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Well, once again I need some help here. Planning on doing my first lager in the next few days. Maibock extract kit with specialty grains, details below. The problem is, I got lazy and the liquid yeast I ordered is so old it won't start up , and I'm now stuck with a packet of S-23, the only...

I'm sure this has been covered, but I can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for. Two weeks ago, I put together Northern Brewer's Caribou Slobber ale extract/specialty grains kit (basically a brown ale). Recommended fermentation temp is 65-75 degrees. For the first couple of days, while...

About to put together my first lager, a mini-mash Maibock kit from Austin Homebrew, and need some advice. I'm already behind on having this ready for the spring, so I was wanting to put it together Friday evening as I leave for a week's vacation Saturday morning. So, I smacked the smack...

I'm sure this info is somewhere, but I just can't seem to find it. About to make the Austin Homebrew Dunkelweizen kit, with Wyeast 3068 (Weihenstephaner weizen) yeast. I got a freezer and temp control unit last week, so I'm finally going to be able to control fermentation temps. Brewing...

Anyone tried this recipe? Thinking of trying the mini-mash method, but have been disappointed with a couple of recipes from this book so thought I'd ask first. Thanks

I know this topic has been done to death, and I don't want to start any fights. I have read through the main threads relating to this, but can't quite find the answer I'm looking for. I know that more and more people are foregoing the secondary and leaving in the primary for an extended...

Newbie question here, just want to make sure I don't mess something up as this is one I'm especially looking forward to. Ordered Waldo Lake Amber kit from Northern Brewer. As with all of their kits, it specifically says on the site that you need to order priming sugar separately; so I did...

I've finally decided on getting a stainless mash tun. I keep reading about people insulating their mash tuns in various ways, and I'm wondering how much of an issue temp stability really is. Even if I invest in a nice one such as a MegaPot or something similar, should I expect my temps to be...

Hello all. Tried the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone recipe out of "Clone Brews" today. It called for 4 oz. of crystal 60L and 4 oz. of maltodextrin. The guy at my LHBS swore this recipe tastes great with 8 oz. of the crystal and no maltodextrin, so I took his word and did it that way. I'm...

Don't want to bore you all too bad, so I'll keep it short. Considering the leap to all grain and trying to decide on equipment. For some reason early on, I bought a 10 gallon Mega Pot with valve. Didn't think it through, and now I'm trying to decide how best to use it. Basically, I'm torn...

So I just bottled my fifth batch, and I'm finally getting around to ask this question. I don't think it's significant, but I'm wondering if I'm the only one who gets this. My bottling setup is a bottling bucket with short PVC tubing connecting a fermtech bottler to the spigot. I also...

I've made several batches of beer now and wanted to try my hand at mead. Newbie question here: do you guys who brew both use your equipment (fermenters, siphon tubing, etc.) for both? I know it works for both, but something about honey just makes me think it might leave an odor or even flavor...

Hey guys. Just bottled my fourth batch yesterday, a mini-mash Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale clone. Everything went great, except that I'm still not getting as many bottles as I should. I even went and did the PVC elbow for a dip-tube that I saw on here. Primary had been topped to exactly 5...

Yes, I know the SS vs. aluminum debate has been run in the ground. Unfortunately, I just realized that I made a batch in aluminum but forgot to do the full-pot water boil to build up the protective layer first. I know I could just wait a month or so and find out myself, but I'm curious if...

Ok, I hope this hasn't been asked, I looked around and couldn't find anything. Only recently stepped up to partial grain, would like to spend a few more months with this before stepping up to all grain, but I'm planning ahead here. I was planning on buying a side-by-side two burner deal...

Hey there folks, need some help with an Oktoberfest I made. Made from a True Brew kit, so made as an ale. It was my third batch, but the first one where everything went right, so I was excited about it. It's been in the bottle eight weeks now, and it still tastes flat from the very first...

Hey guys, Bottled my second batch today, but only the first I've done solo. I thought I was so careful to keep the racking cane away from the bottom of the fermenter, and left a couple of inches behind in the fermenter to avoid getting the sediment. But, with several beers' worth left...

Hey all, just getting started (three extracts so far), but wanted to go ahead and splurge on a brew pot since I'm still borrowing a friend's. I was looking at a 10 gallon megapot from Northern Brewer, which is $132. Thought it would be worth it to add the ball valve, but was wondering about...

So I used an S-type airlock for the first time last night, and I'm confused by something. I filled it to where it was just at the "max" line on both chambers, but today one chamber is empty and the level on the other has been pushed up above the "max" line. Does this matter? Do I fill the...

Hello all. Wanting to get my third batch started tonight, an Oktoberfest extract kit from True Brew. I won't bore you with the details, but here's the decision I have to make: put the primary in the basement, where the temps may be in the low 80's, or put it down there just for tonight, then...