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I was camping with a group last weekend, and it was my job to bring the beer. So I brought a bunch of hombrew and some store bought. Nothing better than hearing people say the homebrew was better! :D

What kind of experience do you have with Safbrew T-58? What do you get for apparent attenuation? What alcohol tolerance does it have? Thanks in advance

I brewed my first 3 gallon BIAB yesterday (had to use a cheap bag but just ordered a new one from wilserbrewer). Anyway, my efficiency ended up at about 68%-69%. I see others talking about much higher efficiency. Are these fish stories or are others regularly getting much higher. :confused...

I am looking for a recipe to brew a lemon beer for the summer. I don't want a wheat beer, more of an American Ale. Does anyone know of a good extract recipe/kit with lemon zest or similar?

I brewed an Extract recipe for an Imperial stout. The target starting and final gravities were 1.115 and 1.028. I pitched two packs of US-05. The final gravity is stuck at about 1.035. I thought this way a bit high for an imperial stout so I pitched some Red star champagne yeast to try to...

I brewed an Extract Russian Imperial stout today. My OG should have been 1.109 but it ended up at only 1.096. Any input on how this might turn out? I am concerned that it is going to be missing a lot of flavor since the OG is so low.

I finally got around to building my IC chiller today. I purchased some vinegar because I saw some posts about cleaning in vinegar before the first use. I have read a bunch of posts with different information about how to do it. Can you please help? What concentration do I use? How long do...

What do you guys use for the clear tubing to connect the copper tubing to the faucet? Does anyone use vinyl? It looks like it is only rated to 175°F

Well, I made a bonehead move this afternoon. I dropped my un-sanitized thermometer in my must. :mad: Is must more resistant to infection than wort? What are the chances of an infected batch from doing that? :confused:

I am new to making mead. I purchased some orange blossom honey to make a 1 gallon mead this weekend. Can anyone give me a recipe for a traditional mead with this type of Honey? Any advice would be appreciated.

I brewed a stout two weeks ago. I think fermentation is complete ( I will verify with hydrometer readings). Because of my schedule, I need to either bottle this weekend or let it sit for a month and then bottle. I have never bottled something this quick. Which is the better option? Any...

OK, so here is my plan. Could you please critique anything you see? Total batch size: 3.3 gallons ( I hope to be a little over three gallons so when I rack to the 3 gallon secondary carboy, it will fill it to the top) Honey: 5.5# of wildflower Maple Syrup: 5.5# of Grade B ( I believe this...

I have my first mead clearing. I am trying to better understand potassium metabisulfite and potassium sorbate before I bottle. The problem is there is a lot of conflicting info out there. I would like to preserve the mead, but I don't want it to taste like sulfur or geraniums. Can anyone...

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Usually when I brew a kit, the LME goes in at the start of the boil. I did a kit today and the instructions called for the LME is the last 5 min of the boil. Why is that?

I am brewing an IPA with wyeast 2565. I am planning to ferment at 60F. I believe I need to lager to clear. Any recommendations on how to lager?

So I was brewing, and needed to add the LME. So I moved the brew kettle off of the burner to a cool one so I didn't scorch the LME. Guess where to put down the bag of LME so I could cut it open. Yup right on the hot burner. :o No idea why. At least I saved it. Burnt a small hole in the bag...

So I tasted my first mead for the first time last night. Not too bad, but it has quite a bit of an alcohol burn. Does that settle out at all with aging? This one is only a few weeks old. It is still in my primary.

I made a simple mead with EC-118 yeast. Fermentation has stopped and my gravity is about 0.990. ABV is about 16.5%. How do I back sweeten? If I add more honey, I believe it will start to ferment since the alcohol tolerance is about 18%? Can I prevent the fermentation from re-starting? I...

I have my first mead in my primary fermenter. It is plain mead, just Honey from my LHBS. I used about 10.5# of honey and enough water to get to about 3.25 gallons. I oxygenated it with pure oxygen, did staggered nutrient additions (Fermtek) and stirred to degas for the first few days. I used...