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I have a cream all with 3 days left on Primary fermentation that I want to rack into 5 separate 1 gallon containers to flavor differently. Which leaves me with 2 questions 1. One of the flavors I would like to try is to add some lemonade into the secondary fermenter for flavoring. Does anyone...

Guys this will probably be long, but I wanted to share my story. I’m not exactly a new brewer; however, I have not brewed in a long time. I wanted to get back into brewing and really all I needed to do was clean my old equipment and build a new mash tun. But I had stopped in at a local brewing...

Sorry if this is in the wrong spot. It is t really about fermenting, but the question is about the fermenting process. My names Mike. I’m not really new to brewing. Or home brew talk, but I haven’t brewed in a while. Anyway. Recently I brewed a cream ale that I have sitting in the primary. What...

Where does everyone find cheap uncrushed grain at online? Thanks, Mike

I'm on the verge of giving up. I can't make a light beer to save my life. I've made multiple batches of brewer's best octoberfest kits. Then I started playing the LME batch recipes and made a high gravity Hefeweisen which was good tasting, but malty and a little darker than most hefeweisens I've...

Do you have to get an external thermometer for lagering or are there people who successfully turn the regular refer thermostat down to acheive the temperature they desire? Mike

When fermenting an all I know you leave the beer in the fermenter until it's done which usually happens within a week. I know you aren't supposed to leave beer in a plastic fermenter for more than 2 weeks because plastic can breath. The part I'm confused on is, when you're lagering are supposed...

After mashing the grains when you go to rinse. I believe that's what is called sparging. With 185 degree water. How long are you supposed to let that rest? Thanks, Mike

I've got a problem. I purchased a used Corny Keg. I filled it up with on batch. We drank most of the batch in the first weekend. Mostly Polished it off throughout the week. I went to check and see how much was in the keg tonight cause I've got another batch ready to go in and this is what I...

How likely is oxidation to occur when the beer is in the secondary and you break the seal on the carboy to theif out some beer to take a gravity reading? Also how quickly can beer become yeasty during sitting in the secondary? Months? Years? I know it's a process that takes time, but what I'm...

Hi recently realized I pitched 1/3 the yeast I was supposed to. I'm in secondary fermentation stage. I was thinking of throwing the beer back in the primary then pitching the other 2 thirds and going 1 week primary and another 2 weeks secondary. Is this a good idea or not? Thanks, Mike

Can someone please explain to me about yeast. I tried to make high abv beer and used alot of malt, but only 1 pack of yeast. If I let the beer sit longer will it eventually all ferment? or do you have to use more yeast to get it to ferment?

If a recipe calls for 1oz of hops for 60 minutes and a kit comes with pellets and on the next go round you want to use whole hops? Do you still only use an ounce? Also when using whole hops is normal proceedure to use a mesh bag and pull the hops out after the boil? Rather than leaving in like...

If your kit has this mash schedule: Mash Schedule 122° F for 20 minutes 153° F for 60 minutes 170° F for 10 minutes is the 170 for 10 when you mash out or is it the sparging temp? Also what's the advantage of using this schedule rather than just 153 degrees for 60min?

The video I watched on All Grain showed crushing grain with a grain mill. They said you could use a coffee grinder, but I would think that would pulverize the grain. A grain mill cost $150... Is there an extremely effective way of crushing the grain without a mill that is inexpensive...

Hey I'm thinking of going all grain and want to build my first mash tun out of a cooler. From what I've read 10gallon is the way to go to do 5 gallon batches of beer. How do you seal where to pipe comes through the cooler to connect to the valve? Does it have to be food service grade or can you...

I haven't gone with a blow off setup yet, cause I've only experienced it once so far. Then when my most recent batch was fermenting I noticed the fermenter ballooning out. I released the pressure, cleaned the airlock and was on my way. When I went to switch to the secondary the airlock was...

I deliver Appliances and get refrigerators like it's my job,,,, well it is. A digital thermostat will easily get me lagering for cheap, but is there any way to convert a fridge into a completely temperature controlled fermentation chamber? Thanks, Mike

I saw the brew pal software, but was reluctant because you're never sure which programs in the apps store are good and which ones are crap. I was really wanting to get promash software, but I brew at my friends house and I really like the idea of having something on hand. Then I thought iPhone...

Hey Guys, I have an old glass carboy that I've been using as a change collector for the last few years. I'm sure there's all kind of bacteria and metal taste in it. Can anyone tell me. If I clean it out with PDW for a good 24hrs and sanitize it with one step for a good 24hrs should I safely...