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I currently boil my ingredients in about 3 gallons of water for a 5 gallon batch. I want to start brewing 10 gallon batches but placing them in 2 separate carboys. -Can I add all the ingredients for 2 batches in the 3 gallons I boil and then divide that into half to put into 2 different...

I recently fell in love with a flemish ale called vichtenaar but i have no idea where there are ingredient kits similar to this beer. What online stores offer these types of beer? Northern brewer, who i normally go through, does not seem to have one. Thank You

Hello all, last night i bottles a batch and forgot to take the final gravity early on so I used the left over beer in the secondary with all the yeast. The final was 1.012 and I assumed it would be lower. Could the amount of yeast in the beer affect the gravity reading?

Currently brewing a Nut Brown Ale with Nottingham yeast. Wondered if I could use the yeast cake in the primary for the Barley Wine. But is Nottingham an acceptable yeast for Barley Wine?

I would like to harvest my yeast from the primary or secondary fermentation. Recommend any specific methods of doing so?

Let me know the results of your experiments MSAstoria. Thanks

My buddy and I have been debating whether or not you need certain yeast for each recipe. We live in Miami where the average room temp is 77-80. I suggested we should use saison yeast with which ever recipe we are dealing with but he disagrees and I am concerned that the yeast we are using is...