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Hey all so I plan on dry hopping my IPA that i just ordered and have a few questions. I'm using a two stage fermentation and I'm assuming that i let it ferment out for a few weeks in the primary before racking on top of my dry hops? I get that the consensus is to dry hop for 7-10 days but...

So when i cracked my first brew open a couple weeks ago i was a bit disappointed. It didnt have much of a head, had a rough bitter test, terribly cloudy. ive been a bit down in the dumps about brewing because of this also because ive just realized ive been fermenting at too high of a temp. But...

i made a key lime mint two months ago so i decided to taste it. and it seemed a bit heavy on the lime side. any suggestions to even out the taste?

ive been fermenting my brews at 68* ambient. ive come to realize that ferment temps and ambient are different. Im curious to weather or not im fermenting too high and im getting off flavors because of it

hydrometer broke. single stage fermentation, 4 weeks in primary. good to bottle?

I wasn't planning on moving into kegging for a bit but i saw a kegerator on craigslist with 2 co2 tanks for a meager $150 so i picked it up. Now it came with this regulator but im not sure it will fit a 5 gal corny keg(currently don't have one). if someone could lend some knowledge on this...

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just received my belgian wit from midwest and i ordered the wyeast smack pack but they "upgraded" my order to the white labs vial. ive never used white labs and usually just pitch my smack pack right in. This is an extract kit with a predicted OG from 1.042-1.046. ive never made a starter and am...

Hey all i usually just make mead with bread yeast to keep it simple but i got curious a couple months ago and decided to make a standard JOAM but instead i just used EC-1118 yeast. I usually wait until it starts to clear up and then rack it. once it clears up in the secondary ill bottle it up...

Looking to brew my buddy something special for his wedding. The weeding isnt until september so i can make something that takes a while to ferment out. Any suggestions?

looking at the belgian witbier kit from midwest supplies. has anyone done this kit and how did it turn out? thanks for any responses.

I am only 15 gallons into my brewing career but i am already considering to let go of bottling and start kegging. How much money am i realistically looking at spending to start being able to keg my beer. i currently dont have any of the necessary equipment for kegging.

Hey all, I'm fairly new with only one brew under my belt. my first brew i did an extract brew without a kit and it all went smoothly. Recently i have received the true brew amber ale kit and it came with one ounce of hops, a can of hopped lme and two pounds of dme. now the instructions seem...

Hey all. i just bottled my very first brew. i was able to bottle 50 bottles. I used 3/4 cup corn sugar and they are currently in a 66 degree room. Should this be fine? Im really worried about bottle bombs as my girlfriend would be quite upset.

anyone make a JOAM with just the zest and the juice of the orange instead of putting the whole orange in?

what are some reasons one would rack to a secondary? cant you make the same brew using just a primary?

My apa has been fermenting well in the primary for about two weeks. havent taken a gravity reading but when is the average amount of time to leave it in the primary before i rack it to the bottling bucket. (i dont have a secondary fermenter just the bottling bucket)

hey all i brewed my first batch of beer today. it was an american pale ale, i used northern brewer and liberty hops. the only problems besides the fact that i felt like i didnt sanitize well enough were i didnt feel like i cooled my wort fast enough. Im not sure of the exact time it was in the...

Hey everyone, quick question as i prepare to brew my first homebrew tomorrow. Im brewing a pale ale, that calls for dry malt extract as well as liquid malt extract. The recipe says to add the dry malt extract at the start and then add the liquid during the last 5 mins. I've read that you should...

i made a gallon of key lime mint mead the other day and unfortuantely when i went to check on it today it seems a piece of mint clogged up my air lock. it seems to me that it caused too much back pressure and blew off the bung. i just noticed it today and cleaned out the air lock and replaced it...