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I have been busy the past couple of months and have not been able to brew, now my Kegs are pretty much empty. Since I have an empty kegerator for the first time, I was thinking of brewing a beer that can be fermented around 40 degrees. I do not want to go out and buy one of those $100 temp...

So I was about to keg an Imperial IPA that I made 2 weeks ago. I took an gravity reading and it stabilized around 1.019 for the past week. I figured it was done, but when I moved the carboy to the kitchen it started to get some activity. I know I might have mixed a little together just in the...

I am planning on kegging an Imperial IPA (that tastes bad ass) this weekend. I dry hopped with no socks, bags or anything. I just dumped 1.5 or close to 1.75 oz of pellet hops into my primary. What would be the best method based on experience to siphon the beer into my keg with the least amount...

I brewed a Bend Hop-Head Imperial IPA clone last weekend and had an OG of 1.068 and pitched 2 packets of Wyeast 1968. On Wednesday, I took a reading and it was 1.020 at 73 degrees, then today I took another reading and it was at 1.020 at 67.5 degrees. I dry hopped 1.5 oz of cascade hopes as...

As I was finishing my brewing process, I garbed my thief to grab a sample for the gravity reading. I stuck the thief straight into the wort with out sanitizing it. After one thief from the wort, I realized what I did. I really hope i didn't doom the beer before it even gets going.

I brewed a Hop-Head Imperial IPA clone (Bend Brewing Co.). Here are my ingredients: 9.5lbs Light LME 1.5lbs 2-row pale malt .5 lb crystal malt 1.oz Saaz hops (first wort hops) 2 oz Chinook Hops (90 min) 2 oz Northern Brewer Hops (5 min) 2 oz Cascade Hops (5 min after knockout) 2 Wyeast 1968...

So I just did a batch and my thermometer broke. I had a floating mercury thermometer but its time to get a better one. Anyone have any suggestions for a digital thermometer for when I'am boiling wort, etc... I have $200 in amazon giftcards so that is what I am going to use.

I just got done brewing a pumpkin ale a few hours ago and I would like some critics on style if possible. I followed this brewing recipe. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f76/maple-pumpkin-ale-24249/ I steeped grains instead of mashing since I do not mash at my current set up. I steeped...

So I had my first batch in the primary for about a week then in a secondary for about 5 weeks. Its a simple begineers IPA so the recipe is pretty simple. Well anyways, I wanted to bottle at first, but then I ended up getting all my kegging equipment. I am kegging right now to be exact. My...

So I have $210 in amazon gift cards and all I am lacking for my homebrew keg system are 3, 5 gallon ball lock kegs. Does anyone suggest a certain buyer on Amazon to purchase the kegs through? I am looking to buy 3, 5 Gallon Ball Lock Kegs used and reconditioned. I have been in contact with...

I am looking to buy a co2 tank in Dallas, ranging from 10lbs to 20lbs. I am also open to taking anything that is needed to build a kegerator off anyones hands. I already have the fridge but that is it.

I brewed a Cincinnati Pale Ale and did everything right. This is about 7 hours into the primary fermentation process. I am not going to worry too much about this until 2 days in, but can anyone tell me what this is??? It looks like the yeast is up top, the wort is in the middle, and some of...

I am doing my second batch and its Palmer's Cincinnati Pale Ale. I have been cruising the boards for the past hour and have not found my answer to a few questions: 1. The LHBS guy said with my yeast I do not need a starter, just pitch the dry yeast right into the chilled wort (Safale US-05...

I am planning my second batch for this weekend. My first batch was an IPA extract batch that I am going to transfer to my secondary to make room for my second batch. I haven't quite made up my mind on why type of beer I am going to make, but I would like some suggestions on a little more...

Ok, I know this has probably already been answered but I am unable to find it in the fourm. I am going to run my second batch this weekend and I had some problems with a low OG on my current batch. When would be the correct time to take an OG reading? When the wort has cooled, when I have...

So this was my first batch of beer and I followed the instructions pretty well. I am in the second day of fermentation and since then I have read several chapters and much research to help grow my knowledge of brewing. I know the mistake I have made and will not repeat it, but I believe that my...