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Hi, I have a 4 gallon bucket full of grain, but I don't have a scale that can weigh it. Does any one know how much a volume of dry grain weighs? Thanks

Hi, I'm bringing this question here because I've always found people to be patient when explaining things to people like me with more energy than experience. I just bought a new home and I'm starting the life long job of fixing it up. I've got two questions off the top. 1) The tub and sink...

I just got a bourbon barrel and I'm not ready to brew just yet. I read these instructions for holding a barrel. When your barrel is not full of wine, it is important to keep the barrel hydrated to prevent drying and bacterial contamination. Fill the barrel with a sanitizing solution by...

I would like brewing software that accounts for the flavor added by late hops and dry hopping. I've bene using Brew calculus but they don't factor late hop additions. Does Pro Mash or any other brewing software that you'd reccommend? Thanks!

Hi, here are my first year hops, I've been really happy about them growing and now I'm thinking about harvest. They feel like they are starting to dry and I can finally see the yellow powder but from what I've read I expected them to feel a lot more papery before they are ready. Today I've...

I read somewhere that you can bury a lateral vine and it will turn into a rhizome... any truth to this? I planted my first year hops this year and they are looking great so I'd like to have a few more to plant next spring.

Hi, I always have used bleach in the past but I've got starsan for the first time. Any tips for using it on bottling day? Thanks

Last night I made a 1 gal batch of barley wine using the brew in a bag method. I knew there would be some sediment bit looking in the jug this morning there has to be about 3-4 inches settled out on the bottom. This is a significant portion of the final yield. Do I have to suck it up at this...

Here's my recipe - 1 Gallon Final Vol. 3# Marris Otter .5# Crystal 140 .5# Rye 1# Honey .25# Molasses .25oz fuggles - 60min .25oz fuggles - 15 min My first question is what kind of yeast should I use? I was thinking a mixture of WL 005 Brit. Ale and Champagne yeast. How does that...

Hi, I live in NJ and want to start growing some hops this spring. I want to grow two varieties, one for bittering and one for aroma. Since space is limited I want to get the most bang for my buck in terms of intensity and yield. Could you recommend one bittering and one aroma variety that...

I make a raspberry wheat 3 gal water 3.3 # Muntons Wheat LME .5# wheat grain .5# CaraAmber OG1.046 could someone calculate this for me? Thanks!

I just tasted my wort, a pretty standard wheat which I'll add raspberry to and it's very bitter and tannin, like sucking on a tea bag. I strained the hops out in a nylon bag and I admit, I squeezed the bag. I tasted the portion that I used to take the gravity, in the cylinder I noticed a lot...

I made a Mexican Chocolate porter. The heat came through strong but the chocolate flavor is barely there. I was thinking about making a coco powder and vodka tea and add that before bottling. but I'm worried about sediment. anyone have a better idea?

I used a clear plastic (vinyl?) tube as a blow off hose and it filled up with yeast. I soaked it in oxyclean then in bleach solution. all the 'bits' are gone but it still has a yellow tinge to it. is the tube safe to use to fill bottles etc?

I made a starter on Nov. 5th (3 and 1/2 weeks ago) for a brew date that never happened. The strain is White Labs WLP011 European Ale Yeast. Its sitting in a growler with its top wrapped over in alum foil at room temp. I'd hate to waste it so I thought I'd put in some more water and dextrose...

Since I don't have a bin big enough to hold 50 bottles I was thinking of filling them with sanatizing solution insted of completly submerging them. Will this be less effective?

Hi, I'm making a hard ginger ale. The recipe called for about 30 cups of sugar (I used table sugar) and a pound of ginger. Its been fermenting for a week with Nottingham yeast. I gave it a taste today and its still VERY sweet. Before you ask, no, I don't have hydro readings. I can see...

Hi, I'm looking to store yeast. I pitch my starter but I hold a little back for the next time. I am looking for people who throw away their White Labs tubes or know a good source to get similar vials. Thanks for your help!

I can't find an extract version of a pumpkin porter, can anyone help?

Hi, Before I pitched my starter, I spooned a hunk of yeast and some wort back into the test tube I bought it in and put it in the fridge. How long do you think it will stay alive for?