Jim's Beer Kit

Stay with all Centennial. It's got a wonderful aroma.

Strange, Beersmith converts the 1.050 at 20C to 1.051 at 15.6C.
Are you reading the correct numbers on the hydro? Maybe ABV by mistake? (not that its ever happened to me)

Winter Warmer 2010 40L Estimated OG: 1.069 SG Estimated Color: 15.7 SRM Estimated IBU: 39.5 IBU 8.16 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter 1.59 kg Mild Malt 0.91 kg Munich Malt 0.80 kg Caramalt 0.80 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L 42.52 gm Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) 28.35 gm Mt. Hood [4.40 %] (15 min) 14.11 gm Cen...

GumballHead is a great beer. Hope it turned out well.

Don't forget to dry hop!

1/2 a cup or less of sugar in the keg will do the trick. Make sure you seal the lid with a shot of CO2.
You will have a bit of sediment, but a few pints into the keg and you'll be fine.

Funny, over here the question is what can I use besides Fuggles?
It's Willamette dammit! Love the stuff..

you have either too much or too little water in your airlock.

Try a pound of honey. Not my preferred method, but others I know add to every batch.
When I want to up the abv I usually mash more grain, or if it's a monster then I'll add extract at the end of the boil.

Yes to both of those. Also, you may try a small square of cardboard or a thin coin under each lid foot.

I also split the batches. On top of what others said, it also makes it easy to swap batches with other brewers. Ones I trust of course.

For some reason I just saw this. Fantastic, thanks!

To address the "spinning to fast" issue you will need a rheostat. Here's a link to the one I bought over here:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2062299

Well, the good news is that, just like us amateurs, you probably have brewed the best beer yet. Without any chance of recreating the process.

I believe my cask breather will take up to 50psi and turn it into 1psi. Mine is usually set between 5-10 depending on what other kegs I have on CO2 pressure.
To save money, you may want to try a propane regulator from an old gas grill (or buy a new one). They are set at 1psi.

cheers