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I am wondering if anybody knows the yeast / ingredients to brew root beer. I am guessing it is different yeast as no alcohol is produced but I have no idea what to get. BTW if anyone has a fully ingredient list / procedure list (including ferment time, secondary if necessary, bottling...

Have an IIPA which has been in the secondary for 2 months. I washed the yeast from this batch. I am wondering if it would be a good idea to decant one of the jars of washed yeast, and add the yeast along w/ priming sugar to bottling bucket and racking on top. I want to make sure it carbs...

Hello, I am about to bottle a centennial blonde, priming w/ table sugar. I do not have a scale to measure the sugar by weight. What would be the suggested volume, in cups, for this beer? Thanks -Ian

Hello, I am wondering how much (volume because I don't have a scale) priming sugar should I add to a Hefe I am bottling. Thanks

Hello. Before you jump and say "theres a thread on that" continue reading. Just poured over this forum looking for an Extract Smithwicks clone. I'm sure I could handle steeping grains, but i don't think im ready for a partial mash (I don't have my temp control for boiling yet and I think I...

Hello, I have a brown ale that has been fermenting for going on two weeks now. I racked to a secondary last week after my gravity readings were constant for 3 days. I am going to let it sit for another week in the secondary before bottling. My question is, would I clear it up if I cold...

Hello, Just listened to a podcast with a fella' named Jamil (apparently a really good home brewer). They were really stressing the concept of pitching BIG starters. Saying you should be pitching for a 1.042 250 billion yeast (equivalent of 2.5 400ml Wyeast packets in good condition). I...

Hello, I racked an ale into the secondary this past saturday. I have a layer of yeast on the bottom, but some of what seems to be hops 'particles' are still hovering below the surface (not a lot just some flakes here and there). Im wondering if these will eventually fall (I was planning on...

Hello all, For my second extract brew I did a heff from the LHBS. It consisted of 7# of bavarian wheat extract (Liquid), 1 1/3 oz Hallertaur (1 @ 60, 1/3 @ 10), and a Wyeast smack pack (for wheat brews, guy said it was very good for heff). Brew day was really easy and everything went fine...

Hello all, Im wondering if anyone knows a good way to make custom bottle labels. I do not have any fancy software (unless you think ms paint is fancy). So let me know if there is something which is free to DL. And once you have a design, where do you send it to get them put on stickers...

Hello, Yesterday I racked an ale I had brewing in the fermenter to the secondary. I was using a racking cane and tubing. The question I have is how far above the trub do you usually stop siphoning. I got pretty close, and even tilted the fermenter in order to try to suck only liquid up...

Hello, I have a question about the smack pack type yeast. Does everbody wait the full 3 hours. It says you can also directly pitch into the wort so im wondering if I need to wait 3 hours after 'smacking' to pitch. Also, if I have aerated/oxegenated the wort, do I mix the wort/yeast...

Ok. So I know I am new to this, and someone has probobly done this before. But I have a good idea that will deff. expand my knowledge of beer and brewing. I feel that this brew community is very helpfull and trustworthy so I have no hesitation in suggesting this. Here it goes. We need a...

1. Had a Mr. Beer kit (don't hate). Let it ferment for about 2 weeks at approx 75 F. (its the regular American Pale Ale that comes with the kit.) Bottled it on sunday. Last night I wanted to see how it was progessing so i popped a bottle open. Slight hiss. poured into a glass. Barely any...

Hello, I am wondering if there will be an adverse effect to not straining out the hops after boiling the wort. The brew shop said it will dissolve into the wort and I don't need to worry about it. When draining the wort into the fermenter, I attempted to not pour all the hop residue into...