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im gonna brew a red ale and i was thinking of giving it a little spice by adding cinnamon sticks while making the wort. has anyone tried this before? and if you have do you have any advice or maybe a certain amount i should try?

I just started brewing and definitely love it and im now looking into upgrading my equipment. i was looking at a few brew kettles and a few i looked into had the option of a false bottom. can someone educate me on what its used for.

I brewed my first batch 2 weeks ago. next week i'll be bottling it! Raise the roof! I just recently got out of the Navy and I was stationed in Washington so while i was up there i was introduced to great craft beers and breweries. Since then i've become an all around beer lover so when i got out...

ok thanks for the info. i guess i kinda figured but i was still a little confused on what it meant. thanks for clarifying

im looking into getting a 5 gal. keg that uses Co2 cartridges to carbinate the keg. So i was reading the description and noticed that it says " cannot be used to force carbonate." Does that mean that with the Co2 cartridges it won't carbonate the beer? So whats the purpose of the Co2 cartrdges...

Im pretty new to brewing and i still have a lot to learn about the break down of many things but some info i got from the worker at my local brew store is that dry yeast has more ppb (parts per billion) for fermenting then liquid yeast.and is better for beginner brewers to use dry yeast Im sure...

i took a brew class a few weeks back and i noticed the brewer had some iodophor solution in a spray bottle and he just sprayed the lid and let it air dry. i'm trying to figure out the water to iodophor ratio but i hope this helps. if you can't get a spray bottle i would just fill the sink up and...

Haha thanks

Hello everyone. I've been on HBT for a bit reading a lot of peoples posts. I am a beginner in my brewing venture. Me and my friend brewed our first batch, an American Pale Ale and its just finishing up its first stage fermentation. I'm excited to see the outcome. If theres anyone who lives in...