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Hi all... Need to pick up some grain in Pittsburgh ( north allegheny specifically ) and I am unfamiliar with the area. Can Anyone from around there recommend a shop? Sorry if this is a misplaced post, just in a pinch here. Thanks!

I apologize in advance for the noobish question but I couldn't seem to find the answer I needed. I brewing my first lager some time this week and I want to get the starter going tonight. Do I need to keep the starter at a certain temp (being as it is lager yeast)? Or, can I let the starter go...

Somewhat noobie question here: I added bittering hops to the wort as soon as it was on the flame, well before boil. The hot break has been incredibly green and smells hoppy. Am I losing any of my hop addition by skimming the hot break? Should I add hops to compensate to maintain my IBU target?

I just kegged a milk stout intended to be served at a holiday party in a little over a week. I had originally intended to add some spices at kegging - perhaps vanilla extract, nutmeg, cinnamon. Does anyone have any experience with spicing a milk stout like this? I've only ever spiced one beer...

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience tapping into their kitchen sink sprayer line to feed cold water into a wort chiller. I'm thinking that I can cut into the line, attach a three way splitter and some sort of quick disconnect so that I can attach my immersion chiller whenever I am...

I built a kegerator about 3 months ago from a minifridge purchased at lowes. The unit has a simple dial thermostat, with settings from 1 to 6. Set to 5.8, the beer is at 40 degrees. Set to 6? Froze 2 kegs so far that way. From reading around, it seems the answer is a temperature controller...

I was given a Midwest Oktoberfest Lager AG kit recently as a gift from my parents. Only problem being, I don't have a proper set up for lagering. I can brew the beer from start to fermentation but I have nowhere to sit it for 3-12 weeks at 36-45 degrees (as per the instructions). Does...

So, I completed my 2nd AG brew a few weeks ago, and it was the first that I had taken enough measurements to calculate mash and brewhouse efficiencies. I was a bit surprised by the result. Beersmith tells me that my mash efficiency was about 83%, but my overall brewhouse efficiency dropped to...