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I brewed 10 gallons of Stone Clone IPA yesterday. However there were no instructions on how long to wait before adding the dry hopp addition...my brewing friend suggested 10 days before adding the hopps. I typically wait 30 days from the day of brewing till the day of kegging/bottle. Can I wait...

I bottled five gallons of IPA and somehow I must have miss measured my sugar addition. When I try to open a cold bottle of the IPA (it has been 2 months since bottled) it starts to foam as soon as I slightly crack open the cap. If I allow it to steadily purge a little foam for about 1/2 hr or...

On June 7th I brewed a 10 gallon batch of Stone IPA (clone) all grain. On June 14th I added 2 oz of Centennial for dry hopping to each fermenter. Today June 30 I kegged 5 gallons Question=does it hurt to let the wort ferment more than 10 days after you have dry hopped? On a reg beer (no...

I am confused. I used an empty milk container as a measure for a gallon and it comes out 1/3 of a cup short even when filled to the top. The milk container states 1-us gallon or 3.78 litres. I used a liquid measuring cup for the measurment. So I went back to the store and bought a plastic...

what makes a plastic pail a food grade pail? I have a 6 gallon white plastic pail that has markings on the bottom of ROPAK 4 and HDPE #2 inside of a recycle set of 3 arrows in a triangle. I want to use it for a brew pail as they want $20.00 for what looks like the same pail at the brew shop...

Howdy, My portable small fridge just went B.O. on me and wants to freeze everything. When i purchased it a year ago it was all i could find and it only holds one keg...can someone out there suggest a small fridge that will hold two cornelious kegs? Thanks for any help...I want something...

Yesterday I did my first all grain brew. At the end of draining my mash into my brew kettle, I set aside 2 quarts in case I came out short on the boil. At the end of the boil I transferred to 2 five gallon carboys and found myself about a pint and 1/2 short in each 5 gallon carboy (10 gallon...

Hi, I am ready to go all grain after a few years of Extract. My questions are this #1. Will the 10 gallon Rubbermaid cooler work for doing 10 gallon beer batches either as a fly or batch sparges? I typically only brew IPA's and Porters. #2. Is a false bottom better than the stainless...

Hi, I am ready to go all grain after a few years of Extract. My questions are this #1. Will the 10 gallon Rubbermaid cooler work for doing 10 gallon beer batches either as a fly or batch sparges? I typically only brew IPA's and Porters. #2. Is a false bottom better than the stainless...

Howdy, I want to start all grain brewing. At the present time I am doing 10 gallon batches from my 16 gallon keg. I am well equiped with brewing supplies but would like to know how to get into all grain brewing-hopefully with items I can make on my own? Can someone please advise me on what I...

what is the accepted timeline on beer from brew keg to bottle? I have been told 1 week in fermenter then transfer to secondary. 1 week in secondary and then transfer to bottles. 1 week bottled and can be drank for a total of 21 days! this sounds like it is rushing it to me? I...

howdy, i have just moved up from 5 gallon batches to 10 gallon batches and i am using a 16 gallon stainless steel keg for my brew pot. i used it last week for a batch of O'Dells 5 barrel and found out that it is a real pain in the butt to lift it up off my stove ( stove is on the concrete floor)...

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Howdy, i normally brew beer in 5 gallon batches and my wife wants me to do a 5 gallon batch of strawberry mead for her...does anyone out there have a good strawberry mead recipe that they would not mind sharing?????? thanks, scotty

Howdy, i normally brew beer in 5 batches and my wife wants me to do a batch of strawberry mead for her...I would like to do at least a 5 gallon batch.....does anyone out there have a good recipe that they would not mind sharing?????? thanks, scotty

howdy, i made a post recently regarding the best way to carbonate your keg....i was told to crank up the co2 to 30 psi and roll the keg from end to end for up 8 minutes...i did this for about five minutes-not violently but rather-very gently- and then reduced the psi to 10. it has been over 24...

Hi, me again and i hope this does not sound stupid...however usually when you start out saying " I hope this does not sound stupid-it usually is!) anyway, i have kegged a dark Alt and i was thinking of freeing up my keg so i can brew again.......here is the question.... now that my kegged...

I am going back to kegging after a few years off from home brewing and i have forgotten a few things :) #1.....I am going to force carbonate my dark ale in the keg while it is is the fridge and i cannot remember if you force CO2 for 3 or so days at 30 psi and then reduce to 10 psi for...

hi, i have a question regarding the c02 tank. my refigerator is only large enough to fit one cornelious keg but i do have room for the co2 tank. i know that refridgerator temperature has a great deal to do with getting proper co2 into the cornelious keg...... #1. does it matter if the co2...