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    Using vanilla bean

    So I've used vanilla bean before In a porter. But not in a strawberry blonde. I'm brewing 10 gallons and bottling for guests at my wedding in April. Not all, or most of them having the appreciation for anything other then bud or colors light. So I decided to brew a strawberry blonde to...
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    i forgot the hose diameters!

    I completly forgot the correct diameters for the air to keg and keg to tap. Is it a half inch for air and quarter for beer or 3/16?
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    european lager done fermenting in a week?

    European lager can and 3 pounds of pilsen dme. No bubbles out of airlock after 5 days. Temp is 51. Is this possible? Can I transfer to carboy and lager? Advise needed
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    egg smell coming out of airlock

    Never had this happen. Brewing a European lager and I think I dropped the temp to fast cuuz it wasn't fermenting. So I raised the temp to 63 and it started bubbling so I dropped it back to fifty degrees. Now there's a rotton egg smell and my gf is pissed. I need some help explaining what is goin on.
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    need help with lager ferment temp

    So I had a European lager can kicking around so I figured I I would brew it to fill. A slot I had in my kegerator. After my cold break I started the ferment at about 55 degrees. After two days there was zero activity. So I raised the temp to now 65 and I'm getting bubbles in my airlock. Should I...
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    how do i know when the diacetyl rest is complete

    This is my first attempt at a lager(Czech pils). I'm not expecting to much from it but I raised the temp to 65 but now I have no idea how long to let it sit like that.
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    is it possible for my czech pils to be done fermenting in a week?

    I started my Czech pils on Sunday and by the time I got home from work Monday it was active. Constant bubbles and continued through Tuesday night. Now its started to slow down. Probably one every thirty seconds. Just wondering if its possible for it to be ready for secondary and lagering in just...
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    trying to work with frozen wyeast packet

    So my wyeast packet ended up freezing so I let it thaw to make a starter. I smacked the pack and within four hours it was completely swollen. Does that mean a lot survived? I added it to some dme andwater now I'm just waiting. The yeast is clumping on the bottom. Does this sound like its gonna...
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    bells beer

    does anyone out there have a clone for Bells Oberon, or and bells at that. moved from the midwest back to the east coast and i've been deprived to long
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    Kit instructions

    Does anyone know of online brew stores that have brewing instructions when you buy a recipe kit?
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    dropping lager temp

    I have a keezer set up mainly because I wanted to lager beer and I always hated knowing there was undrinkable beer at the bottom of my glass so i went the kegging route. I was wondering when you start dropping the fermentation temp one to two degrees per day (which is what i was told) do you...
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    your thoughts on filtering

    I've been contemplating buying a filter kit to clear up my beer. It may sound corupt of me attempting to be a homebrewer but I want my beer to look and taste like it has a bells label on it. The owner of my local homebrew store frowned upon it saying it was just another step of possibly...
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    advice on controlling lagering temp

    So im ready to start my first lager and I built a keezer for my finished kegs. I have a Johnson temp controler but the probe just lays on the floor. I was wondering how to setup the probe to get the most accurate temp of my lagering beer. As it is now I feel like its just reading the air temp...
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