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Hey all, I didn't dilute starsan properly when sanitizing the airlock and stopper the other day while dry hopping. I used .5 oz of starsan for .5 gallons of water for some reason..don't know what I was thinking. Should the beer still be fine? Jake

Hey all, I'm dryhopping my Kamacitra batch tomorrow with plans of kegging on Tuesday. I would like to have the beer cold when kegging Tuesday, around 50f. So question can I dryhop at 50f? Or is that too cold? Jake

I boiled it for 30 minutes before realizing I didn't add the bittering hops..should I boil for an extra 30?

Hey all, I'm hoping to brew the NB Saison De Noel recipe tomorrow. The recipe calls for 6lbs of Pilsner malt syrup and 1lb of Briess Pilsner dme. However, my local home brew store doesn't have any pilsner malt syrup. They do however have briess Pilsner DME. Would it be okay to just use 5lbs...

Blood Oranges are in season right now and tasting delicious. Has anyone brewed the Kama Citra before and think blood orange addition might be tasty?

Hey all, My first time using a mini fridge as a fermentation chamber with the johnson A419. Been fermenting for about 20 hours now at a consistent temp of 63. Should that be okay or is the temp so low for us-05 that it will cause off flavours.

So tomorrow my friends and I are using a minifridge with a digital thermostat controller for the first time. What temp do we set the fridge at?

Anyone ever make a blood orange ipa before? Anyone have a recipe for one.

Hey, Recipe I am brewing called for 2lbs of light Dme in addition to 6lbs of lme. My local homebrew store only had Amber dme and the moment. Will it be fine to use amber dme instead of light dme? Thanks jake

I pitched yeast at the temperature of 58f. Is that too cold or should it be fine?

Hey, I am planning on making the Dead Ringer recipe this weekend and just ordering my ingredients online from Ontario Beer Kegs. The recipe calls for 9.15 lbs Gold malt syrup. At Ontario Beer Kegs you can get LME in 3lb sizes. Would this recipe be much different if I only use 9 lbs of LME...

Hey all, Can I use store bought bottled water for topping up the carboy? Or should I boil the water. Could I also just add the water near the end of the boil if I measure the water in the pot with a wooden spoon with marking to see how much water I need to reach 1 gallon. (this is for...

Hey, Do most people rinse with starsan then place the bottle on their bottling tree or take the bottle off the tree, rinse with starsan then fill with beer? Cheers, Jake

Hey all, I dry-hopped for the first time this week and now I am wondering about bottling the beer. This is also the first time that I added the hops to the boil without a hopbag. Anyways, is there a good way to filter the beer when bottling or racking to the bottling bucket? Cheers...

Hey all, Another question - when adding maple syrup to prime the beer, should I add it to water and bring to a boil?

Is there any need to boil the apple juice concentrate or anything when carbonating with it? Or just put it in the bottling bucket right from the can?

Is it possible to have to much headspace in a carboy? If there is too much space could the beer be ruined from oxygen? A friend pointed out to me that my carboy is to big for 5 gallon batches and this is likely to happen. Here is a pic..

How much cane sugar for a 4 gallon batch of beer? Thanks, Jake

Hey all, My friend and I are bottling a batch today and we aren't sure of the exact amount of beer in the carboy. When we transfer it to the bottling bucket we will be able to find the amount because of the measurements on the bucket. Therefore, we will know how much corn sugar to add. Can...

I have an extract recipe that calls for 6lbs Malt Syrup. They don't sell this stuff at the store in my area. Is BRIESS GOLDEN LIGHT LME the same stuff? Do I also use 6lbs of golden light lme? Thanks, Jake