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I would like to either brew a Wit beer, or make a cider with blood orange juice. Has anybody used blood oranges, or blood orange juice in any of their brews? If so when did you add it and under what conditions (i.e. temp, gravity, primary, secondary...) I have had the crispen cider called...

I recently used yeast yeast 3711 to ferment a batch of low gravity cider, I now would like to use that yeast for a saison. My question is, the yeast that has settled at the bottom of the fermenter how viable will that be, and will that be pure yeast, or mostly dead yeast? Is washing necessary...

I am thinking about brewing this recipe for a lemon lime heff. here is the link to the recipe. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f70/lemon-lime-hefe-weizen-255659/ My question is, the recipe calls for adding limeade to the fermentation, and i'm wondering if this will affect my ability to wash the...

I have a milkstout that i brewed, and I would like to add a bit more lactose to the beer. I was wondering what is the best way to accomplish this. The beer is already in the keg and is carbonated. Am I able to simply boil a water lactose concoction up, and dump it in the keg? or is it going to...

I am considering a BCS controlled all electric system ( sick of freezing my ass off outside ) I have done some research, and I came across the eBrewsupply DIY kit. It looks like a good kit to me. I am wondering if anybody here has used these kits, and if so, how is it working. I want to do the 2...

I soaked some blackberries in brandy before I crushed the berries and added them to a fermentor full of cider. I added probably 3-4 oz to the mixture. I opened the fermenter today to add some yeast nutrient, and I'm getting a lot of brandy smell. My question is, will fermentation drive off some...

New jockey box and new tap handles! What do ya think?

I have been all grain brewing for almost 2 years now, and I never really paid that much attention to efficiency. The last few brews though have left me scratching my head. Low efficiency. At first my suspicion was that my grain was not being crushed fine enough, so I purchased my grain from the...

Im headed to Orlando this week, just wondering what the best brew pub/ Beer bar should I stop at. Any advise is greatly appreciated.

I have recently started making some meads, and have learned that mead needs to be degassed during fermentation. I was wondering if anybody has ever tried this with a cider. Or is the possibility of oxidizing the cider too great.

I just picked up a used refrigerator that i am going to use for lagering, my question is, Can i remove or drill holes in the wall between the freezer and the refrigerator? the fridge half seems that it isn't getting that cold, so im hoping that some holes will help. Any help would be appreciated.

Just wondering what everybody's favorite warm weather brew? If you could only have one beer on tap through the summer months what would it be. Don't be afraid to post recipes!:mug:

I have been brewing for almost a year now and i do believe that I have my first stuck fermentation. I brewed a cherry wood smoked porter 2 weeks ago starting gravity of 1.066, used wyeast 1450 dennys favorite 50 ( the guy at northern brewer suggested it, they were having a sale on it)...

I am newer to homebrewing and I would like to do a maibock for my next brew. I know that these brews are traditional almost done by this time of year, but im getting a late start. Im wondering what the lagering schedule will be for a maibock. Any help will be greatly appricated. Im thinking...

Im kinda new to kegging and I am wondering if it is really important to have a dual body regulator, or if there is a way to get arround it. I want to be able to have differnent levels of carbonation on different kegs. any advice would be greatly appreciated !:mug:

I have 5 gallons of cider that I started in September. I transfered it into a secondary a month later after fementation seemed to stop. I moved it into my brew cave under my stairs in my basement, and now im wondering if its too cold I live in Wisconsin, and its only in the low 50's down there...

I have always hated that my fermenter bucket leaked co2, and that I could never watch fermentation. So when I brewed my last bach, I lubed the o-ring that is in the lid of the bucket with some keg lube. Worked like a charm!!! I hope this small discovery can help!

Just wondering? With temps dropping and the house getting cooler, Im in need of a way to keep my carboys warm. My question is I am currently using a #7 Water Bottle and im wondering if a strap heater that are made for better bottles would work?

I just purchased a 60qt aluminum stock pot that i want to make into a brew kettle. I'm going to use a weldless ball valve, but I also want to include a sight window I have seen some sight windows that are integrated into the ball valve fitting, I'm just wondering if that is a good setup, or if I...

While I was at my local liquer store today, a new woodchuck caught my eye. Its a "limited release" cider that is clamed to be oak aged. It seems prety good, a little melower. but definatly good. has anybody else seen this?