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hello, I was just curious what the reason for getting a pack of wyeast that is already bulging is? I hadent smacked it yet and could tell the packet inside was still unbroken. Does this mean it was exposed to high temps? could the yeast be contaminated? It was pretty hard to smack in this state...

Well today was my first all grain batch. I did a wheat beer with 4.5 lbs of wheat and 5 lbs of 2 row which was more than called for i did everything that i thought i was supposed to do my grain temp was a little high at first. my target was 152 and it took me 15min to get it down from 160 I...

I was looking for a honey wheat all grain that is simple. This will be my first all grain batch. I didn't see to many options. there was a multi step mash for one, which i want to do a single infusion for my first. Can anyone point me to a good 5 gal batch all grain honey wheat recipe? If...

I was wondering if anyone uses the chest freezer they have for their kegs for the ferm chamber as well? I currently have 3 fridges/freezers in the house already and 5 roommates so no room for a second brewing fridge. How cold could i dispense at? Would i be able to lager and dispense?

I just got my things for all grain brewing and will be mostly outside to brew. I was wondering how people hook up their wort chiller what kind of connections and where to? Also how many feet do you need for a 5gal batch to cool effectively my friend made one for me but i highly doubt its 50ft.

So I have been wanting to go to all grain and I just wanted to know what I should get for it. anyone know of any all grain kits? I have been brewing extract for about 2 years now and love it now that i switched to kegging. Right now I am finishing up my kegerator which should be able to hold 4-5...

I just got a chest freezer for my keg and already built the ebay aquarium thermostat build. I want to turn it into a kegerator and am curious between towers and shanks. I heard somewhere towers require a little more setup something about cooling? But I am trying to avoid building a collar, my...

What would happen hypothetically speaking of course if you dropped a plastic wrapper about 3 inch by 1/2 an inch (liquid malt container seal) into your boil and were unable to find it?

How do you clean the small tubes such as the one for the siphon and bottling. I have soaked them but there is still some gunk stuck on the inside and its to long and narrow for anything to get in there

So I bought one of the aquarium thermostats from ebay that I have seen mentioned a lot in these forums. I was wondering If anyone knows where I could find the temperature probes local? They didnt come with the thermostat, and they said they would send another but it still has not come. are...

So i cant decide what I want to make next. I have been in the mood for lighter beer lately, but I also like thick stouts with a lot of character. I am not a brown ale or IPA person so much. Pales can be good. If you have any extract brews with or without steeping grains that you think I might...

So what does everyone do when they need to sleep but keep having beer projects flash through their mind?

I am having trouble keeping a fridge at 60 degrees. Either the fridge is off or being in a cold garage it keeps at around 45 degrees on warm setting. Is this normal or does my fridge just suck? my garage gets really cold in Colorado winters.

so I just brewed one of the popular caramel cream ales and the wyeast I used was the german ale yeast. On the back it said up to 1.060 OG. I am just wondering how that works. My OG was right around there, if it was higher would the yeast die before the sugar was finished? I know in wine some...

So when i smacked my wyeast the outside packaging broke so i just put it in a bowl. I am guessing it will do the same thing out side the package am I right?

So i have bottled a few batches and have to say bottling has worn me out. I am hoping kegging will be less work since there is less to sanitize no capping etc, is this true? I read a couple overviews of kegging and was wondering if I want to carb naturally do you need to have a co2 tank still? I...

So I brewed my first beer it was an Old west Kit from my LHBS I dont know what the ingredients were i only know it had Wyeast 2308. I let it sit for 3-4 weeks in primary and its been bottles for about a month now. It looks great! But it has a strange taste I am hoping will go away. It was...