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How about this one for ya, I woke up all giddy at four am brew day because it has been months since I've brewed, (family and pregnancy. I will spare all the stuff that has held me back for making a batch) I couldn't sleep and decided I will get up and make a starter! I boiled my water and...

Has anyone used a household pressure cooker as an autoclave, for there small yeast vials? I was tempted to place the really small vials and holder right into the pressure cooker for about 15-20 to get a sterile effect.

A bit of advice please I had a chance over the last week to taste and or sample the whatever beer i made, I have no descriptor its not a kolsch its not a true wit (no coriander no orange peel) its nothing more than base malt 10 gal batch 18lbs American premium two row and 3.5lbs wheat berries...

I had a vial of each of these i decided to.make a starter and pitched it into a batch of all grain has anyone worked with either of these yeasts? I want to reharvest and repitch, looking for help on a new recipe perhaps Belgian double or something like that.

I plan on making a kolsch this Thursday and I only have great western pale two row malt, will this be a good enough substitute for the pilsen malt it calls for?

I have a house hold oil lamp. Can that be used as a subsitute for the lab style alcohol lamps to keep contamination from my yeast?

Hi all, I want to start with a sample of the yeast off the bottom of either a hoegarrden or a duvel, leffe and go from 1000ml flask to my 5000ml flask. Has anyone grown there starter that much? What was your experience?

I just purchased a heated stir plate, it has a 10inch x 10inch hot plate adjustable from 5c to 400 degrees c I was thinking about trying an experiment, perhaps after pitching and oxygenation putting the whole 5 gallons on it and at a slow to medium speed to stimulate more yeast growth, my...

Hi there, I've been brewing for about 5 years, and have never tried this I currently have two 5 gallon Scottish style ales fermenting at 54°. I thought I would imitate the original climate where the beer was from, my question is how long would one recommended leaving it on the trub, the blow...

Hi there homebrewers, is there anyone that knows how to download the archives of the brewing network show mp3's direct on to my android device I would appreciate any help. Thanks Jeff