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a friend of mine i got into brewing just called me saying he bought a german octoberfest extract kit. he is half way into the boil and just read that it should be lagered. the yeast is Brewferm lager yeast. not sure on any of the ingridents other than that but he really doesnt have the...

so im trying to make a Blackberry wheat for a friend's uncle. I've never made a wheat beer before so im not sure exactly what it needs to be considered a wheat beer. but i know hes not a beer connoisseur so it doesnt need to be within any strict guide lines. hes basically looking for a nice...

So i have this recipe me and a friend of mine have been tinkering with. we did a 5 gallon batch and it came out almost perfect (for what we wanted) but the hops weren't exact and we wanted a little more Alc%. but we also wanted it to last longer then a night so we bumped up to a 10 gallon...

Ive been doing a little looking around and couldnt find too much. im sure it has been tried and if its not done often there must be a reason for it. can any one give me some insight on maple IPAs. has any one tried to make one? any success or horror stories? Any info on this wil be awesome thanx.

i have an IPA that i was going to switch over to secondary right now but the numbers seemed weird to me. it was an IPA extract kit which i added to. original recipe. 6.6 lbs Amber Malt Extract 1 lb Caramel- 40 grain 1/2 lb Roasted barley grain 1 1/2 oz Northern Brewer hop 3/4 oz...

im filling my new 5lb tank tomorrow for the first time. last time i was in the brew store and asked if they did it, the kid told me to chill/freeze the tank before hand. can't remember specifically. its close to midnight now, if im going to get it filled tomorrow evening would it be overkill...

I have 2 batches fermenting atm.(my first 2) and i have had my first in the secondary carboy for about a week and a half, i plan on putting it into my corny keg friday. i was wondering if i put it in the fridge tonight or tomorow until i keg it, about 3 days from now, will it harm it in any...

Well i have my first two brews still in first and secondary. i brewed them about a week apart because after i switched my first to a secondary glass carboy i got the urge to jump right into another batch. temps have been pretty good and it has been bubbling strong (not crazy, but consistently)...

hi, first time poster and beginner brewer here. only have two batches under my belt and they are both still fermenting ATM. i was wondering if it was at all possible to dry hop using a grain bag. i would like to start dry hopping with my next batches, but im not to fond of all the added...