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I only have a bathroom scale to measure the quantities of the ingredients so these weights are approximate. The kit included 5 lbs of light DME including the Perle bittering hops. I'm guessing that the crystal malt is <1/2 lb. I cannot measure the bittering and finishing hops because the...

I received an ingredient kit for a beer called St Peter's Pilsner for Christmas. I'm not very familiar with pilsner's so I'm looking for your opinions on this recipe. This is what is included in the kit... 1 package light DME with Perle bittering hops already mixed into the dry malt 1...

Your right - I didn't correct for temperature. My hydrometer is calibrated for 60F and my sample from my secondary was at room temperature (68F). I found the instructions that came with the hydrometer and they say to add 0.001 to the reading if the sample is at 70F so my final gravity would...

Alright - I just took a specific gravity reading and it's at 1.000. The ending gravity range in the recipe is 1.008-1.014. It appears that fermentation is complete, however, this brings up another question. It's been about 8 days since I transferred to the secondary. I added the vanilla...

I am attempting to brew a batch of Vanilla Weizen beer from a recipe I found online. I got the ingredients from my local homebrew supply store. After boiling the wort and cooling it to 78F, I found that the liquid yeast was past the expiration date. The directions on the bottle said to make a...

The enzyme is amylase enzyme and it is supposed to aid in converting grain starches into malt sugars. It came in the ingredient kit, but you can buy it separately here http://www.homebrewheaven.com/ I did not use it in the first batch of beer that I brewed so I don't know if it works or not.

I just brewed my second batch of beer this past week. I used a kit from Homebrew Heaven called Kangaroo's Tail Ale. I used the dry yeast that came with the kit and sprinkled it on top of the wort per the instructions. I found that fermentation had started the next morning and the airlock...

That's what I was afraid of...glad I asked here first rather than ruining a couple of gallons of beer. The stopper is a good idea - maybe I'll try it with one of them to test how it works.

I'm a newbie and about to bottle my first batch of homebrew. I have a couple of 64 oz growlers from a local microbrewery that I'd like bottle some homebrew in. They have a screw-on plastic caps. As long as I clean and sanitize these containers, will it be OK to use them?