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I have used the white labs liquid yeast in my batches. What is the difference between the other yeasts that are out there? I imagine that as long as the yeast does its job then you can use any yeast.....right?

I was thinking of making my own wort chiller out of Pex...what do you think?

I want to move on to a partial mash and I was wondering if I can get away with just one 5 gal pot for the entire process? I thought that after the initial boil(mash) I could dump the mash water into my bottling bucket (clean it) then I could use the same pot for the sparge ? Any thoughts or...

Does it matter how you chill the wort? Most say to put the wort in the sink in an ice bath for approx. 30 mimutes to get below 80 degrees to pitch the yeast. I made only two batches and I just fill the sink w/ cold water (I do have super cold well water ) and within 30 mintues the wort is the...

We bought a friend a wine making kit for x-mas and they picked up their first kit and inside the kit was a clear liquid that is used during the making of the wine (stage #4) and on the package it indicates that the product was made from shells of shell fish. My friend has severe allergies to...

I made an Irish Red Ale for my first batch of home brew and it tastes excellent. The hardest part of home brewing is I want family and friends to try it to get feedback but, I don't want to share and give up my scrumptious nector from the gods. The few that tried it loved it...now I only have a...

Finally after waiting 13 days after bottling my very first batch of home brew I cracked my first and had a sample. It is an Irish Red Ale...........I like it-SMOOTH! Now I am looking for my next kit...I am thinking a lager. Happy Holidays!

Just curious. I have a nice unused stand up freezer that works great. Will this style of freezer work and what do you have to do to over ride the temp controls? I am considering kegging so any help would be appreciated.

just curious about kegging and I was wondering how long the beer will stay good compared to a bottle. Thanks

My 1st batch finally is fermenting (49 hours later) and now I am gearing up for the bottling process. What is your preference for bottling capped or flip top bottles?

Pitched my liquid yeast last night around 2000 hours and the batch is in the pail. Is there any harm on opeing the lid to see if the wort started fermenting? Also, what do you use to take the sample of the wort for the hydrometer reading?

Well, I bought a kit and decided to attempt the 1st batch last night of an Irish Red.....I am not confident at all. 1st was looking for simple steps that anyone that can read would be able to follow directions. I was a little irritated, however I tried what I thought would work now I think I...