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I am brewing 5 gallons of North German pilsner (malt extract). When is the best time to move it to refrigeration?

Do forum members think using distilled water makes a big difference or not? Reason for asking - I've been brewing with distilled water but the additional cost makes home brew as much as buying beer at Costco. Cost of making 5 gallons: Malt Extract kit $35 Gas or shipping $5 Distilled...

Does anyone have a 5 gallon extract Marzen recipe? (I haven't graduated to all grain brewing yet). Ideally I'd like to brew something as close as possible to Gordon Biersch Marzen with the copper color and Melanoidan Malt sweetness referenced here...

Last night I cooked up an English bitter and for the first time used a glass carboy for the primary (with the usual one way valve). I read in places that serious beer makers "brew primary in glass". I filled the 5 gallon carboy up to the point just before it starts to narrow and put on a...

Is it better to ferment a batch of lager at room temperature (72F) and pass on lagering or get a fridge without a temperature controller? Rapid advice appreciated - I'm planning on picking up a fridge on Craigslist shortly. Just moved my lager from primary to secondary. Surprised to find...

When transferring beer from the primary to secondary fermentation should you transfer the sediment? I just did this transfer via siphoning but did not transfer the sediment - hopefully this was the right thing to do. Advice from experts to this brewing novice appreciated. DieBart Die