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Welp, someone has to ask: would the sanitizers we commonly use for brewing (StarSan, Iodophor) be effective against Coronavirus, and at the usual dilutions? Their website says StarSan is effective against “viruses,” but do we know how specific that is? Everyone stay safe! Matt

Hello all. I’m splitting a Saison batch, half just normal Saison and the other half I’m gonna finish with 5526 Brett Lambicus yeast. Has anyone used this yeast before? Mine is kinda old, so I intend to make a starter. Would I make my starter the same as usual? Also, the Wyeast pack doesn’t seem...

Hello HBTers! Question: what is this weird flowering stuff growing on my hop bines? Do I need to be concerned, and if so, what do I do about it? They're 6-year old Zeus vines that have been terrific growers and producers in years past. I was definitely a little lax this year with the pruning...

Hello all. Brewing a light Helles lager and finally got some control of my fermentation temperature with a cooling jacket around my carboy that runs cold water through it and has a temperature probe to regulate the temp. My first time using it, and all was working great until I left town on...

Did a search, but couldn't find a reference. I'm almost done tapping my maples (got a gallon and half of syrup!) but there's still some sap running. I'm wondering if I can use this (the sap, not the syrup) as strike water for the mash, as is. Obviously I'd use regular water to sparge, as I'm...

Hello all...I'm thinking of doing a barleywine by just racking onto a yeast cake from a previous batch, but I'm about to do a light lager so as to have it ready for warm weather. Wondering if there are any lager strains which, having just fermented out a fairly low-gravity beer, could handle a...

I've been wondering this on an academic level for a while, but now I actually need to know because I forgot to take a final reading before I kegged and carbonated. I'm wondering if there's an issue with taking a reading from carbonated beer, (other than being able to see the hydrometer through...

What is keg lube and what is it for? I've been kegging for about 10 batches now and seem to have survived without it. I should probably replace some of the rubber gaskets, but as Seinfeld would say, what's the deal with keg lube? Matt

So my lawn guy weed-whacked my Brewer's Gold vine. It was about 3 feet high and on a string but he whacked it anyway. It's a first-year growth and he pretty much took it down to ground level. It looks like it's starting to come up again. Anyone have an idea what I can expect from this rhizome...

Hello all. I'm thinking of brewing a dunkelweisse and using some chamomile. I have a bunch of the dried flowers. Has anyone used it before? Do I boil it or dry-hop it? I think I want more aromatic character from it than flavor, so I'm guessing more dry-hopping? Looking for any experience with...

Hello all. I'm trying a lager yeast--the WLP 800 pilsener yeast--and it's been in the carboy for about 5 days now and still not a bubble in the airlock or anywhere visible in the beer. My basement was at 52^ for a few days but now it's getting too cold so I brought it upstairs, and as I agitated...