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I brewed up this concoction yesterday: .75 lbs Cara-Pils Malt 2 lbs CBW Golden Light DME .5 oz. Saaz @60 min .5 oz. Saaz @10 min Safale US-05 I'm going to be adding a can of liquified Oregon Blueberries in heavy syrup to the mix once it finishes fermenting. I got a gravity reading of...

So I brewed up a batch of hard cider 2.13 gallons and tried to backsweeten one gallon with Xylitol. I definitely added too much too soon and had to dump that batch. Luckily, it was only one gallon and I had another left. Secondaried that one on the 20th. My first question is, how much xylitol...

It's been over 6 weeks and 3 days in the bottle total, 3 or 4 days worth of that refrigerating time for this beer now. It tasted pretty darn good about two weeks ago and I finally got around to putting one in the fridge. I just looked at it and there's this weird orange trub that's clumpy on the...

I really want to do this, but am unsure of what ingredients to use. It's my second 5 gallon batch not using a kit and I really don't want to waste a lot of money on a failed project right now. I was thinking the body of a miller light, maybe a bit heavier, obviously more taste, and a noticable...

I found it extremely difficult to get 2.5 gal to a boil when using my electric stove on full blast the other day. The burners are too small and don't put out the heat I needed. It seemed to never get beyond a simmer. It never even came close to foaming up, so after awhile i just got sick of...

I just brewed up a brewcraft American cream ale and got an og of 1.080. Wth? Is that normal? The estimated fg is 1.012. I've never brewed a beer that claimed a potential abv of 10%!!

Do you add right before racking to primary or while already in primary? If the latter, how do you aerate the wort while in the primary? I'm not sure exactly what the best, least messy way to do this would be.

I picked up an aluminum pot (24qt) and I was wondering if there is any real reason that people use stainless over something like this?

Ask me why, but all my friends want me to make a Bud Light Lime clone. ug. Well, whatever. It might turn out way better anyway, so I feel like giving it a shot. Does anyone have any recipes for something like this without the lime? I'll just figure that part out myself unless someone has...

What could be causing this? I usually ferment at 70 degrees and am beginning to think that it is too high. She says she's gotten headaches with all my beers, 4 total so far! Eek! They've all exibited somewhat of a cidery smell and taste, less when I ferment a bit lower. Help!

Is this even possible? I want to use real bakers chocolate and don't know diddly about cooking supplies. Does this exist? I also need a recipe for a nice, light porter. The kits are fine and all, but I want to think outside the box, no pun intended. What do you think?

Sorry i am new at this..I'm coming from 5 gallon and mr.beer batches and my swmbo wants some hard cider to offset all the insane beer that's been being produced. I am leaving for a trip for a few days and wanted to start on this before I left. Can someone give me the quick and dirty on what...

Where can I acquire one? Which size do I need for hydrometer readings? I've been using the plastic tube that came with my hydrometer, but it leaks bad and I can't get accurate readings;) does anyone have a link to a single one, as all I can find are sets for around 30 dollars which I don't need.

So I just realized I can't drink 48 plus beers in one night. Nor would I want to! So my question is, when you are drinking your beers, do you wash them out and store them so that once they're all drank you can wash them all together? Wash each one right after drinking? Simply buy more bottles...

And I'm super pumped. So if anyone has tricks to make the transition any easier/better/tastier, feel free to chime in! I just wanted to brag really, i feel pretty accomplished, albeit a tad scared at the same time.

So i was brewing a "ginger beer" (alcohol flavored with ginger, not soda. Goes without saying?) its basically a pale ale with some adjuncts and a hop boil. Anyway, as i was dumping my white labs liquid yeast in, my hand jittered because a bug bit my arm. I had about 10-15% still in the vial, but...

Anyone made any label templates? I dont really understand howyou guys are doing this. Im green, sue me :)