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I want to start brewing 2.5 gallon batches all grain. I assume you just scale down 5 gallon recipes and halve everything. Here is my equipment. 7 gallon brewpot 5 gallon igloo converted cooler as mash tun Are the procedures any different for 2.5 gallon batches? I am not sure what...

I Chilled wort to 80, poured into bucket and shook around, added top off water. My sanitizer solution was warm, maybe too warm. I put my yeast packet in there for roughly 5 min before I pitched. It has been 48 hours and there are no signs of fermentation. Could the sanitizer solution...

I bottled a batch of AHS American Amber Ale with 1 week in the primary, 2 weeks in the secondary. Some of the first ones I had after 10-12 days were amazing, with a nice thick frothy head and very smooth. When I hit 3 weeks I was expecting the same consistency or even better beer, but that...

Hello, I messed up my batch of apfelwein. I used 14 cans of frozen apple juice and mixed with 3 cans of water instead of 2 as stated in another thread. I pitched montrachet yeast and got some activity and then found out I did it wrong. Can I go get 5-6 more cans of frozen apple juice and...

I researched and only found one person who has used t-58 yeast with apfelwein. I have an extra pack laying around. How would this turn out if I used the safbrew t-58 yeast?

Alright, I got a kit on the way (Belgian Witbier w/ White Labs Belgian Wit Ale 400) I have never used liquid yeast before. This is the pitchable tube and I do not have any extra malt extract to use to make the starter. Do I need to buy malt extract to make the starter or can I use some...

I am getting ready to brew tonight and thought I would start a thread for my first time. First of all, the instructions say to boil 2.5 gallons of water, can I do more if I want to? It also says after the wort is chilled top off to 5.25 gallons in the ferment bucket. Why not 5 gallons...

I am getting ready to brew my first batch. I have all the equipment I need but am curious as to which kit I should by for my first batch. Is there any difference between brewing a wheat beer opposed to an ale? Also, where should I buy brewing kits? Is there a large difference between...