The brew day was uneventful. Fermentation started about 82F/28C and raised it to 92F/33C after week because the airlock was still bubbling quite steadily. I have heard and read that it's best to underpitch...