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I have a handheld refractometer (model # RSG-100ATC) that I use to take gravity readings pre-fermentation. Aside from wasting less beer for measurements, I especially like the ability to monitor gravity during the boil. The problem I have recently run into is that lately it seems the gravity...

I need to make some room in my keezer so that I can cold crash another beer. This will be temporary, maybe three days max. My question is whether It would be alright to take one of the corny kegs full of beer currently in the keezer out of the keezer, let it warm to room temp, and then throw...

If I have had an imperial stout sitting in primary for two and a half weeks and it has long since reached it's final gravity, is it too late to rack the beer onto some fruit. In this case, I have some cherry puree. I know you want to get some additional fermentation of the sugars from the...

So I brewed the extract version of Jamil's "Black Forest Stout" recipe from Brewing Classic Styles about a week ago. Everything went fine during the brew day, but about 24 hours into fermentation, while I was out of town, my wife forgot to refresh the ice rotation in the swamp cooler. Bad time...

I have a Wyeast Smack Pack of American Ale 1056 that I've let go a little long in the fridge. It has a production date of 2/23/2011. According to the Mr. Malty pitching rate calculator, for the ale I plan to brew (OG 1.064) and with yeast from that production date, I would need two packs of...