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M trying a sample batch before I go big. How much priming sugar for a 1 gallon batch of hazelnut brown ale?

I'm using leaf hops instead of pellets. My receipt calls for 1oz last five minutes of boil. Do I take them out at end of boil or do I leave them in until wort cools?

I have a bunch of trub in my primary. One I rack to secondary, can I add fresh water to balance back to 5 gallons?

I have a bunch of sediment in the bottom of primary. Once primary fermentation is done and I rack off to secondary, can I add fresh water to balance out to five gallons?

I have a mead that's been going for two months. Just tasted it and it needs to be sweeter.whats the correct procedure for sweetening?

What does it mean when your activity stops, then the next day it starts up. I've added the appropriate chemicals to stop fermentation so I can back sweeten. I added the chemicals a week ago, Sunday my s lock was completely done, then Monday, there's slow activity.

I made a batch of mead and its been sitting for 3 months. I've checked it twice in the last month and the gravity reading hasn't changed. It started at 1.108 and is currently 1.025. I thought mead was supposed to finish at 1.000. Should I let it sit longer or is it ready to bottle. By the way...

I'm getting ready to bottle my Raspberry blonde ale. I tasted it and its a little weak on raspberry flavor so I'm going to add some raspberry extract in bottling bucket. Do I still need to add priming sugar?

I'm thinking about making a huckleberry ale. I have frozen fresh picked huckleberries. Do the berries need to be pasturized? Also, should I puree them or crush them before I add them to the fermentation bucket?

So I finally opened a beer. Its been carbonating for three weeks. It has carbonation, but not much head when I pour into a cold glass. Great flavor, but was expecting more of a head. Any thoughts? I followed the guide lines of corn sugar amount and everything else.

I'm new to mead making. I have a five gallon bucket of honey. The recipe I'm making calls for three pounds. Whats the easy way to measure out three pounds? I don't have a scale.

My first batch of mead has been going for four days. Airlock is bubbling every 4-5 seconds. Is that good. I was expecting more activity. I've also heard alot of people rack into secondary after 30 days to get mead off the dead yeast. Is that a good rule to follow.

I made a batch of mead yesterday, maybe I'm being a bit impatient, but im concerned my yeast is not starting. I even added yeast nutrient. What can I do if it does not start.

I'm new to mead making and making some tomorrow. The recipe calls for lalvin d 47 yeast. My local brew store does not carry lalvin. They have small selection of mead yeast. They have wyeast sweet mead and wyeast dry mead. Which one do I use?????

If I use dishwasher with no soap but have rinse aid in washer, will that affect the bottles. I have sanitize option on dishwasher but no way to empty rinse aid. I've also read several threads a about oxygen absorbing caps some say to sanitize some say don't. ?????????

When preparing to move primary to secondary, if my volume is short of my desired 5 gallons, is it ok to add a little clean water to my secondary carboy then siphon in the primary.

When its time to bottle and I have the priming sugar and beer in the bottling bucket, do I need to fit the bucket lid with an air lock or just place the lid on the bucket.

If my recipe says to steep grains for twenty minutes in 2.5 gallons of water, but I boil 5 gallons, should I steep for forty minutes.

My recipe says that the hop utilization is for a 2.5 gallon wort boil with an additional 2.5 gallons of water added before pitching yeast. I was planning on a 5 gallon wort boil. Will that really affect the final IBU.