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I'm looking to the forums for some help. I brewed a Raspberry wheat for a wine mixer. I'm not a fan of wine, wanted to bring some beer, but also wanted to stay in the spirit of things. The beer turned out okay. Good raspberry flavor, a little tart (which is fine with me), but it was lacking...

I recently got a 2.5 gal corny and I'm looking to do my first transfer from a 5 gal corny. I've read up on the forums about the jumper method, but my question is: How do you know when the 2.5 gal corny is full? Checking with my fingers to see if its cold won't work because I plan on...

I'm trying to refine my process. I'm using a 10 gal round cooler with a SS false bottom. When I collect the first runoff I see quite a bit of grain in the first 2 pitchers. It cleans up but I'm still getting some grain husks and small particles in my boil. I've never noticed any off flavors but...

Kansas City Brewers! It's that time of year again! The KC Nanobrew Festival! At this time, we have reached our maximum capacity for brewers. We would still love for you to join us at the festival by purchasing tickets on our website. Thank you for your interest! Please post in this forum or...

Hey all, I've just started working on a collar for my 5' Holiday freezer. I wanted to start this thread to document my trials and tribulations. My carpentry skills are non-existant so I might need some help along the way. ;) Just a couple of things. I know it sounds crazy but I wanted a small...

I'm new to all grain. I'm boiling right now, about 30 minutes in. I still have some spare water left in my cooler. Is it okay to top off the boil with it if it's been sitting for a half hour?

Getting ready to do my first all grain this weekend. I've been reading up on water chemistry, and my head is spinning. I normally brew my extract batches with either filtered tap water (through a brita filter) or bottled water. All my extract brews have turned out good so should I even be...

Does anyone know where I could get Fermcap AT? I recently purchased a 1 oz. bottle of Fermcap S because I read on here that it helps with boilovers. I make my starters directly in my flask and I've had several boilovers and I got sick of cleaning them up so I decided to order some. I...

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Hi. I'm just looking for advice on my fermenting schedule. Here is what I have in the primary right now: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/hop-head-double-ipa.html I need to clear out my primary because I am brewing again this weekend and only have one primary bucket. My plan was to...

I have only done one yeast starter so far and I just pitched the whole thing. I plan on decanting the next one. I searched around and didn't see any suggestions for storing the starter in the fridge. I read on here fridges can harbor a lot of bacteria. Do I need to worry about contamination...

I know there are multiple questions about burners on here, but I'm in need of some expert advice to make my final decision and have a few questions that I was unable to find. I'm looking for something cheap to move up to a full boil. I just upgraded to a 35 Quart stainless steel pot. Its 15"...

I saw these online and I was intrigued. While I don't really mind the sediment and don't find it a big deal as others. I do like the fact that I could make a 12 pack and take them camping, tailgating, or bring some homebrews to my friends without stirring the sediment up. They are rather...

Just a quick noob question. I brewed last night and when we were aerating we got a lot of foam. I though I had topped off enough because it looked like it was a little over five gallons. But I checked it again this morning and after all the foam dissipated it appears to only be about 4.8...

I just got done bottling my second batch, and while I like bottles, its just to much work. I would like to get a kegging system but I don't have enough money for a freezer right now. Which leads me to my question - Can I get a kegging system, force carbonate inside at around 68-70 degree...

I love the forums here and have found just about everything I need. I just looking for some expert advice. I'm brewing in about a hour and just want to know if I should use the starter I made. I don't have time to cold crash or decant, but I have two more vials of yeast as back up if I need...