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I was wondering. Has anyone tried to freeze the beer a bit to remove some water and increase the ABV? Does this work? What would you do? Just curious. :drunk:

I built a stir plate with the magnet of a hard drive like so many. I used a pot and everything I saw in a couple of videos and threads. As soon as I turn on the fan the bar flies to the side of a 2000 ml beaker. Any Ideas why? Thanks. :confused:

I have a Pilsner that is in a fermentation chamber two weeks now at 50oF to 53oF. I still see some slow bubbles coming from the bottom. I am afraid to open it to check the gravity. The OG was 1.037 or a Brix of 9.6, I want to go to a secondary and use the yeast for my next brew this weekend. Is...

I'm new to brewing and new to this forum. Please let me know if I'm in the wrong place. I am ready to switch to all grain recipes. I am looking for something light in color and easy to drink as a summer beer. I’m not worried about the ABV, just color and taste. All the extract brewing is...

Ok, I live in Central Florida. It was getting warm so I brewed an American Pale ale with WLP570 so it would do well in the warm weather we get; my fermenting chamber has a lager in it so I could not use that. It was going great at about 70oF. Now it looks like it stalled. I don't heat that part...

I Live in central Florida and wanted to brew a pilsner. I found a small fridge for $180.00 delivered to my door in three days. I cut off the shelves on the door, painted the foam so it would not mold from moisture when not in use. What I did not realize is that the door shelf is what closed the...

I just started brewing with my 23 year old son. He is in school nearby and comes home to brew with me. I got him (OK, us) a complete brew kit for Christmas and off we went. First to brew was a Double IPA Kit that came with the brew kit. It was in the primary for one week then racked to the...