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So it seems one of people who writes the recipes in the group I work with lost our sheet with all of the hop addition times on it. We also had another beer that we brewed in the mean time that might of had hops in it that were actually supposed to be used for this beer. Our problem is that we...

I am planning on making smaller batches that will be around 2 gallons instead of 5 which i usually do. I am not very knowledgable about yeast and am wondering how to measure out the correct amount of yeast for the small 2 gallon batches. I have no idea where to begin. I am used to just dropping...

After brewing lighter ales for a while, me and my friend have decided to try something new and make an oatmeal chocolate stout. I have a couple questions though pertaining to making it. 1. How much bakers chocolate should i add to the 5 gallon batch while it is in secondary? Do i break the...

Hey i was trying to make a super high gravity ale but as soon as we measured the gravity around 1069 or about 7.9% abv. We want to bump up the alcohol content of the batch because the amount of hops that we added seems overwhelming compared to alcohol content. Would it seem like a good idea to...

I am wonder at what ABV does a beer have to be in order for it to age well. I am planning on doing a strong ale that is anywhere from 8 to 10 percent abv. It will not be a barley wine! tell me if I should go higher.

I have been brewing for a while now and I have been very vigilant with sanitation. I normally use no rinse sanitizer but have no time for it to dry so I end up thoroughly washing all of my equipment until there are no bubbles and or that slippery feeling. What seems odd though is that on the...

It is that time again to brew a new recipe. This time around I am looking to do a nice and simple pale ale. The recipe i wrote is is simple and I i feel like I can count of the forum to critique it and say if anything seems like a grave mistake in brewing this. So the recipe goes like this...

So I was recently gifted a mini kegerator from a friend's dad who knows i like beer and brewing. he really didn't like using it so i was gifted it. knowing that there is a small market for 5 liter mini kegs out there (Heineken and Dab) i am wondering if i can re use the kegs and fill them with...

hey i got a simple question. i don't have any priming sugar at my house and i am in no mood to go out and buy some. can regular sugar that you can buy for 99 cents a bag at the grocery store be used instead? also are there different ratios for adding it to a 5+ gallon brew?

Hey home brew talk! I have been brewing for a couple months now and i am starting to make my own recipes and would like some advise on it before i launch money into the project. I am going to brew a fast peach (or nectarine) hefeweizen with a friend to show him a little how brewing works. This...