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So I was reading suggestions on how to think of a brewery/beer names on a thread here and it hit me I just graduated college in December and still don't have a job. I have recently started brewing as just something to do/ I love craft brews. I have an American IPA bottle conditioning and a...

So I am on my second brew (but still haven't drank the first) Anyway, I just went off the directions that came on my first kit and it said "add xxxx hops at xxx time" right. So I just threw the hop pellets into the boil, no bag or anything. Is this what you are supposed to do? Or are you...

Ok here is my tale Boiled the wort etc. Making 5 gallons in a bucket fermenter I pitched the yeast at 70 degrees, it was a "slap pack" not sure the exact yiest but the local brew store suggested it for an IPA Put the fermenter in my kitchen at about 72-74 degrees. My airlock was...

If I want to take a hydrometer reading i have to take a sample correct. well the hydrometer looks like it has to sit a good 4 or so inches beneath the surface of the wort. Do you have to discard the wort sample after you take the reading? It just seems to me I would have to take a huge...