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I wasn't thinking and added the extract for my apple ale during the boil instead of at bottling. I didn't read ahead and added it when the directions called for adding apple juice if that's what you're using. Am I screwed? Is there anything I can do to help it?

How hard is it to drink the big macrobrews after drinking a homebrew? I drank a bunch of my first homebrew, but switched to miller low life to make sure the guests would have enough of the good stuff. I swear the low life tasted like mushrooms. I had a hard time choking it down. Is the stuff...

I've had my brew in the primary for a week. It bubbled like a champ the first 4 days or so. Now, it's taking 5 minutes or more to bubble. I started at 1.047. two days ago the gravity was 1.020. I roused it. Today, it's 1.019. It should be at 1.012. It's a pretty steady 68 degrees here. At what...

I just finished reading the directions on the kit I'm using. It's True Brew american style wheat. It says you should let the stuff settle for 3-4 days after fermentation stops, then bottle. I was expecting to need a secondary. Does the 123 rule hurt with wheat beer? Will I be able to tell a...

I checked the beginning gravity before I pitched the yeast. I read about 1.042 to 1.044 on the hydrometer. There was some foam, so I'm not sure exactly where it was. The wort was 86 degrees, so I add .003 giving me 1.045 to 1.047. The directions call for a beginning gravity of 1.049-1.051. Am I...