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I know this has been covered before, but I couldn't find any good threads on this. How do you estimate an OG based on the ingredients of an extract recipe. 6Lbs of light dry malt extract 1Lbs Dark dry malt extract 2Lbs specialty grain (some kind of light crystal) Wyeast American Ale...

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Made a yeast starter in an Erlenmeyer flask yesterday, topped it with the standard piece of tin foil. Went to give it a shake about 7 hours later and the MOMENT I gave it a slight shake it ERUPTED :eek: violently out of the flask like mentos in diet coke. What could cause this violent...

Starsan bottle lists a dilution measurement of 1oz to 5gallons of water. What does everyone do for making a small batch of sanitizer, say if you just want to sanitize a thief tool or something like that. I've just been eyeballing it, do you actually take the time to use the correct...

I have had serious temperature control issues because of climate and poor insulation. Current batch I put the carboy in a large plastic tub filled with water and a floating thermometer, that way I can add a little ice/warm water to keep the water temp ideal. It takes work but has yielded...

Brewed a batch of red ale, came out tasty, totally drinkable but with a slight off taste and more prominent off smell. Best described as bananaish :ban: and yeasty. I had a difficult time keeping the beer under 70F while brewing because of climate and poor house insulation issues. I was...