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I've been told various things about using a diacetyl rest during fermentation for lagers. My first lager has been in secondary for almost 2 weeks and I haven't done it yet. Is it still worth doing, or even necessary? Please explain.

Hello all. I recently brewed my first lager, an Oktoberfest. Just transferred it to secondary, and was wondering how exactly should I carbonate the beer after priming and bottling? Any info will help, as I am new to lagering.

Hello all. Just bought a dual tap beer tower for my keezer. I want to replace the beer line attached to the faucets because they are not long enough. The beer line that came with the tower has an inner diamter of 3/16" and an outter diameter of 7/16". I bought some more beer tubing from my local...

Hello all. I have 10 gal of cream ale winding down in primary right now, in two seperate 6 gal carboys. I took a small sample from each carboy today just for grins. Again for grins i combined my samples for a gravity reading. When taking my reading a noticed a little black slimey sphere of some...

My 5 gallon cream ale recipe calls for 1.6 qt/lb of strike water. How will it affect my results if I lower my strike amount to 1.2 qts/lb and compensate by adding more sparge water? Will the taste change, will the gravity change?

I have a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler that I use as a mash tun. I've been using it for mashing 5 gallon batches, but just bought a bigger brew pot and want to do a 10 gallon batch. Will a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler fit 24 lbs of malt with 9 gallons of strike water? Im afraid that it won't and...

Hello all. I am new to kegging and just have a couple questions. How many psi do you use when serve your beer? Im assuming its low, like 2-5 lbs? If this is the case and you have lets say 10 lbs of pressure sitting on the beer (for force carbonation), do you lower the pressure when you are...

I brewed my first cream ale last weekend, which is currently in primary. As the primary was (is) winding down, I decided to sample a small amount of the beer. The beer is good, but its a little bit bitter for my taste. I was thinking that I could could counteract some of the bitterness by...

How much will 1lb of liquid pme raise the gravity of 6 gallons of wort?

I need some hops reccomendations for a cream ale recipe. Types of hops, amounts, and boil times would be appreciated. Also, on a side note, what are some tasety hops pairings (could be for any style of beer)?

I am making the transition from extract brewing to all grain brewing. I have participated in brewing a couple of all grain batches with some old friends, but don't remember what Im about to ask. For a 5 gallon batch of beer (lets say the recipe calls for 12lbs of malt), about how much water do...

I want to try adding honey to my amber ale recipe. I brewed a 5 gal batch that has been in primary for 11 days now, and I plan on transfering it to secondary today. I want to add 1lb of honey. From what I understand, I need to mix it with a little bit of water and pasturize the honey/water mix...

I want to try adding honey to my amber ale recipe. I brewed a 5 gal batch that has been in primary for 11 days now, and I plan on transfering it to secondary today. I want to add 1lb of honey. From what I understand, I need to mix it with a little bit of water and pasturize the honey/water mix...

I've used brew vigor in every batch of beer that I've brewed. Today, I went to a home brew supplier that I've never been to before (I just recently moved) with a list of ingredients for my next batch of beer. He told me that I don't need the bru vigor since I'm using water salts, and that bru...

Im looking for a very mild flavoring/finishing hop for my amber ale. Somebody reccomended that I try Hallertauer hops, which I plan on trying. But after doing some research, I found a variety of Hallertauer hops called Stisselspalt hops that are supposed to be even milder. Has anyone ever used...

I have been working on "perfecting" the recipe that I use for making amber ale. I like the way that the beer turns out, but the flavor is a little bit different than what Im shooting for. I have settled on a bittering hops that I like, but I need some suggestions for my flavoring and finishing...

I have never used carbonation drops and would lke to hear peoples opinions on priming sugar vs. carboation drops. Which provides better carbonation?

When am I supposed to add the Bru-Vigro yeast food?

I have a question about brewing a 5 gallon batch of beer using malt extract (and a bag of grain). Every book that I've read so far has intructed me to brew a 3 gallong batch of wort, and then add water to the fermenter to bring the total volume to 5 gallons. I have a 30 quart pot, which would...