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Quick question- I just scrubbed the bottom of my aluminum brew pot with regular dish washing liquid, water, and a Scotch Brite sponge, and the water turned black. Should I be concerned about this?

I'm shopping for another secondary fermenter. I plan on getting into kegging sometime this year. So, I was thinking about getting a used corny keg instead of another 5 gallon carboy. They're roughly the same price. And it will be one less thing I'll have to buy later. I'll have no CO2 tank or...

I plan on making some fruit flavored wheat beers to be ready this summer. I made a watermelon wheat last year using Brewers Best Watermelon extract. It turned out pretty well, considering it was my second brew. An idea hit me last weekend while using the Coopers Carb Drops. They're pretty...

Yeah... I'm usually more cautious than this. I let my aluminum brewpot soak for an hour or two with hot water and Comet. You know Comet, it's that powdery cleaner that comes in the green canister. The one that says "Don't use on aluminum." Anyway, now I have these dark gray splotches on the...

I have 6 or 7 brews under my belt. Mostly amber or pale ales, mostly using Wyeast 1056 or Safale 05. Mostly using ingredients kits from Northern Brewer. There are several variations among these brews, but they all have one thing in common. An apparent yeasty flavor. Like, if you have ever...

I have everything cleaned, and ready to brew my IPA tomorrow morning. All I need to do is measure out my ingredients. This is my first brew that is not an ingredients kit. So, I have a few concerns, and I'm seeking advice. This is a recipe inspired by New Belgium's Ranger IPA. Check it out: 5...

I know some of you can help me with this simple recipe. I'm working on a basic American IPA (inspired by New Belgum's Ranger.) But I need help with the malt bill. I would like to do an extract batch with specialty grains. Here is my hop schedule. 1 oz Simcoe 60 min 1 oz Chinook 30 min 1 oz...

Two weeks ago. 5 pm. I was leaving work when SWMBO calls my cell phone. She was enjoying an evening nap (she works nights) when she was awakened by an extremely loud and unusual noise from the kitchen. "This can't be good, I thought." She calmly tells me "One of your beer bottles exploded in the...

Just the other day, I learned my parents have had a brand new turkey fryer just sitting in their garage for the past 9 or 10 years, never opened. A Christmas gift that they never used. Anyway, my dad said I could have it in exchange for some of my brew! Tomorrow is going to be a big day for me...

This will be my first brew using liquid yeast. I plan to brew this weekend, and I am finding a lot of conflicting information on incubating and activating these "smack packs". I don't plan on using a starter. (This is a Wyeast Activator 1056 for American Ale, BTW) So, how long in advance do I...

Hello everyone, This is Jonny from South Carolina. I started brewing a few months ago, using a basic 5 gallon kit. So far, I've made a Blonde Ale, and a Watermelon Wheat. Both were just basic malt extract ingredients kits. I used a small bottle of fruit extract for the Watermelon...