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Is there a conversion for LME to DME and vice versa?

In several batches Ive bottled, several days during condition I develope a white ring on the surface of the beer along the glass. I use priming sugar prior to bottling and was wondering if this was the sugar. Ive tasted the ring and cannot detect a flavor so its throwing me for a loop. Any ideas?

I'm having a difficult time connecting my corny keg from time to time. I'm wondering if there is a food grade lube that I can put on the connections to make it easier. Any suggestions?

I had brewed a batch Monday and set the Carboy (PET) in my chest freezer to ferment. Upon waking up Tues I started my coffee and went to check on how the fermentation went over night. When I opened the freezer I seen no sign of activity, I quickly noticed my batch had frozen over before the...

I've been al over the net looking for a decent mill, any suggestions?

Ive come across several all grain recipes for this beer. I would like to try this beer with a partial extract recipe. Does anyone have a recipe for this beer in their black book of brews they would like to share?

I am just getting into all grain and was wondering, what are the most common types of grain used with all grain brewing? I know most of the time it depends on the type of brew but I've read that some are used more often than others as a base grain.

White Labs or Wyeast and why?

I live in Florida and the summers can get brutal. I still consider myself a newbie, so I was wondering if I could continue brewing through the summer with good results? Any tips would be great or equipment that could be worth buying that would help me continue brewing. The brews I've done...

I usually Brew Ales and usually have strong fermentations, I was wondering does the fermentation appearance differ with the Lagers? My vessel is in a freezer with a temp being held at 56 degrees. I'm not seeing any blow off or bubble action. Is this because of the lower temps? And, How do the...

I would like to try and make a Mead, 1 gallon, to see if I like it along with my homebrewing of beer. So anyone know of a simple recipe for me to try for my first batch? Thanks all!

What are the differences between Turbo yeast and regular yeast? Is the faster fermentation the only thing?

I have a stout in the primary that I would like to split into two 3 gallon secondary's. I will have 2.5 gallons in each one and would like to add flavoring. In the first one I would like to add Vanilla extract (Alcohol based) and Coffee extract (Alcohol based). In the second one I would like to...

I'll be starting a stout soon, any idea's on additional add ins, coffee, vanilla bean, chocolate?

What's the harm if I wanted to make a 5 gallon kit with only 3 gallons? Should I reduce the ingredients or could I make a heavier brew using all of the ingredients?

I have this brew that started with a OG of 1.080, and went to primary on 3/5, I did a second pitch of the WLP500 with about 2 oz of honey. After a second strong blow off I transfered into the secondary. To date my SG is holding @ 1.020 and the clarity of the brew has improved greatly with only...

Ive been all over town to find a fridge to lager in. All im finding is large fridges or chest freezers. Does anyone know of a brand that will fit the 6 gallon carboys? Thanks All!