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Hey All. I am currently in the job interview process for a job that would require me to travel around 50% of time. If offered the position, I will be taking it. I've been working from home for the last 4 years, so commuting to work has taken me less than 20 seconds. Flying will be a completely...

So my second AG batch has been in secondary for a week now and is currently experiencing the same issue my first AG batch had. There is little to no krausen in the primary. The recipes were converted from extract batches I've brewed, both of which had krausen blow out the airlock. This current...

Hey gang. I'm finally going to be brewing my first all grain batch tomorrow. It's a pale ale recipe that has turned out incredibly well in my extract batches. I've been playing around in Beersmith trying to understand my batch sparge volumes and can't seem to understand what it's telling...

Is this really as hard/difficult/problematic as a lot of these threads makes it out to be? I have yet to brew my first all grain batch, as I recently(yesterday) found the proper bulkhead for my 10gal cooler. I've brewed about 15 extract batches and have been reading up on all grain from day...

Forgot to add the lactose during the boil and decided to add it to the secondary along with the cocoa nibs. I was told by my LHBS that I could pour the lactose straight into the secondary. All well and good, however, I've been reading that I should have dissolved the lactose in boiling water...

I brewed an IPA that I put into a carboy and didn't have a blow off tube to allow the krausen to vent so it ended up back into the carboy. Wasn't until later that I learned this will likely add tannins into the brew, giving it some off flavors. Exactly what happened. It's extremely astringent...

I brewed a blonde ale recipe lastnight and missed the OG completely. I brewed the following recipe: Recipe Type: Extract Yeast: Salafe S-05 Yeast Starter: No Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.043 Final Gravity: 1.011 IBU: 22 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 7 Primary...

After a few months(6) of not brewing, I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. My basement is not cool during the summer months, as it gets up into the 80s, and I had no place to ferment my beer. I tried going the route of the swamp bucket, but found that it was more of a hassle...

So I have yet to make a yeast starter, which I plan on doing after this batch, but I digress. I brewed and dry hopped an IPA which came out fairly well aside from the fact that it was too sweet. Great hop taste. Excellent aroma. But the beer itself was enough to put a hummingbird into...

This past summer I moved into a new place and found that the basement is always warm. I think at one point it was around 80 degrees. I don't have room to purchase a chest freezer to install a temperature controller or have the space for an extra fridge with a controller. Is there any...

So my second brew got underway lastnight in brewing this American IPA kit. American IPA | Keystone Homebrew Supply Being that you're supposed to drink and brew, I decided a Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA would be fitting, which it was. However, a few beers in, I look at the recipe and see that I...

So my roommate happens to work at a restaurant that goes through 2, 5 gallon buckets of pickles a week. They're food grade buckets that have the rubber gasket in the lid so the bucket seals tightly. I believe they would make for great fermentation buckets. Now my question is this... how...

Hey All, My name is Scot and I hail from the city of Bethlehem, Pa. After frequenting a local brewery, Fegley's Brew Works, I decided I wanted try to create a brew of my own. I know nothing about brewing and figured the best way to learn was to dive headfirst into it and then join a...