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Hey guys, I know it's not normally a good idea to bottle in a growler, but I got some of these 32 oz grolsch style growlers that a friend gave me. Has anyone tried bottling in these?

Going to be doing some one gallon batches for the first time and I'm not sure how much head space I need to leave. I filled a jug with one gallon of water to see where that puts me and it looks pretty darn full. Is that going to be enough space or should I go a bit lower? I will be...

I am going to do an experiment (hopefully tomorrow) where I will divide a batch of wort into 4x1gallon batches and will be pitching a different strain of yeast into each. With this I am hoping get a better idea of what yeast brings to the table in terms of the finished product. I am thinking...

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Hi there everyone, been a while since I have had time to brew anything but now that spring break is here I am hoping to do an experiment I have been planning for a while. What I want to do is make a 4 or 5 gallon batch and split it into 4 or 5 one gallon glass fermenters and put a different...

Hey everybody I am looking for some help. I would like to make my dad a batch of beer for his birthday, but I need a recipe. His favorite beer is Bad Elmers Porter from Upland Brewing in Bloomington Indiana. I have never put a recipe together myself so I have no idea what I should do as far...

I suppose this would be the correct area for this, if not I apologize. My boss just started brewing and is wanting to clone a local brew. I told him I would look for a recipe but the only one I can find is AG, which neither of us is set up for. I was wondering what people would suggest to...

I purchased a kit with steeping grains that I don't think I will be able to brew for a while. I know that it is recommended to store the yeast in the fridge and I have seen hops stored in a freezer before, but what about the grains (they have already been crushed)? Can I just stick the whole...

Is there much of a difference? I assume theoretically the copper is a little more efficient and the stainless is a little more durable? Is there much practical difference between them or just a matter or preference?

Two quick questions that may or may not be related: First, all three brews if have done have had a veeeery mild fermentation. I have done a coopers ale, a northern brewer irish red, and a brewers best irish stout and I have never gotten more than an inch of krausen and the bubbling out the...

Recently read about doing SMaSH brews and I am interested in trying them out. I was planning on doing several in some 1 gallon growlers I have sitting around to get a feel for what the different malts and hops bring to the table. However, when I went to look for recipes all I was finding were...

Hey everybody, I was wondering what would be a good way to keep my fermenters cool. I don't really want to have to try to keep my apartment at 65 degrees all summer, so what would be a more effective way to keep my fermentation buckets cool? Needs to be relatively cheap and small since I am a...

So I have some wort spills that have dried up from my last brew and I was wondering what people thought the best way to clean them up would be? I would assume hot water and elbow grease, but I wondered if anybody had a better way.

I am brand new to brewing and only have a Coopers kit so far. I am wanting to be able to have two brews working at once. I am wondering what would be the best way to go about this. Would it be better to get a secondary and transfer to that and start a new batch or just get a second fermenter...

Hey there everybody, I am new to brewing and just started my first kit brew. I was wondering if anybody knew of a decent homebrew shop in south-central Indiana. I am in Bloomington and haven't found anything in the area. Was wondering if anybody knew of any that were worth driving to or if...

Running my first batch ever using a Coopers kit and I have a question. I have about an inch thick layer of stuff built up on the bottom of my fermenter at about 12 hours in at this point. Here's a picture of what I am talking about...